Designing a Constructivist Vocabulary Learning Material

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Author(s): Aysegül Daloglu (Middle East Technical University, Turkey), Meltem Baturay (Gazi University, Turkey)and Soner Yildirim (Middle East Technical University, Turkey)
Copyright: 2009
Pages: 18
Source title: Handbook of Research on E-Learning Methodologies for Language Acquisition
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Rita de Cássia Veiga Marriott (University of Birmingham, UK)and Patricia Lupion Torres (Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná, Brazil)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-59904-994-6.ch012

Keywords: Computer-Assisted Language Learning / Education / Educational Technologies / Information Science Reference

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This chapter outlines how the constructivist approach can be implemented in Web-based vocabulary teaching, characteristics of effective Web-based vocabulary teaching materials, and a model for effective Web-based vocabulary teaching and recycling. In WEBVOCLE which stands for Web-Based Vocabulary Learning, contextual presentation of the words has been enriched with audible vocabulary and repeated with interactive exercises, games, and puzzles in ‘spaced revisions’ in a constructivist Web-supported environment. The content of the implementation has been additionally supported with pictures. Feedback obtained from the learners demonstrates that they not only developed a positive attitude toward English language learning, but also improved their learning outcomes.

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