L2 VOCABULARY LEARNING THROUGH COLLABORATIVE TECHNIQUES

The present study examined the effects of selected collaborative techniques on second language (L2) vocabulary comprehension and production. The participants of the study were 86 adult pre-intermediate level English learners in institutes in Qazvin. They were in five groups and each group received instruction through one of the following collaborative techniques for 21 sessions. The collaborative techniques included Jigsaw, Rotating Circles, Snowball, Think-Pair-Square, and Word Webbing. Two separate one-way ANOVA procedures were used to analyze data. The results showed that word webbing was the most effective technique on both vocabulary comprehension and production. The findings of the present study may have theoretical as well as practical implications.