Word Wall and vocabulary learning

Abstract

The following study aimed to describe how the Word wall app helps the English language vocabulary learning A1 Starter English students from Centro de Idiomas at Universidad Tecnica de Ambato. The study had a quantitative and quasi-experimental approach. The subjects of the study were twenty-six, to whom two tests were pre- test and post-test, focused on vocabulary taken and adapted from the Cambridge standardized tests Key English Test (KET). The analyzed group was divided into two groups, a control group with 13 students and an experimental group with 13 students. To analyze the vocabulary level of the learners, a vocabulary pre-test was administered to both groups. Then, the experimental group received six interventions that permitted them to learn and understand new vocabulary content from Word wall app, developing interactive activities as readings, and also allowed them to recognize new words and their pronunciation, these activities were the ones that allowed them to learn in a better way. At the end, both groups performed a vocabulary post-test to compare whether there was an improvement or not in their vocabulary learning. The results obtained from the vocabulary tests were analyzed using the Wilcoxon statistical test. Additionally, through the analysis, it was concluded that this website is helpful and supportive for vocabulary learning to interactive activities.