Maryam Kaviani - Islamic Azad University, Babol Branch

Instagram now is considered one of the most famous virtual social networks among all ages of people. Nowadays, the immense popularity of social networking websites such as Instagram has created new opportunities for English learners. Accordingly, the present study aims to investigate whether Instagram would be a useful learning instrument of vocabulary for Iranian male EFL learners at Pre-intermediate Level at Shokouh Enghelab English Institute in Babol, Iran. The participants in this study were ۵۰ male EFL learners, ranging from ۸-۱۵ years old, selected from ۱۰۰ cases. Pretest and posttest were also used to assess learners' knowledge about vocabulary taught during the session (six weeks). Then SPSS was used to collect and analyze the data. Based on the results, Instagram learning can bring special technological and pedagogical advantages for EFL learners despite the popularity of social networks and has a significantly positive effect on the development of vocabulary learning. The findings of this paper are considered to be useful in English methodology issues

Instagram; Pre-Intermediate Level; Vocabulary; EFL Learners; Social Network