Computer-Based Concordancing Courseware for Developing Vocabulary Skills in the ESL Class

The analysis of natural texts provides the basis in which words used in different contexts can be studied. A computer-based concordancing courseware makes the task of analysing natural texts not only viable but also fast. Texts taken from primary sources such as the newspapers, magazines, books,...

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Main Author:	Low, Freddie
Format:	Thesis
Language:	English English
Published:	1994
Subjects:	English language - Computer-assisted instruction for foreign speakers - Case studies Vocabulary - Computer-assisted instruction - Case studies
Online Access:	http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/8897/1/FPP_1994_5_A.pdf
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spelling	my-upm-ir.88972011-09-08T05:09:15Z Computer-Based Concordancing Courseware for Developing Vocabulary Skills in the ESL Class 1994 Low, Freddie The analysis of natural texts provides the basis in which words used in different contexts can be studied. A computer-based concordancing courseware makes the task of analysing natural texts not only viable but also fast. Texts taken from primary sources such as the newspapers, magazines, books, and letters, can be scanned into computer storage devices for analysis later. The study of such a corpus has the advantage of not only providing the student with authentic, natural occurring texts, but also coming out with a list of possible contexts in which the particular word may occur. Forty eight TESL matriculation students in a first semester ESL class studying at Universiti Pertanian Malaysia, Serdang, were randomly assigned to two groups - the experimental group and the control group. Treatment consisted of two stages. In the first stage, the experimental group received the computer concordancing courseware treatment while the control group was taught vocabulary the conventional classroom way. In the second stage, the groups were switched, with the experimental becoming the control group and vice versa. During the treatment period, a set of instructional objectives were adhered to and the learning outcomes pertaining to vocabulary development ensured. The data collected revealed a significant difference in the performance between the control and the experimental groups at the end of stage I. All subjects indicated a positive attitude towards the computer concordancing courseware. Much infonnation was also gleaned on appropriate instructional strategies for integrating computer concordancing into vocabulary teaching. English language - Computer-assisted instruction for foreign speakers - Case studies English language - Malaysia - Glossaries, vocabularies, etc. - case studies Vocabulary - Computer-assisted instruction - Case studies 1994 Thesis http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/8897/ http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/8897/1/FPP_1994_5_A.pdf application/pdf en public masters Universiti Pertanian Malaysia English language - Computer-assisted instruction for foreign speakers - Case studies English language - Malaysia - Glossaries, vocabularies, etc. - case studies Vocabulary - Computer-assisted instruction - Case studies Faculty of Educational Studies English
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topic	English language - Computer-assisted instruction for foreign speakers - Case studies English language - Computer-assisted instruction for foreign speakers - Case studies Vocabulary - Computer-assisted instruction - Case studies
spellingShingle	English language - Computer-assisted instruction for foreign speakers - Case studies English language - Computer-assisted instruction for foreign speakers - Case studies Vocabulary - Computer-assisted instruction - Case studies Low, Freddie Computer-Based Concordancing Courseware for Developing Vocabulary Skills in the ESL Class
description	The analysis of natural texts provides the basis in which words used in different contexts can be studied. A computer-based concordancing courseware makes the task of analysing natural texts not only viable but also fast. Texts taken from primary sources such as the newspapers, magazines, books, and letters, can be scanned into computer storage devices for analysis later. The study of such a corpus has the advantage of not only providing the student with authentic, natural occurring texts, but also coming out with a list of possible contexts in which the particular word may occur. Forty eight TESL matriculation students in a first semester ESL class studying at Universiti Pertanian Malaysia, Serdang, were randomly assigned to two groups - the experimental group and the control group. Treatment consisted of two stages. In the first stage, the experimental group received the computer concordancing courseware treatment while the control group was taught vocabulary the conventional classroom way. In the second stage, the groups were switched, with the experimental becoming the control group and vice versa. During the treatment period, a set of instructional objectives were adhered to and the learning outcomes pertaining to vocabulary development ensured. The data collected revealed a significant difference in the performance between the control and the experimental groups at the end of stage I. All subjects indicated a positive attitude towards the computer concordancing courseware. Much infonnation was also gleaned on appropriate instructional strategies for integrating computer concordancing into vocabulary teaching.
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qualification_level	Master's degree
author	Low, Freddie
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title	Computer-Based Concordancing Courseware for Developing Vocabulary Skills in the ESL Class
title_short	Computer-Based Concordancing Courseware for Developing Vocabulary Skills in the ESL Class
title_full	Computer-Based Concordancing Courseware for Developing Vocabulary Skills in the ESL Class
title_fullStr	Computer-Based Concordancing Courseware for Developing Vocabulary Skills in the ESL Class
title_full_unstemmed	Computer-Based Concordancing Courseware for Developing Vocabulary Skills in the ESL Class
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granting_institution	Universiti Pertanian Malaysia
granting_department	Faculty of Educational Studies
publishDate	1994
url	http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/8897/1/FPP_1994_5_A.pdf
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Computer-Based Concordancing Courseware for Developing Vocabulary Skills in the ESL Class

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