Using a Multimodal Program to Enhance EFL Fourth Graders' Vocabulary Learning and Use

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Faculty of Education- Minia University

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 Using a Multimodal Program to Enhance EFL Fourth Graders' Vocabulary Learning and Use

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The present study was conducted to explore the impact of using a multimodal program to enhance EFL fourth graders' vocabulary learning and use.  The study adopted the quasi-experimental design. Sixty boys and girls pupils randomly selected from Shalby Primary School at Minia Governorate participated in the study. They were divided into two intact groups: a treatment group and a non-treatment one, each comprising 30 pupils. A Multimodal program was designed by the researcher and used with the treatment group while; the non-treatment one received the regular way of instruction. Instruments of the study contained a vocabulary learning test and a vocabulary use one. Results revealed that the treatment group significantly surpassed the non-treatment one in the post-performance of both the vocabulary learning test and the vocabulary use one. A number of recommendations and suggestions for further research were presented.

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