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Multimedia Technologies' Influence On Language Acquisition In English Language Learners, Larissa Karina Parrilla
Multimedia Technologies' Influence On Language Acquisition In English Language Learners, Larissa Karina Parrilla
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English as a Second Language (ESL) learners at the upper elementary level have struggled to demonstrate the vocabulary required to read in English at grade-level. Although multimedia technologies have demonstrated positive effects as language acquisition educational tools at the university level, it remains unclear how useful they are for language acquisition at the elementary level. This quasi-experimental study used dual coding theory as a framework to examine the relationship between the level of reading comprehension upper elementary students developed and their construction of word meanings through use of multimedia technologies. The study utilized convenience sampling of 85 students divided into …