3.1 Subjects
The subjects of this study were 39 first-year undergraduate students who
enrolled in a foundation English course (LNG 102 Fundamental English II) in
the second semester of the academic year 2009 (November 2009–February 2010)
at King Mongkut's University of Technology. They were from three departments:
Computer Engineering, Mathematics and Multimedia. These subjects
were chosen because they enrolled in the foundation English course which was
taught by the researcher. Of 39 subjects, 4 were selected to take part in the
experiment. These 4 subjects were chosen because they had claimed to possess
and use pocket electronic dictionaries, and had indicated their willingness to
participate in the experiment.