An Exploration of the Mediating Effects of a Digital, Mobile Vocabulary Learning Tool and Device Use on Gulf Arab Learners’ Receptive Vocabulary Knowledge and Capacity for Self-Regulated Learning

• Main Author: Bowles, Michael Keith
• Format: Dissertation
• Language: English
• Published: ProQuest Dissertations & Theses 01.01.2020
• Subjects: Academic Achievement; Bilingual education; Distance learning; Education; English for Special Purposes; Informal Education; Language; Language Acquisition; Language Tests; Learning Activities; Learning Strategies; Middle Eastern Studies; Online instruction; Reading Ability; Reading Skills; Regional Studies; Research Methodology; Second language learning; Smartphones; Student Attitudes; Student Experience; Teaching Methods; Undergraduate Students; Vocabulary; Vocabulary Development

Receptive knowledge of the meanings of the first 3,000 most frequent word families in English is a vital pre-requisite for enabling academic reading and contributing to academic success in higher education where English is the medium of instruction. While many English foundation programmes include f...