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Using Iranian Traditional Music as an Input Mode in L2 Vocabulary Learning
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The present study investigates the role of Iranian traditional music as an input mode in learning and retention of difficult English vocabularies on Iranian upper intermediate language learners. Although the previous studies have reported the impact of music on the process of vocabulary learning, there is still limited evidence about the role of cultural familiarity with music in second language learning. In this study, 80 language learners were put in four groups. Two groups received the target vocabulary items by the utilization of western classical music, while the other two groups received the same vocabularies by using Iranian traditional music. After the pretest, posttest and delayed posttest, the results of Repeated Measures ANOVA indicated that the time had significant impact on the participants’ lexical performance. In addition, the descriptive statistics showed that the learners, who were exposed to the Iranian traditional music, had better performance in both the instant and delayed posttest compared to the western classical music groups. However, there was no significant interaction between the music type and time. The findings illustrate that the utilization of familiar music in terms of culture can facilitate the process of learning and retention of vocabularies in second language acquisition contexts.
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Keywords
Traditional Music; L2 Vocabulary Learning; Iranian Learners; Music Input; Retention
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Acknowledgements
The authors would thank the managers of the language institutes and all of the learners that contributed to this study willingly.
Funding
This research has not received any financial support from any organization, institute, or government entity.
CRediT Authorship Contribution Statement
Nima Yousefi: Conceptualization, Data Curation, Formal Analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Writing-Review & Editing
Majid Nemati: Conceptualization, Methodology, Supervision, Validation, Writing-Review & Editing
Seyed Reza Dashtestani: Supervision, Validation, Writing-Review & Editing
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During the preparation of this manuscript, ChatGPT (OpenAI) was used to assist with limited language organization and drafting support. In addition, ChatGPT was used to generate the graphical layout of Figures 1 and 2 based exclusively on the authors’ original data. All study design, data collection, statistical analysis, interpretation of findings, and final manuscript preparation, verification, and approval were performed solely by the authors, who take full resposibility for the content of this article.
Ethics Declarations
World Medical Association (WMA) Declaration of Helsinki–Ethical Principles for Medical Research Involving Human Participants
The study was carried out in accordance with ethical principles. Before collecting the data, the participants were informed about the purpose of the study and all of them participated voluntarily. They were all assured that their personal information is kept confidential and the findings will only be used for the research purposes. Their consent was gained before collecting the data.
Competing Interests
There are no competing interests.
Data Availability
The data are available upon reasonable request.