Implicit Vocabulary learning Approaches to Vocabulary Learning

In designing instructional software for vocabulary teaching Josep et al 2009 suggest there are three key aspects that need to be considered: a what activity should the learner perform to enhance vocabulary learning? b through which media should the vocabulary be presented? c for how long and how frequently should the learner undertake the activities? These can be viewed as questions concerning task type, media, and scheduling. Nowadays, the emergence of computer and Internet technologies does help learners in learning a second language. Vocabulary which is not discrete units of a language takes the advantages of them. Computer-assisted vocabulary learning CAVL for short, which is a subfield of Computer-assisted language learning CALL, should be well-constructed in order to give learners a rich and stimulating learning environment. Tokac 2005 argues that vocabulary acquisition software helps learners acquire a large vocabulary by promoting the deep processing of words and allow learners both to study and use the target vocabulary. Furthermore, vocabulary acquisition software can maximize the interaction between learners and the CAVL program. The interaction between learner and the program as well as the learner development in vocabulary acquisition, should be recorded by a learner- behavior-tracking device built into the software. This is because learner-behavior data may provide valuable insights in students’ development and effectiveness of the software. Finally, CAVL software should train learners how to use the software effectively as learners may fail to use some features of the CAVL program.

6. An Overview of iSpring Suite Application

iSpring Suite is e-learning toolkit that can convert PowerPoint presentation into e-learning courses. It has interesting features which lead the development of interactive language courses. The features offered by iSpring are Video Lectures, Interactive Assessments, Screen Recordings, Conversation Simulations, E-Learning Interactions, Character Library, and Extensive LMS Support. Teacher can create PowerPoint presentations synchronized with video into a video presentation format. iSpring Naration Editor allows teacher’s video presentation before publishing. The following figure is as an example of iSpring Naration Editor. Figure 2.1. iSpring Naration Editor Using Interactive Assessment, teacher possibly creates variety of assessment with rich media, video, drag-n-drops, branching, and flexible scoring and testing rules. To maximize students’ evaluation of knowledge levels and their performance, iSpring QuizMaker offers interactive tests and surveys included in Graded Question and Survey Question. It is shown in the figure below.