摘要:AbstractThe Internet is equipped with tools helping users join other people to share their interests and work collaboratively. This study aimed at finding if the Internet could foster Iranian ESP students’ vocabulary breath. 80 students majoring in different fields were selected. They participated in ESP vocabulary tests related to their major. Then, students of each major were divided into two groups: the control group used printed materials; the experimental used them online. Then, they took a vocabulary post-test. The results indicated students using web-based materials could outperform the others; the findings also revealed the students of different fields performed differently.
关键词:breath of vocabulary;ESP;Internet-supplemented coursebooks;foreign language learning