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Effects of Crazytalk software on year three LINUS learners’ vocabulary development / Vatsala Sivan

Vocabulary is a core component of language proficiency as it provides the basis for how well learners speak, listen, read and write. Without extensive strategies to develop vocabulary, ESL learners are often discouraged from making use of the target language. The advancement in computer technolog...

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Main Author: Vatsala , Sivan
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Published: 2020
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L Education (General)
PE English
QA76 Computer software
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spelling my.um.stud.151352024-11-09T21:45:16Z Effects of Crazytalk software on year three LINUS learners’ vocabulary development / Vatsala Sivan Vatsala , Sivan L Education (General) PE English QA76 Computer software Vocabulary is a core component of language proficiency as it provides the basis for how well learners speak, listen, read and write. Without extensive strategies to develop vocabulary, ESL learners are often discouraged from making use of the target language. The advancement in computer technology has prompted many teachers to use CAVI (Computer Assisted Vocabulary Instruction) as a tool in teaching English language. This quasi experimental study examines the effects of the CrazyTalk software as a CAVI tool on Year Three LINUS learners’ (n=50) vocabulary development. This study follows the one group design as it uses the same subjects with every condition of the research. The instrumentation was based on pretest, posttest and questionnaire. The obtained data were analysed using SPSS version 24. The results of pretest and posttest were interpreted by using Paired Sample t-test and the results of the questionnaire was interpreted using Spearman Rho correlation test. The results of the t-test indicated that there was a significant effect, p=0.000, on year 3 Linus learners’ vocabulary development using CrazyTalk software. The findings of the questionnaire also showed there was a significant correlation in learners’ attitude towards CrazyTalk software, with r value = 0.658, p= 0.000. Therefore, this study concludes that CrazyTalk software does facilitate Year Three LINUS learners’ vocabulary development. 2020-02 Thesis NonPeerReviewed application/pdf http://studentsrepo.um.edu.my/15135/1/Vatsala_Sivan.pdf application/pdf http://studentsrepo.um.edu.my/15135/2/Vatsala_Sivan.pdf Vatsala , Sivan (2020) Effects of Crazytalk software on year three LINUS learners’ vocabulary development / Vatsala Sivan. Masters thesis, Universiti Malaya. http://studentsrepo.um.edu.my/15135/
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PE English
QA76 Computer software
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PE English
QA76 Computer software
Vatsala , Sivan
Effects of Crazytalk software on year three LINUS learners’ vocabulary development / Vatsala Sivan
description Vocabulary is a core component of language proficiency as it provides the basis for how well learners speak, listen, read and write. Without extensive strategies to develop vocabulary, ESL learners are often discouraged from making use of the target language. The advancement in computer technology has prompted many teachers to use CAVI (Computer Assisted Vocabulary Instruction) as a tool in teaching English language. This quasi experimental study examines the effects of the CrazyTalk software as a CAVI tool on Year Three LINUS learners’ (n=50) vocabulary development. This study follows the one group design as it uses the same subjects with every condition of the research. The instrumentation was based on pretest, posttest and questionnaire. The obtained data were analysed using SPSS version 24. The results of pretest and posttest were interpreted by using Paired Sample t-test and the results of the questionnaire was interpreted using Spearman Rho correlation test. The results of the t-test indicated that there was a significant effect, p=0.000, on year 3 Linus learners’ vocabulary development using CrazyTalk software. The findings of the questionnaire also showed there was a significant correlation in learners’ attitude towards CrazyTalk software, with r value = 0.658, p= 0.000. Therefore, this study concludes that CrazyTalk software does facilitate Year Three LINUS learners’ vocabulary development.
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title_short Effects of Crazytalk software on year three LINUS learners’ vocabulary development / Vatsala Sivan
title_full Effects of Crazytalk software on year three LINUS learners’ vocabulary development / Vatsala Sivan
title_fullStr Effects of Crazytalk software on year three LINUS learners’ vocabulary development / Vatsala Sivan
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