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The Effect of English Vocabulary Teaching with Pedagogical Cartoons Supplemented by Interlingual Interpretation on the Learning Amount of Iranian Language Learners

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Rasool Moradi-Joz at University of Zanjan
Rasool Moradi-Joz
Saeed Ketabi at University of Isfahan
Saeed Ketabi
Mansoor Tavakoli at University of Isfahan
Mansoor Tavakoli
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The present study was aimed at examining the effect of English vocabulary teaching with the pedagogical cartoon 'Gogo', supplemented by teacher-learners' interlingual interpretation and interactional illustrations, on the learning amount of Dilmaj Language House learners. The population involved all language learners of the institute (138), among whom 40 students were selected as the sample with simple random sampling and assigned to two classes (control and experimental groups) to be examined. First, a pre-test was administered to both control and experimental groups and then the experimental group received vocabulary teaching with the pedagogical cartoon 'Gogo', supplemented by teacher-learners' interlingual interpretation and interactional illustrations, for one semester (14 sessions); and the control group received the same cartoon without teacher-learners' interlingual interpretation and interactional illustrations. In the end of the term, post-test was administered to both groups. The results showed that the use of standard pedagogical cartoons such as 'Gogo', supplemented by teacher-learners' interlingual interpretation and interactional illustrations, could provide more comprehensible input, in turn bringing about better language acquisition. Key Words: interlingual interpretation, Krashen's input hypothesis, comprehensible input, 'Gogo' pedagogical cartoon.
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The Effect of English Vocabulary
Teaching with Pedagogical Cartoons
Supplemented by Interlingual
Interpretation on the Learning Amount of
Iranian Language Learners
R. Moradjoz1*, S. Ketabi2
& M. Tavakoli3
1.PhD in Translation English language
2.Associate professor of English language teaching at
Isfahan University, Isfahan. Iran
3. Professor of English language teaching at Isfahan
University, Isfahan. Iran
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       
    Gogo  



    
        

       
      
Gogo
       


       
       
       
 Gogo     
  
         
 
    
Krashen, 1981Gogo
Abstract
The present study was aimed at examining
the effect of English vocabulary teaching
with the pedagogical cartoon 'Gogo',
supplemented by teacher-learners'
interlingual interpretation and interactional
illustrations, on the learning amount of
Dilmaj Language House learners. The
population involved all language learners of
the institute (138), among whom 40 students
were selected as the sample with simple
random sampling and assigned to two
classes (control and experimental groups) to
be examined. First, a pre-test was
administered to both control and
experimental groups and then the
experimental group received vocabulary
teaching with the pedagogical cartoon
'Gogo', supplemented by teacher-learners'
interlingual interpretation and interactional
illustrations, for one semester (14 sessions);
and the control group received the same
cartoon without teacher-learners'
interlingual interpretation and interactional
illustrations. In the end of the term, post-test
was administered to both groups. The results
showed that the use of standard pedagogical
cartoons such as 'Gogo', supplemented by
teacher-learners' interlingual interpretation
and interactional illustrations, could provide
more comprehensible input, in turn bringing
about better language acquisition.
Key Words: interlingual interpretation,
Krashen's input hypothesis, comprehensible
input, 'Gogo' pedagogical cartoon.
Received Date 2018/04/09 Accepted Date:2018/09/07
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Ellis, 2008
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             
               
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
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
Doring, 2002

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Clark, 2000

Second Language Acquisition
Gogo's Adventures with English
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Duff, 1989Deller, S. and Mario, 2002
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Howatt & Widdowson,
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        -     
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        
     Gogo
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      .
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    
                
          SPSS
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      
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     .
.     
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Gogo
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               
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       
Gogo
 
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  Gogo
             
 
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


              
           

 


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 



Krashen, 1981




Cook, 2009
       



   
  

             


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