Students ̓ Attitudes Toward Using Infographics on Learning Vocabulary in the EFL Classes

Subject Areas : Research in English Language Pedagogy

Shahla  Tavanapour ¹ (Department of English, Isfahan (Khorasgan) Branch, Islamic Azad University, Isfahan, Iran)
Azizeh  Chalak ² (Department of English, Isfahan(Khorasgan) Branch, Islamic Azad University, Isfahan,Iran)
Hossein  Heidari Tabrizi ³ (Department of English, Isfahan (Khorasgan) Branch, Islamic Azad University, Isfahan, Iran)

Received: 2023-02-04 Accepted : 2023-03-15 Published : 2023-06-01

Keywords: EFL learners, Multimodal, Visualization, Infographics, Attitude,

Abstract :

Infographics are visual representations of information intended to be presented quickly and clearly. The present study aimed to investigate students ̓ attitudes toward using infographics in learning vocabulary in EFL classes. To this end, the participants were selected through available sampling and the study was conducted at Pand Institute in Abadan, Khuzestan, Iran during the summer of 2022. All of them were females and their ages ranged from 20 to 30. In this quantitative descriptive study, a questionnaire (Alrwele, 2017) was given to the learners to determine their attitudes toward using infographics as teaching tools in the educational context. The participants were asked to answer the questions to indicate to what extent they agreed or disagreed with each statement on a five-point Likert Scale. The content and face validity of the questionnaire were confirmed by two experts at the Ph.D. level. The collected data were computed through descriptive statistics and one sample t-test. Most learners agreed with all 19 statements, all of which were positive comments about using infographics. Thus, a general trend of a positive attitude could be observed in the responses provided by the learners in the EFL class. Most students enjoyed the use of infographics within EFL contexts. Therefore, incorporating infographics into teaching could be a dynamic way for learners and engage in learning more. This finding could help language developers, syllabus designers, and teachers to develop programs and create books based on infographics.

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