LANGUAGE IN INDIA

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Volume 13 : 1 January 2013
ISSN 1930-2940

Managing Editor: M. S. Thirumalai, Ph.D.
Editors: B. Mallikarjun, Ph.D.
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         B. A. Sharada, Ph.D.
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         Jennifer Marie Bayer, Ph.D.
         S. M. Ravichandran, Ph.D.
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         L. Ramamoorthy, Ph.D.
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The Impact of Computer-Assisted Language Learning in Teaching Vocabulary

Maryam Bahadorfar, Ph.D. Scholar

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This study aims at determining the effectiveness of using technological aids including computer in foreign language vocabulary acquisition. Firstly, it gives a brief introduction to the current situation of vocabulary learning and teaching in Iran, and then introduces vocabulary acquisition with CALL, There are some strategies that will help learners. There are many models of teaching and learning English using CALL such as: the audio-lingual model, the cognitive-code model, and the humanistic model.

Key words:vocabulary acquisition; CALL (Computer-Assisted Language Learning).

1. Introduction – Vocabulary Learning

When you learn a second language, you have to memorize its words and learn its rules. That is why learning a second language can be difficult and it sometimes makes us feel frustrated. Recognizing this fact, many people try to use many ways in learning English as a second language in order to make learning English easier and more joyful. One of the ways is utilizing a computer as a medium which can help us learn English effectively. We usually call it as Computer Assisted Language Learning (CALL).

Vocabulary is an important segment of any language as well as the basis of linguistic abilities. For most students in learning a foreign language, the first headache or difficulty they meet is usually remembering words. The size of vocabulary is an important standard to evaluate a learner’s English level. Without adequate vocabulary knowledge, a second language learner’s conversational fluency and reading comprehension will meet difficulties. Vocabulary is the foundation of a language.

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Maryam Bahadorfar, Ph.D. Scholar
Kuvempu Institute of Kannada Studies
Department of Linguistics
University of Mysore
Manasagangotri
Mysore 570 006
Karnataka
mitrabahadorfar@yahoo.com
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