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عنوان	The Effect of Two Vocabulary Learning Strategies on Mentally Retarded EFL Learners' Vocabulary Learning and Retention
نوع پژوهش	مقاله ارائه شده کنفرانسی
کلیدواژه‌ها	Keywords: Vocabulary learning strategies, picture learning, translation into L1, mentally retarded learners.
چکیده	The present study aimed at investigating the effectiveness of two vocabulary learning strategies in promoting mentally retarded learners' vocabulary learning in short-term and long-term. To this end, 32 mentally retarded learners (with IQ levels of 50-69) from Golha mentally retarded center of Sanandaj were selected and divided into two groups. First, 20 English vocabularies were selected. Then, the first experimental group was taught through flash cards on which the pictures of the words were depicted. The other experimental group was taught through translation into their L1 which was Kurdish. After the treatment, which took about five weeks, the participants took a vocabulary posttest. Two weeks later another vocabulary posttest was administered to the subjects to investigate the long-term effect of the vocabulary learning strategies. The obtained data were analyzed through running two Independent samples t-tests; the results showed that there was a significant difference between the effectiveness of the two vocabulary learning strategies. The group who learned vocabulary via pictures outperformed the other group in both post-tests.The results and implications of the study are discussed in more detail in the paper.
پژوهشگران	محمدهادی محمودی (نفر اول)، شادی دنیایی (نفر دوم)