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The Role of Semantics and Etymology in Promoting Insightful Learning

المصدر: مجلة كلية التربية الأساسية
الناشر: الجامعة المستنصرية - كلية التربية الأساسية
المؤلف الرئيسي: Hussein, Nagham Hassan (Author)
مؤلفين آخرين: Faris, Majda Sabri (Co- author)
المجلد/العدد: ع85
محكمة: نعم
الدولة: العراق
التاريخ الميلادي: 2014
الصفحات: 831 - 854
ISSN: 8536-2706
رقم MD: 676570
نوع المحتوى: بحوث ومقالات
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المستخلص: The difficult meaning of many unfamiliar and new words is ‘motivated’ by their original and semantic meaning. In an EFL context, this offers the possibility of presenting a number of difficult words in ways that promote insightful learning rather than blind memorization. Associating a word with its semantic change and etymology has been shown to enhance comprehending and then remembering. This effect seems in accordance with dual coding theory, as the etymological association is likely to call up a mental image of a concrete scene which can be stored in memory alongside the verbal form. The present study explores the possibility of taking this technique beyond mere mnemonics. A series of tests that are set up with the participation of students who study English in their higher study are reported. The results show that knowledge of the origin and semantic changes of these new and unfamiliar words can effectively help learners comprehend their meaning and then ease their retention. Not only does the task of knowing word meaning on the basis of etymological information appear practical, it seems to facilitate recall, too. Finally, the results suggest that knowledge of the origin of unfamiliar words can help learners estimate whether they might have more than one meaning. Failing to remember previously encountered words is one of the commonly reported complaints of EFL learners. Among the variety of commonly used vocabulary reinforcing techniques, making students aware of etymological accounts of words is a relatively under researched area in the literature. The present study, therefore, aims at exploring the effect of presenting etymological accounts of 20 unfamiliar words on short- and long-term vocabulary retention of EFL learners. The participants (20) are members of two higher studies classes randomly assigned to experimental and control groups. While both groups are asked to look up the meaning of the words in their dictionaries, the participants in the experimental group received a short instruction on the etymologies of the words. The results of both immediate and delayed posttests demonstrated the mnemonic effectiveness of etymology presentation.
وصف العنصر: النص باللغة الانجليزية
ISSN: 8536-2706

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