The Efficiency of Technology and Educational Software in Learning Foreign Language Vocabulary

Abstract

With the increasing impact of technology on different aspects of human life, the production of new educational tools and their use expanded. It is clear that one of the areas that have been significantly affected by the impact of technology is the field of language education. In addition, learning a foreign/ second language through technology is very important. Therefore, the conditions for facilitating language learning in this way must be provided. Accordingly, this study attempted to produce and evaluate the core vocabulary of Farsi Language educational software. In order to evaluate the software, the initial version and the questionnaire was indirectly sent to 15 Farsi learners of the Sa’adi Foundation social network via Email. Moreover, in order to receive and apply software experts’ comments, the software and the questionnaire were given to 15 software experts by the researcher. The results of the questionnaire showed that the software has greatly interested the learners and the experts.

Keywords

• software
• core vocabulary
• farsi learners
• social network
• sa’adi foundation