Collocation learning through CALL: Comparing in-class & out-of-class instructions

Knowing collocations is one of the most important parts of knowing a word. It seems that using collocations is evidence of native-like speaking and writing which leads to fluency in language use. Knowing collocations also reduces learners’ difficulty while reading and listening. Using out-of-class instructions such as email may improve the collocation knowledge of learners. This study tries to compare the effect of in-class paper-and-pencil instruction with the out-of-class email instruction in promoting English collocations of intermediate students at Alzahra University in Iran. The obtained results revealed that out-of-class email instruction is a more effective tool than in-class paper-and-pencil instruction in improving intermediate students’ collocation knowledge both in the short and long term.