THE EFFECT OF WATCHING ENGLISH LANGUAGE ANIMATION MOVIES ON LEARNING IDIOMS: A CASE OF IRANIAN EFL LEARNERS

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  • Seyyed Hossein Sanaeifar Department of English, Sari Branch, Islamic Azad University, Sari, Iran

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.46827/ejel.v0i0.777

Keywords:

animation movies, learning idioms, EFL learners

Abstract

The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of watching English language animation movies on learning idioms by Iranian EFL intermediate learners. To conduct the study, 40 female learners were randomly divided into an experimental group and a control group at English language Institutes in Sari. The experimental group in instruction period was exposed to idioms by using text-book plus English language animation movies which contained, the researchers’ intended idioms but control group just was exposed to text-book. The data were collected through two instruments: the pre-test and the post-test, which were both developed by the researcher. The data obtained from the administration of the pre-test and the post-test were analyzed using SPSS software. The findings were compared to examine the effect of watching English language animation movies on learning idioms by Iranian EFL intermediate learners. The result of this study showed that the implementation of English language animation movies used in the study had a significant effect on learning idioms by Iranian EFL intermediate learners.

 

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2017-05-30

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