Mind Maps Aid EFL Students’ Vocabulary Building

AlSaleem, Basmah Issa Ahmad

doi:10.5539/ass.v15n7p153

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“…However, there were some criticisms of the use of WhatsApp in which P4 argued that teams find it difficult to separate socialisation from productivity, detracting from the communication activities' collaborative purposes. This mixed usage of socialisation and productivity is explained by the repurposed nature of WhatsApp for collaboration [22]. In addition, P1 believed that communication in WhatsApp is damaging team effectiveness as messages may be untrue in their intents and emotions in terms of messages possibly misleading and manipulating team members' understanding of the meanings.…”

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“…In addition, WhatsApp enables students to create a group chat with up to 512 users in a single group for discussion purposes [21]. One researcher has an optimistic viewpoint with regards to WhatsApp in that it allows the easy transformation of ideas and thoughts into words onto the screens of smartphones, hence developing a new generation of young writers who have the tendency to write more as compared to any other generation, which in return help to improve and enhance students' academic performance [22].…”

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WhatsApp Use in a Higher Education Learning Environment: Perspective of Students of a Malaysian Private University on Academic Performance and Team Effectiveness

2023

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The mobile instant messaging application, WhatsApp Messenger (WhatsApp), has become a popular form of communication among adolescents, especially university students, and it has increasingly been used as a tool in collaborative learning in higher education. The use of WhatsApp for education to facilitate ubiquitous learning has been practised worldwide due to its popularity and potential to support teaching and learning processes derived from the diffusion of mobile technology and empowered by the use of smartphones. This study investigates the impact of the use of WhatsApp in a higher education learning environment on students’ perceived academic performance and team effectiveness. A convergent parallel mixed-methods research design was adopted with data collected through a self-administered online survey and two focus group interviews with students of a private university in the Sunway City, Malaysia. The findings of this study present insights into the popularity of WhatsApp among university students and that students use it for social and educational purposes due to its perceived ease of use and usefulness in enhancing academic performance and team effectiveness. Although WhatsApp is recognised as a rich and powerful collaborative tool for students with a positive impact on academic performance, it has a limited impact on the cohesion and openness of team effectiveness.

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WhatsApp Use in a Higher Education Learning Environment: Perspective of Students of a Malaysian Private University on Academic Performance and Team Effectiveness

2023

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Fostering vocabulary learning: mind mapping app enhances performances of EFL learners

Shi

Tsai

2022

Computer Assisted Language Learning

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Mind Mapping: An Effective Technique for EFL Students’ Language Skills Improvement

Berta,

Mulat

2024

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To be successful in language learning and teaching as well as to advance language skills, one needs to utilize valuable and impactful language learning and teaching strategies. Language experts and pedagogues suggest variety of strategies which are essential for language skills improvement; one of these strategies is mind mapping. Since mind mapping activates both hemis of brain, it helps EFL learners to recall what they have learned. In addition, it can be used as an alternative medium for EFL teachers to deliver language contents. It plays greater role as well for the development of language skills. However, EFL students and teachers are not seen employing it during language classes. Hence, the objective of this article was to review and summarize the role of mind mapping so as to improve English language skills, particularly vocabulary, grammar and speaking skills. Secondary data from 20 published articles on the role of mind mapping on EFL students’ language skill improvement were examined to get a better understanding on the issue. Narrative review was carried out. As the findings of the published articles indicated, mind mapping ignited students’ language learning which consequently led for the enhancement of their language skills. Therefore, it is recommended for EFL students and EFL teachers to use mind mapping while learning and teaching EFL.

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Mind Maps Aid EFL Students’ Vocabulary Building

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WhatsApp Use in a Higher Education Learning Environment: Perspective of Students of a Malaysian Private University on Academic Performance and Team Effectiveness

WhatsApp Use in a Higher Education Learning Environment: Perspective of Students of a Malaysian Private University on Academic Performance and Team Effectiveness

Fostering vocabulary learning: mind mapping app enhances performances of EFL learners

Mind Mapping: An Effective Technique for EFL Students’ Language Skills Improvement

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