Designing a constructivist vocabulary learning material

2009-01-01
Daloğlu, Ayşegül
Yıldırım, İbrahim Soner
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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.
https://hdl.handle.net/11511/71244
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A. Daloğlu and İ. S. Yıldırım, Designing a constructivist vocabulary learning material. 2009, p. 203.
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