This study investigates the effects of environmental prints on vocabulary learning of Korean Elementary
School English language learners and their perspectives on vocabulary learning. The participants were 107 elementary school
students in Kyunggi province, and they were divided into two groups. The students in both groups participated in vocabulary
learning activities based on different materials, which were environmental prints and photos, respectively. The results of the
post-test and delayed post-test showed that the students in the environmental prints group learned significantly more vocabulary
items than the students in the photos group. The analyses of the students’ responses to the questionnaire revealed that the
environmental print group had shown significant progress in interests and confidence in vocabulary learning. The results also
showed that the students believed that they may be able to use the target words in their lives, indicating that environmental
prints enhanced the situational authenticity of vocabulary instruction. These results suggest that environmental prints are useful
instructional materials for vocabulary teaching in elementary school English instruction.