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The effect of semantic mapping on students' vocabulary
Al-Otaibi, Ghuzayyil M1.
Nursing students at King Saud University (KSU) are considered to be low achieving readers.
They face difficulties with understanding medical texts due to the fact that they lack some
necessary medical vocabulary knowledge. Thus, the researcher used computer-assisted semantic
mapping (CASM) with level-three (114 NAJM) nursing students to map medical terms for the
purpose of helping such students in vocabulary acquisition. The present study, therefore, aimed
at investigating the efficiency of CASM in improving ESP students' vocabulary knowledge.
Participating subjects were of two groups: Group A (n = 32) and Group B (n = 26). The control
group (n = 26) received traditional in-class instruction that depends on the textbook only and the
experimental group (n = 32) received a combination of traditional in-class instruction and SM
instruction using a software (FreeMind 0.8.1). A pre- and post-test were utilized to assess student
vocabulary skills before and after the intervention. The semantic-mapping treatment lasted 8
weeks. Results showed that SM expanded student vocabulary.
Affiliation:
- King Saud University, Saudi Arabia
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