Integrating Computer Mediated with Face-to-face Communication and EFL Learners‟ Vocabulary Improvement

Abstract

Abstract—Studies in Computer Mediated Communication (CMC) have shown its potentiality to help enhance language learning. The present study investigates the effects of integrating synchronous and asynchronous CMC with Face-to-Face Communication (FFC) on vocabulary improvement among EFL learners. The 88 participants of the study were divided into one comparison, FFC, and two experimental, CMC and Integrated CMC (ICMC), groups. Two tests and a questionnaire were administered for collecting the data. The results revealed that the students in the comparison group had no significant improvement in their vocabulary scores. In contrast, both experimental groups did much better in the post-test. The results implied that the ICMC group outperformed the CMC one, meaning the superiority of the ICMC group over the other groups.