Journal of New Advances in Educational Management

Journal of New Advances in Educational Management

Developing the coding method of teaching English vocabulary and comparing it with the traditional teaching method on students' English vocabulary learning

Document Type : Original Article

Author
Vahid Ghanbari
PhD in Educational Psychology, Lecturer, Department of Social Sciences, Faculty of Management, Imam Ali University, Tehran, Iran
Abstract
language is the most primitive and at the same time the most advanced means of communication between humans, which enables the transfer of meaning. Therefore, the present study was conducted with the aim of developing the coding method of language vocabulary teaching and comparing it with the traditional teaching method on the learning of English vocabulary in students of Imam Ali University. This research is of an applied type in terms of its purpose and in terms of a mixed method, which consists of two qualitative and quantitative parts. The statistical population was first year university students. The statistical sample included 25 people for each of the experimental and control groups; which were randomly selected and replaced in experimental and control groups. The teacher taught 120 words from the book of 504 words to the students of two experimental groups using two coding and traditional methods (Lightner box and using flash cards) during three two-hour sessions for each method. While no training was given to the control group. After the completion of the training, all three groups were given a post-test. Data were analyzed using repeated measures analysis of variance. The results showed that both traditional teaching methods and coding had a significant effect on vocabulary learning compared to the control group, and compared to the traditional method and coding, the coding method had better results. The results were repeated in the three-month follow-up. Therefore, it is possible to increase the learning performance while shortening the learning time by using the Kering teaching method
Keywords
coding method
traditional method
students
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  • Receive Date 09 April 2024
  • Revise Date 22 April 2024
  • Accept Date 09 June 2024
  • Publish Date 21 June 2024