Authentic use of authentic materials motivated learners more than traditional teaching of the same materials¶

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Evidence · 1 study · causal r2 · q1
Currency · newest study 2016 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q1 i? Learner feedback indicated that watching subtitled video clips (authentic use) was more motivating than traditional teaching of the same subtitle vocabulary. → Nader Asadi Aidinlou & Alireza Moradinejad 2016

Evidence¶

Nader Asadi Aidinlou & Alireza Moradinejad 2016¶

Nader Asadi Aidinlou & Alireza Moradinejad. (2016). Short-term and Long-term Retention of Vocabulary through Authentic Subtitled Videos. Advances in Language and Literary Studies. https://doi.org/10.7575/aiac.alls.v.7n.5p.14

q1 · i? · causal · r2

Authors' interpretation based on learner feedback reported in the Discussion; both groups were described as highly motivated, but the authentic-use group more so. No motivation instrument or statistic is reported.

"In terms of motivation, there was also a difference between the two groups: the authentic use of authentic materia ls (watching subtitled video clips) motivated students more than the non -authentic use of authentic materials (traditional teaching of the same subtitles)."

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

• Subtitled-video viewing outperformed traditional instruction on long-term vocabulary retention at a three-week delay — related
• Traditional explicit vocabulary instruction outperformed subtitled-video viewing on short-term retention in an 8-week EFL vocabulary course — related