The Impact of Text Messaging on Idiom Learning of Iranian EFL Learners

; Mohammad Reza Talebinezhad; ; Akbar Afghari

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" The Impact of Text Messaging on Idiom Learning of Iranian EFL Learners "

Document Type	:	Latin Dissertation
Language of Document	:	English
Record Number	:	155318
Doc. No	:	4192p
Call number	:	‭4192‬
Main Entry	:	Hosseini Semnani, MohammadReza
Title Proper	:	The Impact of Text Messaging on Idiom Learning of Iranian EFL Learners
Supervisor	:	; Mohammad Reza Talebinezhad
Advisor	:	; Akbar Afghari
College	:	Khorasgan
Date	:	, 2012=1391
Degree	:	MA
field of study	:	, Teaching English
College	:	, Khorasgan
student score	:	, 1391/06/05, 1390/00/00
Page No	:	ix , 115p.: Tab
Note	:	830
Abstract	:	Many studies have suggested that the incorporation of new technologies to teaching context can lead to the facilitation of learning among learners. One of these newly-developed technologies is mobile phone, whose anytime anywhere characteristics has made it a suitable learning tool, especially for language learning. The present study was conducted on 30 (24 female and 6 male participants) Iranian EFL intermediate students, aged between 15 and 24. They were selected on the basis of a Quick Placement Test and randomly assigned into two groups to receive teaching in-class idiom learning while the participants of the experimental group also received after-class-idiom messages for two months. The researcher also surveyed students' and teachers' attitudes towards the use of SMS in learning idioms through using a questionnaire. The results indicated that not only the teachers and participants had a positive attitude toward Short Message Service (SMS) learning but also the participants in the experimental group performed better on post-test. Keywords: New technologies, Idioms, Mobile phone, Short Message Service (SMS).
electronic file name	:	4192.pdf
Title and statement of responsibility and	:	The Impact of Text Messaging on Idiom Learning of Iranian EFL Learners [Thesis]; Mohammad Reza Talebinezhad; Akbar Afghari
Internal Bibliographies/Indexes Note	:	Bibliography :p. 75-92