The Effect of Using Advance Organizers on Improving Collocational Knowledge of Iranian EFL Learners in MALL-Oriented Classrooms

Journal of Studies in Learning and Teaching English

دوره 11، شماره 1 - شماره پیاپی 21، خرداد 2022، صفحه 141-164   

نوع مقاله: Original Research Paper

نویسندگان

Elahe Ghorbani¹؛ Leila Akbarpour^{* 2}

¹Department of Foreign Languages Shiraz Branch, Islamic Azad University Shiraz, Iran

²Department of Foreign Languages, Islamic Azad University, Shiraz Branch, Shiraz, Iran

چکیده

ABSTRACT
The purpose of the present study was to explore if advance organizers with the help of MALL-oriented classrooms can help Iranian EFL learners improve their collocational knowledge or not. In other words, this study investigated the effect of advance organizers on improving collocational knowledge of Iranian EFL learners in a MALL-oriented classroom environment. To accomplish this aim, a quasi-experimental method of research, using a pretest-posttest design with a control group was employed in order to answer the research question. After the homogenization procedure the participants were divided into two groups of control and experimental. In order to investigate the effectiveness of the treatment and also compare the two proficiency levels regarding the treatment, two teacher-made multiple-choice grammar tests were employed as the pre- and post-test. The findings, guided by descriptive and inferential statistics, highlighted that advance organizers in a MALL-oriented classroom had a positive effect on improving EFL learners’ collocational knowledge.

کلیدواژه‌ها

collocational knowledge؛ advance organizers؛ MALL-oriented classrooms؛ EFL learners