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The Role of WhatsApp in Teaching Vocabulary to Iranian EFL Learners at Junior High School

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  • Sanaz Jafari
  • Azizeh Chalak

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The availability and the use of mobile messaging applications are increasingly widespread among the new generation of students in Iran. The present study aimed to investigate the role of WhatsApp in the vocabulary learning improvement of Iranian junior high school EFL students. Using a mixed method design, a group of 60 students including 30 male and 30 female students studying at two male and female junior high schools in Isfahan, Iran participated in the study. A pre-test and post-test were used. Four English classes were instructed and the experimental group received vocabulary instructions electronically four days a week for four weeks using the WhatsApp while the control group was taught vocabularies of their textbook inside the classroom by traditional method used in all Iranian schools for teaching English to students. The results revealed that using WhatsApp had significant role in vocabulary learning of the students. The results also showed that there was not a substantial difference between male and female students regarding their vocabulary knowledge after using WhatsApp. The findings of this study can be beneficial to Iranian EFL students, teachers, language schools, policy makers, and syllabus designers.

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  • Sanaz Jafari & Azizeh Chalak, 2016. "The Role of WhatsApp in Teaching Vocabulary to Iranian EFL Learners at Junior High School," English Language Teaching, Canadian Center of Science and Education, vol. 9(8), pages 1-85, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:ibn:eltjnl:v:9:y:2016:i:8:p:85
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