A popular American television series, Family Guy, was selected as the teaching aid for
this study. It is a popular animated TV sitcom followed by a very wide audience around the
world. Episodes 3 and 6 from the 3rd season were selected since these episodes do not include
much slang and are clear for students to understand. Twenty-four target words from these two
episodes were drawn out based on the proficiency level and background of the students
following the suggestions of their course lecturer. All of these words belonged to the same
word category (all verbs). Pilot tests were conducted with similar freshman students from the
ELT department of Suleyman Demirel University to determine the suitability of the selected
target words (Cronbach’s Alpha .864). According to the results of the pilot tests, six of the
verbs that do not serve the purpose of the study were eliminated from the scale. Totally,
eighteen target words that are not frequently used were kept in the scale.