NDLI: The Effect of Teaching Different Vocabulary Learning Strategies on Reading Comprehension of Iranian EFL Learners

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Author	Rezvani, Atekeh Jabbari, Ali Akbar
Copyright Year	2017
Abstract	This study explored the impact of three types of vocabulary instructional strategies including concept definition map, word web and vocabulary self-collection strategies on improving Iranian EFL learner's reading comprehension. After administering a standard proficiency test, Nelson English Language Test, the researcher selected 54 intermediate students, whose homogeneity was confirmed as the participants of the study. The participants were randomly assigned to one of the three groups that concept definition map, word web, and vocabulary self-collection strategies as treatment. The reading comprehension test was used as the pre-test and the post-test to infer any significant differences between the three groups' scores. In this study, the researcher used paired samples t-test and ANCOVA to analyze the collected data. Based on the results of the present study, these strategies are suggested as reading comprehension and vocabulary teaching strategies. The findings have significant pedagogical implications for Iranian EFL learners in their reading comprehension classes.
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Language	English
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