The Effectiveness of Blended Learning in Improving the Vocabulary Range of Postgraduate Students

Mohammed Nuri, Hero Said; Azeez, Nadhim; Mustafa, Awat

doi:10.24271/garmian.2023.10281

The Effectiveness of Blended Learning in Improving the Vocabulary Range of Postgraduate Students

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

Hero Said Mohammed Nuri ¹

Nadhim Azeez ²

Awat Mustafa ³

¹ Language Center, Scientific Research Center, Erbil Polytechnic University, Kurdistan Region of Iraq

² Information and Communication Technology Department, Erbil Technology College, Erbil Polytechnic University, Kurdistan Region of Iraq

³ Medical Laboratory Techniques Department, Erbil Technical Health and Medical College, Erbil Polytechnic University Erbil, Kurdistan Region of Iraq

https://doi.org/10.24271/garmian.2023.10281

Abstract

This research attempted to examine the effects of using blended learning on the vocabulary improvement of English as a foreign language (EFL). A quasi-experimental research design was adopted to answer the research questions through a quantitative research approach. The study involved two tests: pre-test and post-test. The pre-test was carried out before the course, and the post-test was carried out after the implementation of blended learning in order to reveal the effectiveness of blending learning on the vocabulary enhancement of students. The tests were comprised of twenty vocabulary items. The data were collected from postgraduate students in an English language course named Ferkary course for the duration of six weeks. The results revealed that the students performed better in the post-test than in the pre-test. Moreover, at the end of the course the data were collected from a Google Form questionnaire to assess the methods of teaching and the students’ attitude to improve English vocabulary through the blended learning. The results showed that blended learning method (BLM) helped the vocabulary improvement of the participants intensively.

Keywords

(Blended Learning (BL)

vocabulary improvement

English as a foreign language (EFL)

vocabulary knowledge

postgraduate students)