• Ali Gholami Mehrdad

  Author

• Matin Takhte Sangi

  Author

This study concentrated on comparing the effect of glossing and group discussion on
incidental vocabulary learning of Iranian intermediate EFL students. The research method was
quasi-experimental with pretest-posttest control format in which a group of 50 intermediate
students were conveniently sampled and divided into three groups: a control and two
experimental groups. Before the treatment, a pretest was administered to the groups. During the
eight sessions, a Glossing and Group Discussion approaches was applied to the experimental
group. For the other class (control group), the ordinary process of instruction was used, and
ultimately, all participants were given a posttest. The data collected from the two tests were then
analyzed by running ANCOVA. The results indicated that there was a significant difference
between the performances of the two groups, so that the experimental group outperformed the
control one. The findings may have important implications for ESL/EFL teachers and material
producers.

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