This study set out to examine whether and how digital flashcards can be incorporated into a university course to
promote the vocabulary learning of Taiwanese EFL learners. The findings of this research are congruent with those
of previous studies (e.g. Nakata, 2008; Spiri, 2008), which suggests that the use of digital flashcards has potential
to help learners enhance their vocabulary learning performance and elicit more favorable perceptions of intentional
vocabulary learning. Notably, while former studies mostly investigated learners’ flashcard use in out-of-class
settings, the positive results observed in the present study extend their application to classroom use. Furthermore,
the results of this study support the integrated use of digital flashcards in classroom-based tasks, with the small
group design being superior to the pair and individual ones. These results also echo the trend for
computer-supported collaborative learning (CSCL), which maintains that the use of computers and technologies
creates a fostering environment that supports learning collaboratively rather than individually, with more
satisfying learning outcomes (Stahl, Koschmann, & Suthers, 2006).