The Effect of Pictorial Concept-Mapping on EFL Learners’ Collocation Retention

SEYYEDI, KEIVAN and RASOULI, FEREYDOON and ABDULLA HAMAD, KARMAND (2023) The Effect of Pictorial Concept-Mapping on EFL Learners’ Collocation Retention. International Journal of Language, Literacy and Translation, 6 (2). pp. 179-197. ISSN 2637-0484

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Abstract

The purpose of this research is to examine the effects of using pictorial concept mapping on the retention of collocations in English as a Foreign Language (EFL) learners. 59 intermediate-level students were randomly assigned to one of the three groups: collaborative pictorial concept mapping (22 students), individual pictorial concept mapping (17 students), and translation (20 students). All groups received the same material and instruction time. Two concept-mapping groups used pictorial concept-mapping techniques, while the translation group memorized collocations with their Farsi equivalents. After ten weeks, an immediate post-test was administered to test the first hypothesis. The results shows that the collaborative concept mapping group performed the best. A delayed post-test was given after three weeks to test the second hypothesis, and the findings indicate that the collaborative pictorial concept-mapping group performed better than the other two groups. This research suggests that using pictorial concept mapping in a cooperative learning environment has a positive impact on the retention of collocations for both short-term and long-term periods.

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: Collocation, Collocation Retention, EFL, Pictorial Concept Mapping
Subjects: L Education > L Education (General)
P Language and Literature > PE English
Divisions: Department of Translation > Research papers
Depositing User: ePrints Depositor
Date Deposited: 30 Oct 2024 16:11
Last Modified: 30 Oct 2024 16:11
URI: https://eprints.cihanuniversity.edu.iq/id/eprint/2237

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