The Effect of Supplementary Materials (Reading Short Stories and Related Word lists) On the Acquisition of New Vocabularies among Iranian Intermediate Female EFL learners

A large number of studies involving learners of different ages and different contexts have confirmed the widespread belief that foreign language learners can acquire vocabulary through reading. The purpose of the present study was to measure the effect of reading short stories and related word lists on the development of learning new vocabulary among Iranian intermediate EFL learners. The participants of the study were 60 intermediate female learners, at ALEFBA institute in Ilam, who were randomly assigned into two groups: one group including 30 students was received traditional reading (control group) and another group of 30 students was taught reading short stories and related word lists (experimental group). The obtained scores from pre-test and post-test were entered into SPSS software for analysis. The results indicated that the experimental group, regarding its Mean differences with control group, has made greater progress in developing vocabulary.

کلیدواژه ها:

EFL learners ، Reading Short Story ، Traditional Reading ، Word List ، Vocabulary Acquisition