ESLE Game-based English Vocabulary Learning App for Exceptional Iranian Students: Teacher’s point of view
Subject Areas : Journal of Teaching English Language Studies
Shima Ghobadi
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(Department of English, Shahreza Branch, Islamic Azad University)
Keywords: exceptional students, Game-based App, English vocabulary learning, technology, parental scaffolding.,
Abstract :
The aim of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of (ESLE) Exceptional Students English Learning game-based app to help students with English vocabulary learning disabilities to gain vocabulary skills in and after school program. To this end, 40 exceptional students with intellectual and physical disabilities (20 in each group), grade 7th to 9th junior high school, 30 special needs education teachers, and 30 parents of exceptional students were selected. The four exceptional students’ teacher who worked in special education schools were interviewed to elicit the needed information for the purposes of the study. The first part of the semi-structured interview used in this study was related to ESLE app. The second part of the interview was related to their perceptions about collaboration with families. To this purpose, parents’ and teachers’ perceptions and practices of game-based app to support exceptional students were examined. Thus, the study addressed the issue of students with disabilities by reviewing the challenges faced by teachers who teach students with disabilities and how they overcome these challenges. A mixed-method design by extending with follow-up phase to measure whether exceptional students retained the knowledge they learned while engaging with the app was used. The results of the study showed that all of the exceptional students improved vocabulary skills after engaging with the game-based app. Findings have illuminative implications for many EFL teachers in applying an effective method in teaching new words.
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