The Effect of Using Advance Organizers on Improving Collocational Knowledge of Iranian EFL Learners in MALL-Oriented Classrooms
Subject Areas : Journal of Studies in Learning and Teaching English
Elahe
Ghorbani
1
(Department of Foreign Languages
Shiraz Branch, Islamic Azad University
Shiraz, Iran)
Leila
Akbarpour
2
(Department of Foreign Languages, Islamic Azad University, Shiraz Branch,
Shiraz, Iran)
Keywords: collocational knowledge, EFL learners, MALL-oriented classrooms, advance organizers,
Abstract :
ABSTRACT The purpose of the present study was to explore if advance organizers with the help of MALL-oriented classrooms can help Iranian EFL learners improve their collocational knowledge or not. In other words, this study investigated the effect of advance organizers on improving collocational knowledge of Iranian EFL learners in a MALL-oriented classroom environment. To accomplish this aim, a quasi-experimental method of research, using a pretest-posttest design with a control group was employed in order to answer the research question. After the homogenization procedure the participants were divided into two groups of control and experimental. In order to investigate the effectiveness of the treatment and also compare the two proficiency levels regarding the treatment, two teacher-made multiple-choice grammar tests were employed as the pre- and post-test. The findings, guided by descriptive and inferential statistics, highlighted that advance organizers in a MALL-oriented classroom had a positive effect on improving EFL learners’ collocational knowledge.