Abstract:
The use of podcasts in learning has been supported by distance education theories that deal with the role of interaction as well as communication in improving teaching and learning. New technologies such as podcasts can have influential learner support in distance education and address learner cognitive requirements by incorporating communication within study resources. The present study investigated the effects of learners’ autonomy on their vocabulary podcasting tasks, gain and retention in an E-learning context. Two separate one-way multivariate analysis of variance (one-way MANOVA) were run in order to answer the questions. The results revealed that autonomy levels significantly affected Iranian EFL learners’ vocabulary gain and retention. The participants who had higher autonomy levels had higher levels of vocabulary gain as well as retention applying audio podcasts plus still pictures and audio podcasts plus animated pictures. As the effects of attitude and autonomy on language learning are unquestionable, the present study can help teachers and learners have better considerations of attitude and autonomy in an E-learning context.
Machine summary:
The Influence of Autonomy on Iranian EFL Learners’ Vocabulary Podcasting Tasks, Gain and Retention Atefeh Elekaei, PhD Candidate, English Department, Isfahan (Khorasgan) Branch, Islamic Azad University, Isfahan, Iran atefehelekaei@yahoo.
The present study investigated the effects of learners’ autonomy on their vocabulary podcasting tasks, gain and retention in an E-learning context.
Does autonomy significantly affect Iranian EFL learners’ vocabulary gain applying audio podcasts plus still pictures and audio podcasts plus animated pictures in an E-learning context?
Does autonomy significantly affect Iranian EFL learners’ vocabulary retention applying audio podcasts plus still pictures and audio podcasts plus animated pictures in an E-learning context?
Two separate one-way multivariate analysis of variance (one-way MANOVA) were run in order to answer the questions number one and two which consider the effects of autonomy on Iranian EFL learners’ vocabulary gain and retention applying audio podcasts plus still pictures and audio podcasts plus animated pictures) in an E-learning context.
Results for the First Null Hypothesis Results The First research question attempted to see whether autonomy significantly affects Iranian EFL learners’ vocabulary gain applying audio podcasts plus still pictures and audio podcasts plus animated pictures in an E-learning context.
886 Plus Animated Pictures) / Table 3 shows that autonomy level significantly affected Iranian EFL learners’ vocabulary gain applying audio podcasts plus still pictures (F (2, 177) = 688.
The research questions sought to examine the effects of autonomy on Iranian EFL learners’ vocabulary gain and retention applying audio podcasts plus still pictures and audio podcasts plus animated pictures in an E-learning context.