Using technology to assist in vocabulary acquisition and reading comprehension

Using technology to assist in vocabulary acquisition and reading comprehension. By Andreea I. Constantinescu

This article demonstrates the strong relation between vocabulary knowledge and reading comprehension and the role of technology to enhance this relation. It illustrates this significant relation by showing some previous studies. The first study was done by Lyman-Hager and Davis (1996). They have selected 262 students from intermediate level who are studying French as a foreign language. They have divided the students into two groups: a) the "experimental" computer group; and b) the control group. The computer group has access to computerized text while the other group uses traditional printed text. The article also presents another study that was conducted by  Tozcu and Coady (2004). The aim of this study was to analyze  the effect of direct vocabulary instruction by computer assisted learning, in contrast with traditional vocabulary training by print texts. Both studies indicate to the mutual relationship between vocabulary acquisition and reading comprehension and to the remarkable role of technology that  plays an important part in both vocabulary acquisition and reading comprehension.

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