وم التربويةعلة ال مجلVol. 16 (3) 2015 471 SUST Journal of Educational Sciences vol 16 No.3 September (2015) ISSN (text): 1858-7221 وم التربويةعلة ال مجلSUST Journal of Educational Sciences Available at journal.sustech.edu - www.Scientific Investigating the Role of Informal CALL Games in Enhancing ESL Learners' Vocabulary Acquisition Mohammed Abdel Bassit Elbasheer Mohammed and Ishraga Bashir Mohammed Elhassan Khartoum / Al-Riyadh - Almshtal Street. Tel: 0155118603 - 0155118602 – 015511860 Web site :http://hayatt.edu.sd/index.php/home.html Email: [email protected]Abstract Learning Vocabulary in Sudan Basic Schools still depends on traditional teaching aids, such as flash cards. This state of affairs drives the students to anxiety and unmotivated attitudes towards learning English language. To solve this problem, this study sets CALL Games in an informal learning environment of vocabulary in order to enhance the students' acquisition. Data were collected by pretest and posttest. Seventy pupils from Sinnar Sugar Company Basic school have been chosen as a sample of the study. The Experimental group performed better than the Control group as a result of the independent variable. The findings provide clear evidence for the effectiveness of CALL vocabulary games in an informal, interesting and competitive environment in developing vocabulary acquisition. Keywords: CALL, IT, Vocabulary Acquisition, SPINE, Informal Environment. مستخلص : الزيةنجمي المفردات امد تعم يعتم التوضحية التىلبطاقاتدية مثل ا التقميوسائل فى السودان عمى الاسس اس ا فى مدرم فى بيئةمى التعملمساعدة ع الكمبيوتر العاب اسة اذه الدربنت هزية. تنجمي المغة امحفز لتعم من الم شأنها تقمل منار قبل اختبات من خلبيان جمع ا. تمب المفرداتكتسافسية مرحة لتقوية ا تناعين طالبختيار سب و بعدي . تم ا ميلضابطة وى المجموعة اختبار عميبة فى ا المجموعة التجربفوقت اسة. تذه الدرساسية لهر ا مدرسة سكر سنا منب المفرداتكتسا اء امج المقترح فى اثرلبرنالية امى فعايل واضح علنتائج دلمستقل. تظهر ا المتغير ال ذلك اليعزي يزية.نجمي اIntroduction One of the most difficult aspects of learning a foreign language is the task of vocabulary building. Vocabulary learning plays a major role in English Language learners' success. Teaching English to young learners is not an easy task because English is not their mother tongue so they need to be motivated as well as setting clear objectives and aims. Raising students’ performance in learning English is a key factor in foreign language teaching. Using Call in an informal learning environment incorporated with vocabulary games is an effective way to maximize vocabulary learning process. Six grade pupils are given the opportunity to build their vocabulary through both CALL games and informal environment in the course of using a technologically.
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Vol. 16 (3) 2015 مجلة العلوم التربوية
471 SUST Journal of Educational Sciences vol 16 No.3 September (2015)
ISSN (text): 1858-7221
مجلة العلوم التربوية
SUST Journal of Educational Sciences Available at
journal.sustech.edu-www.Scientific
Investigating the Role of Informal CALL Games in Enhancing ESL Learners'
Vocabulary Acquisition
Mohammed Abdel Bassit Elbasheer Mohammed and Ishraga Bashir Mohammed
فى مدراس االساس فى السودان عمى الوسائل التقميدية مثل البطاقات التوضحية التى يعتمد تعمم المفردات االنجميزيةمن شأنها تقمل من المحفز لتعمم المغة االنجميزية. تبنت هذه الدراسة العاب الكمبيوتر المساعدة عمى التعمم فى بيئة
مي و بعدي . تم اختيار سبعين طالب تنافسية مرحة لتقوية اكتساب المفردات. تم جمع البيانات من خالل اختبار قبمن مدرسة سكر سنار االساسية لهذه الدراسة. تفوقت المجموعة التجربيبة فى االختبار عمى المجموعة الضابطة و يعزي ذلك الي المتغير المستقل. تظهر النتائج دليل واضح عمى فعالية البرنامج المقترح فى اثراء اكتساب المفردات
االنجميزية.
Introduction
One of the most difficult aspects of learning a foreign language is the task of vocabulary
building. Vocabulary learning plays a major role in English Language learners' success.
Teaching English to young learners is not an easy task because English is not their
mother tongue so they need to be motivated as well as setting clear objectives and aims.
Raising students’ performance in learning English is a key factor in foreign language
teaching. Using Call in an informal learning environment incorporated with vocabulary
games is an effective way to maximize vocabulary learning process. Six grade pupils are
given the opportunity to build their vocabulary through both CALL games and informal
environment in the course of using a technologically.