The Impact of Presentation Modes of Vocabulary Items on EFL University Students: The Case of Ajloun National University

Abstract

The aim of this study was to explore the effects of word presentation modes on vocabulary learning at Ajloun National University. The number of participants in this study was 40 (20 female and 20 male students) studying at the Department of English Language and Literature. The study instrument consisted of a questionnaire adopted from Lin and Yu (2017), which was distributed to students at Ajloun National University. The Findings of the study showed that the students used different presentation modes to develop their English vocabulary, such as context, inferring and guessing meaning which affect presentation modes positively. The results of the study showed that there were no statistically significant differences between male and female students in learning vocabulary items due to gender.