FLASH CARDS VERSUS ANIMATED CARTOONS: A COMPARATIVE STUDY IN VOCABULARY TEACHING AND LEARNING

As a consequence of the rapid development in science, technology and media, foreign/second language teaching field has gained much improvement in the recent years. Especially, the function of language classes has changed dramatically. Particularly, the use of video and TV has grown rapidly due to the increasing focus on communicative aspects of language use. This study was attempted to investigate the effect of using flash cards in comparison to educational cartoons on vocabulary learning of the intermediate English as a Foreign Language learners. After administrating a vocabulary pretest all 44 participants of the study were randomly selected to form the experimental and comparison groups of the study. In the experimental group the participants were taught through the using of Magic English cartoons, while the participants of the comparison group were taught through the use of flash cards. After the instruction a post test was administered to both groups. The result of the study indicated that there was a statistically significant difference between the groups. Therefore, it was concluded that the use of Magic English series could improve the students’ vocabulary knowledge.