metodology of second journal
Resyi fatmawati English Education Department 17 Methodology of second journal. Method Participants This study was conducted with 50 (24 males and 26 females) primary school students who were studying at 5th grade in Javanrood, a city in Kermanshah province of Iran. The age range of the participants was from 10 to 12. They were all native speakers of Kurdish, none had studied and learnt English before, and none of them had any previous exposure to English. The subjects were randomly assigned into experimental and control groups. Materials Twenty-five English words as the target vocabulary items were identified by the researchers. The English target words were of approximately the same or similar pronunciation to the Kurdish key words (e.g. „Pillow‟/ˈpɪl oʊ/, Kurdish key word: „پیالو‟/ˈpɪl aʊ/). A group of experienced (native Kurdish) EFL teachers judged the appropriateness of the English words and the Kurdish equivalents for teaching to fifth graders. The researchers constructe...