Plesionyms as a Vocabulary Teaching Tool: The Case of Estonian EFL Learners

The present study investigated the effectiveness of using plesionyms, or near-synonyms, as a vocabulary teaching tool in the English as a foreign language classroom and attempted to determine at what level of proficiency this technique could be incorporated. 40 Estonian university students who were...

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Autor principal:	Yevchuk Alina
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Publicado:	Sciendo 2021
Materias:	efl learners near-synonyms plesionyms vocabulary learning vocabulary retention Special aspects of education LC8-6691 Geography. Anthropology. Recreation G
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:55f297e551e74c21bc0dcba99a7e8b482021-12-05T14:11:11ZPlesionyms as a Vocabulary Teaching Tool: The Case of Estonian EFL Learners2335-202710.2478/sm-2021-0019https://doaj.org/article/55f297e551e74c21bc0dcba99a7e8b482021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.2478/sm-2021-0019https://doaj.org/toc/2335-2027The present study investigated the effectiveness of using plesionyms, or near-synonyms, as a vocabulary teaching tool in the English as a foreign language classroom and attempted to determine at what level of proficiency this technique could be incorporated. 40 Estonian university students who were enrolled in three different ESP courses participated in the study. The students were divided into 4 groups according to their level of proficiency: one experimental and one control group consisted of B1 level students; and one experimental and one control group consisted of B2 level students. The experimental groups learned the vocabulary in plesionymic pairs by discussing the differences as well as the similarities between near-synonyms. Meanwhile, the control groups learned the same words non-adjacently, meaning that the words were taught independently and neither differences nor similarities between words were discussed. Based on the findings, it was concluded that teaching vocabulary through plesionymic pairs facilitates immediate recall and long term memory retention among B2 level students. This vocabulary teaching method could be considered more effective at more advanced levels of proficiency.Yevchuk AlinaSciendoarticleefl learnersnear-synonymsplesionymsvocabulary learningvocabulary retentionSpecial aspects of educationLC8-6691Geography. Anthropology. RecreationGDEENESFRLTDarnioji daugiakalbystė, Vol 19, Iss 1, Pp 203-226 (2021)
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description	The present study investigated the effectiveness of using plesionyms, or near-synonyms, as a vocabulary teaching tool in the English as a foreign language classroom and attempted to determine at what level of proficiency this technique could be incorporated. 40 Estonian university students who were enrolled in three different ESP courses participated in the study. The students were divided into 4 groups according to their level of proficiency: one experimental and one control group consisted of B1 level students; and one experimental and one control group consisted of B2 level students. The experimental groups learned the vocabulary in plesionymic pairs by discussing the differences as well as the similarities between near-synonyms. Meanwhile, the control groups learned the same words non-adjacently, meaning that the words were taught independently and neither differences nor similarities between words were discussed. Based on the findings, it was concluded that teaching vocabulary through plesionymic pairs facilitates immediate recall and long term memory retention among B2 level students. This vocabulary teaching method could be considered more effective at more advanced levels of proficiency.
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title	Plesionyms as a Vocabulary Teaching Tool: The Case of Estonian EFL Learners
title_short	Plesionyms as a Vocabulary Teaching Tool: The Case of Estonian EFL Learners
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Plesionyms as a Vocabulary Teaching Tool: The Case of Estonian EFL Learners

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