Improving Oral Fluency of EFL Students with Different Proficiency Levels through Explicit Instruction of Face Threatening Strategies

2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (10) ◽  
pp. 933
Author(s):  
Reza Biria ◽  
Sayed Mirhossein Hosseini Pozveh ◽  
Bahar Rajabi
Keyword(s):  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Explicit Instruction ◽  
Socialization Process ◽  
Oral Fluency ◽  
Proficiency Levels ◽  
Advanced Students ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Efl Students ◽  
And Control

Meaning and interaction are the essential parts of socialization process in which the interlocutors try to mitigate and control the negative impact of face threatening acts. As such, the main objective of the present study was to determine whether explicit instruction of FTA strategies could lead to the improvement of EFL students’ oral fluency with different proficiency levels. To achieve this end, from the targeted population of 350 undergraduate students majoring in English translation at Isfahan (Khorasgan) Islamic Azad University, a sample of 100 intermediate and advanced students, 50 each, were chosen based on their scores on an OPT test. They were subsequently divided into four equal groups who were homogenized in terms of their oral fluency scores on an IELTS interview test used as the pre-test groups. From the four targeted groups, only the intermediate and advanced samples received the explicit instruction on FTA strategies whereas the no treatment groups were taught by a conventional approach. At the end of the treatment all samples were exposed to the post-test, a parallel form of another IELTS interview exam. The results indicated that the groups taught by explicit instruction of FTA strategies considerably outperformed those who had been taught by the conventional method.

scholarly journals Explicit and implicit instruction of refusal strategies: Does working memory capacity play a role?

2018 ◽  
Vol 24 (2) ◽  
pp. 163-188
Author(s):  
Mohammad Javad Ahmadian
Keyword(s):  
Working Memory ◽  
Explicit Instruction ◽  
Working Memory Capacity ◽  
Corrective Feedback ◽  
Memory Capacity ◽  
Implicit Instruction ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Implicit And Explicit ◽  
And Control ◽  
Refusal Strategies

This study investigated the differential effects of implicit and explicit instruction of refusal strategies in English and whether and how the impacts of instruction methods interact with learners’ working memory capacity (WMC). 78 learners of English were assigned to three groups (explicit, implicit, and control). Implicit instruction was operationalized through input enhancement and provision of recast. In the explicit instruction group, participants received description and exemplification of refusal strategies and were provided with explicit corrective feedback. Prior to the treatment, all participants took WMC test, Discourse Completion Test (DCT) and completed a pragmatics comprehension questionnaire (CQ). Results revealed that explicit instruction was more effective than implicit instruction for both production and comprehension of refusals and that both implicit and explicit groups maintained the improvement in the delayed post-test administered two months later. In addition, whilst WMC scores were positively and strongly correlated with gains in the immediate and delayed post-test for both DCT and CQ in the implicit group, no meaningful relationship was found for explicit and control groups. The unique feature of this research is demonstrating that explicit instruction of refusal strategies equalizes learning opportunities for all learners with differential levels of WMC.

scholarly journals The Application of Cultural Model for Literacy through Legends to Enhance Speaking Ability of Second Semester English Students of Sriwijaya University

2014 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 710-716
Author(s):  
Fitri Suci Puspita Sari Sari ◽  
Rita Inderawati ◽  
Zuraida Blani
Keyword(s):  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
T Test ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Cultural Model ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
Equivalent Control ◽  
And Control ◽  
English Students

This study aimed to find out whether or not there was any significant difference in speaking ability of the students who were taught by implementing CML (Cultural Model for Literacy) through legends and those who were not. The sample was 41 undergraduate students enrolled in English course at FKIP of Sriwijaya University which were taken by purposive sampling method from 85 total of population. This study used one of the quasi-experimental designs that were pretest posttest non equivalent control group or comparison group design. The students were divided into two groups the experimental and control groups. The experimental group was required to do some phases in treatment of 16 meetings including pre-test and posttest in accordance with introducing new model of teaching speaking that was CML through legends. The data were obtained through speaking test by measuring their oral interpretations to know the students speaking ability. The test was administered twice as pre-test and post-test in both groups. The results indicated that there were any significant differences at level 0.05 level found in the data which were analyzed by using paired sample t-test (t=12.156>t-table=2.080) and independent sample t-test (t=3.252, p<0.05). The results also showed that CML through legends could enhance students speaking ability of the second semester English students of Sriwijaya University.

scholarly journals The Application of Story Telling in Pre – School Children Towards Language Ability

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 183-189
Author(s):  
Mamik Ratnawati ◽  
Monika Sawitri Prihatini ◽  
Heni Maryati ◽  
Ririn Probowati ◽  
Fitri Firranda Nurmalisyah ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
School Children ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Language Skills ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Test Design ◽  
Story Telling ◽  
Control Groups ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Group A ◽  
And Control

The development of children under five is very important part. Various forms of disease, malnutrition, lack of and love stimulation at this age will lead a negative impact that persists until adulthood even to old age. The purpose of this study is to determine the differences in language skills of children with the treatment of story telling methods without story telling. The method this study used quasy experiment with pre test – post test design of treatment and control group. A sample of 50 children in the Nusantara and Kasih Bunda play ground in Sudimoro Village, Megaluh, Jombang. Sampling was carried out using a simple ramdom sampling. The results of study found that treatment group had an influence of story telling on language skills in pre-school children, whereas there were no differences in story telling of language skills in the treatment and control groups.  

Improving Undergraduate Students’ Responses to Bereaved Peers: An Innovative Online Intervention

2021 ◽  
pp. 263207702110140
Author(s):  
Erin M. Hill ◽  
Karen M. O’Brien
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Randomized Controlled Trial ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Online Intervention ◽  
Effective Communication ◽  
Grief And Loss ◽  
Randomized Controlled ◽  
Post Test ◽  
And Control

The purpose of this study was to conduct a randomized controlled trial to assess the efficacy of CARES, an online intervention developed to educate undergraduate students about how to communicate in person and over text with friends who experienced the death of someone close to them. College students ( N = 231) were randomly assigned to one of three conditions: the CARES intervention, a website containing information about grief and loss, or a control condition. Participants completed pre- and post-test quantitative and qualitative measures to assess (a) knowledge of grief, appropriate responses to grieving peers, and resources available for grieving college students; (b) confidence in ability to communicate effectively with grieving peers; (c) skills in communicating effectively with bereaved friends. The results indicated that students who participated in the CARES intervention had the greatest knowledge regarding grief and appropriate communication with grieving peers when compared with participants in the website and control conditions. They also had higher levels of knowledge about complicated grief when compared with students in the website condition, but not the control condition. In addition, students receiving the CARES intervention were more confident in their ability to help a grieving peer and had the greatest skill in communicating with a hypothetical grieving peer, when compared with participants in the website and control conditions. No differences were found across conditions in knowledge of common signs of grief or knowledge of resources. Overall, the CARES intervention has potential for educating undergraduates about effective communication with their grieving peers.

scholarly journals The Effectiveness of Video Scribe Sparkol on EFL Students’ Grammar Ability

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 147
Author(s):  
Viola Putri Syafii ◽  
Ahmad Ridho Rojabi
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Research ◽  
Null Hypothesis ◽  
Language Skills ◽  
Average Score ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Grammatical Skills ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Efl Students ◽  
And Control ◽  
Teaching Grammar

Grammar is one of the most important aspects as it integrates with four language skills, and it enhances the learners’ fluency. However, some students still get difficulty in understanding the grammar patterns and difficulty in composing grammatical sentences. One of the methods that can be implemented in teaching grammar is Video Scribe Sparkol. This study intends to determine whether or not the employment of Video Scribe Sparkol influences students' grammatical skills. This quantitative-experimental research involved the investigation of two classes; experimental and control.  The experimental class was given treatment by using Video Scribe Sparkol, while the control class was taught conventionally (without using any media). The experimental class's SPSS data indicated that a  pre-test average score was 68.15,  and the post-test average score was 83.23. It indicated a  highly significant improvement in the experimental class's score. Meanwhile,  the average score of the control class's pre-test was  70.96,  and their post-test average score was 78.09. As the significance sig. (2 tailed) of the Independent Sample t-test was  0.027 < 0.05, which means that the null hypothesis (H0) is rejected. Thus, there is a significant difference between the average score of the experimental and the control class. The results revealed that Video Scribe has a significant impact on learners’ grammar ability, and it can motivate and engage them in grammar activities due to interesting images, animations, and audiovisuals on its features. Thus, further researchers need to investigate the students’ motivation toward this method.

scholarly journals Enhancing EFL Students’ Writing Skill Through LSP (Learn Social Platform): A Case of Indonesian Students

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 35-45
Author(s):  
Arimuliani Ahmad ◽  
Estika Satriani ◽  
Fauzul Etfita ◽  
Alber Alber
Keyword(s):  
Learning Style ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Language Use ◽  
Practical Case ◽  
Writing Test ◽  
Writing Skill ◽  
Post Test ◽  
E Learning ◽  
Efl Students ◽  
Method Approach

In the industry revolution 4.0 era, the Indonesian government also strives to socialize the education change to increase the quality and effort to build up the students of higher education learning style more autonomously. One of many ways to be increased is e-learning. This research aimed to explore the effectiveness of using Learn Social Platform toward students’ writing skills and explore students’ perspectives of using this platform in one of the private universities in Riau, Indonesia. This research was a mixed-method approach. There are 38 undergraduate students as a sample of this research. To collect the data, the researcher used two kinds of instruments such as writing test for analyzing quantitative data and interview for qualitative data. The result showed that the use of this platform can give a significant effect on students’ writing skill which was revealed by students’ post-test was higher than pre-test. In addition, interview data reveal that students felt enthusiastic to use this platform because it is very helpful to increase their English skills which complete material and tasks. Even though it gave advantages, they also face some difficulties such as internet connection and limitation of study group enrollment. Then, the students have some advantages to be improved for this platform such as additional video conference, additional aspects of test, not only focus on grammar, vocabulary and language use but also reading, speaking, writing, and listening. In a practical case, the students expected to get feedback as soon as possible on the same day from their lecturer.

scholarly journals Exploring the Effect of Using WhatsApp on Saudi Female EFL Students' Idiom-Learning

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 328-350
Author(s):  
Ameera Almogheerah
Keyword(s):  
English Language ◽  
Learning Activities ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Learning Tools ◽  
Main Research ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Efl Students ◽  
User Friendly ◽  
And Control ◽  
Experimental Group

The study aimed at investigating the effect of using WhatsApp-based learning activities on developing idiom knowledge among Saudi university English as a foreign language (EFL) students compared to conventional method. It also examined the students’ perceptions towards the application of WhatsApp in idiom-learning. The rationale for conducting this study is to provide students with useful learning tools that may improve their idiomatic knowledge and also help them to practice English idioms anytime and anywhere outside the classroom. It also aimed to help teachers to streamline EFL instruction, making it more efficient, effective, and user-friendly. As such, the main research questions are what is the effect of WhatsApp-based learning activities on developing university female EFL students? and what are Saudi female EFL students’ perceptions on learning idioms using WhatsApp?. To answer these questions, 70 EFL female students in the Department of English Language and literature at Imam Mohammad ibn Saud Islamic University (IMSIU) involved in the study. They were assigned into two groups; experimental group, who was taught English idioms via WhatsApp-based learning activities, and control group, who was taught English idioms conventionally in classroom. Two instruments were used to collect the data; a pre-post idioms achievement test and a post-study questionnaire. The findings demonstrated that the experimental group significantly outperformed the control group in idioms achievement post-test. Moreover, the results showed that the majority of the experimental group had a positive perception towards learning English idioms via WhatsApp.

scholarly journals Discourse Analysis in E-Learning-Based Course Using Moodle Platform: An Experimental Design

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 19-26 ◽  
Author(s):  
Silvia Eka Putri ◽  
Budianto Hamuddin ◽  
Mutia Sari Nursafira ◽  
Tatum Derin
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Design ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
Future Research ◽  
The World ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
E Learning ◽  
Efl Students ◽  
Learning Platforms ◽  
And Control

The COVID-19 pandemic has caused educational institutions all over the world to migrate their teachings online. Since Indonesian government issued the SK Mendiknas No. 107/U/2001, educational institutions had to steadily integrate their learning process with technology. So, this study intends to investigate the effectiveness of using the open-source learning platforms known as Moodle in a selected university, Universitas Lancang Kuning (Unilak) in Indonesia. While multiple courses uses Moodle, this study selected to analyse the 2017/2018 fifth semester students as they are the ones who pioneered Moodle for other classes to use. With a quasi-experimental research design, this study used four types of test to calculate the results of the essay pre-test and post-test on both experimental and control classes. With the eventual mean of 65.53 for the experimental class and 63.25 for the control, this study proved that Moodle does effectively improve Indonesian university EFL students’ learning compared to conventional lecture-style learning. Future research is hoped to extend or compare this study with an investigation on how university EFL students are using e-learning during the COVID-19 pandemic and other factors that have not been covered in this empirical study.

An Investigation into the Effect of Graphic Organizers and Marginal Glossing on Recalling of Collocations among Iranian EFL Learners with Different Proficiency Levels

2016 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 788
Author(s):  
Malahat Shabani Minaabad
Keyword(s):  
Corpus Linguistics ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Graphic Organizers ◽  
Placement Test ◽  
Efl Learners ◽  
Proficiency Levels ◽  
Intermediate Group ◽  
Post Test ◽  
And Control ◽  
Better Than

There has been an upsurge of research in vocabulary teaching and learning since 1980s, part of the hidden motivation being due to technology of concordance giving birth to some new areas of inquiry such as corpus linguistics. As one category of vocabulary is collocations (Nation, 1990) its learning will be required to sound fluent in the language of our focus i.e., English. The present study investigates the effect of graphic organizers (GO) and marginal glossing (MG) on recalling of collocations among Iranian EFL learners with different proficiency levels. To accomplish the task, Quick Placement Test was administered to 270 EFL learners in order to determine their proficiency levels (elementary, intermediate and advanced levels). Then learners of each level were randomly assigned to one control and two experimental groups. Experimental and control groups received the collocation instruction differently. After seven session treatments, results of paired-sample revealed that all of the groups made gains from pre-test to post-test but it was significant for groups that received graphic organizers strategy. Furthermore, results of one-way ANOVA indicated that advanced group outperformed intermediate group, and intermediate group was better than elementary group.

scholarly journals Exploring the Effect of Using WhatsApp on Saudi Female EFL Students' Idiom-Learning

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ameera Almogheerah
Keyword(s):  
English Language ◽  
Learning Activities ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Learning Tools ◽  
Main Research ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Efl Students ◽  
User Friendly ◽  
And Control ◽  
Experimental Group

The study aimed at investigating the effect of using WhatsApp-based learning activities on developing idiom knowledge among Saudi university English as a foreign language (EFL) students compared to conventional method. It also examined the students’ perceptions towards the application of WhatsApp in idiom-learning. The rationale for conducting this study is to provide students with useful learning tools that may improve their idiomatic knowledge and also help them to practice English idioms anytime and anywhere outside the classroom. It also aimed to help teachers to streamline EFL instruction, making it more efficient, effective, and user-friendly. As such, the main research questions are what is the effect of WhatsApp-based learning activities on developing university female EFL students? and what are Saudi female EFL students’ perceptions on learning idioms using WhatsApp?. To answer these questions, 70 EFL female students in the Department of English Language and literature at Imam Mohammad ibn Saud Islamic University (IMSIU) involved in the study. They were assigned into two groups; experimental group, who was taught English idioms via WhatsApp-based learning activities, and control group, who was taught English idioms conventionally in classroom. Two instruments were used to collect the data; a pre-post idioms achievement test and a post-study questionnaire. The findings demonstrated that the experimental group significantly outperformed the control group in idioms achievement post-test. Moreover, the results showed that the majority of the experimental group had a positive perception towards learning English idioms via WhatsApp.

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