Multisensory Language Teaching: Its Impact on the English Vocabulary Achievement of Turkish Young Learners

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Çelik Korkmaz Ş., Karatepe Ç.

Teaching Practices and Equitable Learning in Children’s Language Education, Christina Nicole Giannikas, Editör, IGI Global, Pennsylvania, ss.151-170, 2021

  • Yayın Türü: Kitapta Bölüm / Araştırma Kitabı
  • Basım Tarihi: 2021
  • Yayınevi: IGI Global
  • Basıldığı Şehir: Pennsylvania
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.151-170
  • Editörler: Christina Nicole Giannikas, Editör
  • Bursa Uludağ Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

This study aims to investigate the effects of multisensory vocabulary teaching (MSVT) on 4th-grade

learners’ English vocabulary knowledge. Accordingly, the experimental group was taught through

MSVT while the control group was given mainstream coursebook-based instruction. Both quantitative

and qualitative data collection instruments were used. The non-parametric Wilcoxon tests yielded statistically

significant differences regarding pupils’ vocabulary achievement in favor of the experimental

group both in the immediate post-vocabulary test and in the delayed post-vocabulary test. Furthermore,

content analysis of the learners’ diaries, teachers’ blogs, and interviews revealed mostly positive views

about learning words through MSVT compared to coursebook-based learning.