ABSTRACT
The mastery of vocabulary is a fundamental step when learning a language but for many learners, it seems difficult and boring. English as Foreign Language (EFL) learners find some difficulties in learning new words. The aim of this study was to examine the effect of using the hologram application in learning medical English terminology for EFL learners. The study involved 109 EFL learners studying at a medical college to determine if a holographic tool affected their learning. They were divided into three groups: a control group using traditional methods to learn new medical terms (no technology was used), and two experimental groups. One experimental group was taught using PowerPoint without the holographic application, while the other experimental group was taught using the holographic application. The data were collected using the pre-, post-, and delayed post-test design. The findings of the study indicated that learners who were taught using the holographic application outscored other groups and remembered more medical English terms after three weeks. Moreover, the learners felt the hologram application had a positive impact on learning medical terms.
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Mohammed Nasser Hassan Ja'ashan
Dr. Mohammed Mohammed Nasser Hassan Ja'ashan is currently an Assistant Professor of Applied Linguistics at the department of English, Faculty of Arts, University of Bisha, Saudi Arabia since 2012/2013. In October 2010, he got a Ph.D. degree from Pune University. He previously worked in Amran University, Yemen for one year. His areas of interest include E-learning, Language & Education, Teaching & learning, curriculum development, and collaborative learning. He has participated in many international conferences. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3022-2267
Hind Abdulaziz Alfadda
Dr. Hind Alfadda is an associate professor in the field of teaching English as a second language at the department of curriculum and instruction at king Saud University – Riyadh. She earned her M.A and PhD in TESOL from Kansas State University, USA. She has several published researches in the field of CALL and several contributions in educational conferences.
Hassan Saleh Mahdi
Dr. Hassan Saleh Mahdi is an assistant professor of applied linguistics in the Department of English, University of Bisha, Saudi Arabia. His research interests are computer-assisted language learning (CALL), Mobile-assisted language learning (MALL), second language vocabulary acquisition. He has published a number of articles related to these topics.