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Abbas Ali Zarei1
Islamic Azad University,
Takestan'
&
Qazvin Mehdi Dadebigloo 
Izlamic Azad University,
Takestan

Title of paper

The Viability of Computer-Mediated Interaction and Face-to-Face Oral Interaction in L2 Vocabulary Perception and Production

Abstract

The present study was conducted to investigate the effect of computer mediated interaction and face-to-face interaction in the recognition and production of L2 vocabulary by Iranian learners of English. To this end, 128 male and female high and low proficiency level learners of English participated in the study. Recognition and production of target words were assessed by receptive and productive, oral and written measures. Four independent two-way ANOVA procedures were used to analyse the data. Results showed that the computer mediated interaction group at both levels (advanced & elementary) outperformed oral interaction group on both written and oral vocabulary perception and production tests.  It also turned out that although the low-proficiency level learners' written vocabulary perception was affected by computer mediated interaction more than that of the high-proficiency level learners, the latter experienced greater gains in written vocabulary production.

Key Terms: computer-mediated interaction – face-to-face oral interaction – vocabulary perception – vocabulary production