scholarly journals Mitigating negative transference in foreign language articulatory phonetics: Revisiting explicit instruction

2021 ◽  
Vol 33 ◽  
pp. 11-25
Author(s):  
Lisa C. Wagner ◽  
Mónica Rodríguez-Castro ◽  
André Zampaulo
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
Explicit Instruction ◽  
Reading Speed ◽  
Oral Communication ◽  
Assessment Tools ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Pronunciation Instruction ◽  
Language Classroom ◽  
Articulatory Phonetics ◽  
Post Test

The development of oral communication competence is acknowledged as generally overlooked or misunderstood in the literature. The aim of this article is to discuss results from an investigation into the use of explicit instruction as a pedagogical approach to mitigate pronunciation interference among third-year university students learning Spanish as a second-language. Two groups were formed: an experimental group, which received explicit phonetic instruction, and a second group, which served as the control group. Three raters independently evaluated phonetic accuracy in pretest and post-test sessions. Results suggest that pronunciation instruction leads to statistically significant improvement with regard to syllabification, prosodic stress, natural reading speed, intonation patterns, and the pronunciation of rhotic, voiced stop, approximant, and fricative consonants. Results also indicate that the assessment tools developed in this study are appropriate for measuring the overall enhancement of Spanish pronunciation accuracy, and could therefore be used in the foreign language classroom.

Effectiveness of implicit negative feedback in a foreign language classroom

2014 ◽  
Vol 14 ◽  
pp. 111-142 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nadia Mifka-Profozic
Keyword(s):  
High School Students ◽  
Foreign Language ◽  
Repeated Measures ◽  
Early Stage ◽  
Past Tense ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Language Classroom ◽  
Foreign Language Classroom ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Passe Compose

This paper reports on a study that investigated the effectiveness of recasts and clarification requests in a French as a foreign language classroom. The target structures were French past tense structures the passé composé and the imparfait. The study was carried out with three intact classes of high school students in New Zealand, comprising in total 52 participants. A quasi-experimental design was employed, with a pre-test, treatment, immediate post-test and a delayed post-test. The treatment tasks were picture-based, designed to encourage communication and to elicit the use of past tense. The tests were also picture-based, written narrative tasks. The control group did not receive any treatment. Mixed design Repeated measures ANOVAs, followed by ANCOVAs, were computed to examine the effects of the treatment. Overall, results indicate that recasts were more effective for acquisition of the passé composé whereas both recasts and clarification requests proved beneficial for acquisition of the imparfait at this early stage of learning. However, non-parametric tests comparing more advanced and less advanced learners suggest that only the ‘low proficiency’ learners benefited from clarification requests.

scholarly journals Willingness to Communicate: Tracking Movement through Peer Assessment

2015 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
pp. 3
Author(s):  
Sahar Niknejad ◽  
Behzad Nazari
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
Peer Assessment ◽  
Oral Communication ◽  
Willingness To Communicate ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Advanced Learners ◽  
Efl Learners ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Quasi Experimental

The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of peer assessment on willingness to communicate (WTC) among Iranian advanced EFL learners in the context of classroom. In order to serve the main purpose of the study, two groups of advanced learners participated in this study. Primarily, a pre-test was administered to both groups, then the participants of experimental group received a treatment of 10 sessions. In these sessions the participants assessed their peers according to the peer assessment form. On the other hand, the participants of control group did not receive any treatment. The quasi-experimental, pre-test, and post-test were applied to these two groups. The obtained data was analyzed with two sample independent t-test statistical methods. The results revealed a meaningful significant difference among Iranian advanced EFL learners' willingness to communicate of the participants who assessed their peer's performances, so peer assessment significantly affected their achievement in oral communication. Teachers deal with learners that are willing to communicate orally in their foreign language, while some learners do not use their foreign language, even with high linguistic competence. Peer assessment can be a good form of assessment to enhance willingness to communicate among EFL learners.

Electronic texts or learning through textbooks: An experimental study

ReCALL ◽  
2004 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. 539-557 ◽  
Author(s):  
NINETTE CARTES-ENRIQUEZ ◽  
M. I. SOLAR RODRIGUEZ ◽  
R. QUINTANA LETELIER
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Study ◽  
Foreign Language ◽  
Cognitive Strategies ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Computer Lab ◽  
Electronic Texts ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Search For Information ◽  
Experimental Group ◽  
Traditional Class

This is an experimental study in the area of Didactics applied to the learning of English as a foreign language and complemented by CALL. The main objective of this work is to know the degree of incidence existing between two groups of students: one, based on conference-style classes where students, guided by the teacher, have to search for information about a topic in the computer lab and present it in front of the class and, in the other, where students are taught by the teacher according to a printed text. The experimental design consisted of a pre-test/post-test plus the application of different techniques to develop the different linguistic and cognitive strategies, between these tests. The methodology used by the Experimental Group forced learners to generate their own knowledge, so they had to apply the information and work by themselves in Workshops; and the Control Group participated in the classroom according to the communicative approach, guided by the teacher in the traditional class. Statistics were applied to the scores obtained between both tests, and the scores obtained weekly in the different competences contributed to knowing whether there were significant differences between both groups.

scholarly journals English Oral Communication Apprehension in Students of Indonesian Maritime

2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 158
Author(s):  
Nur Aeni ◽  
Baso Jabu ◽  
Muhammad Asfah Rahman ◽  
John Evar Strid
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
Public Speaking ◽  
Communication Apprehension ◽  
Oral Communication ◽  
First Year ◽  
Workplace Performance ◽  
First Year Students ◽  
Sound Communication ◽  
Language Classroom ◽  
English Speaking

Oral communication is essential for people’s workplace performance as well as for university students learning English. Speaking fluently is also crucial for maritime academy students prepared to work in industries abroad. Students need to believe in their ability to speak English. For this reason, sound communication skills are necessary for maritime students so they can compete with seafarer or sailor from other countries. The purpose of this research was to identify the level of oral communication apprehension of nautical students of Akademi Maritim Indonesia (Indonesian Maritime Academy) AIPI Makassar. The sample consisted of 10 first year students at nautical of AMI AIPI Makassar. Data was gathered through questionnaires adapted from Foreign Language Classroom Anxiety Class Scale (FLCAS). The findings indicated that students were generally apprehensive in EFL oral communication. The students showed the highest apprehension for public speaking. The level of nautical students’ apprehension based on observation and supported by the modified FLCAS were 20% in the low category, 60% in the moderate category, and 20% in the high category. Students in the high apprehension category showed more symptoms than students in the moderate and low apprehension categories. 

scholarly journals EFEKTIFITAS TERAPI DEKAPAN IBU TERHADAP PENURUNAN INTENSITAS NYERI PADA BAYI YANG MENJALANI IMUNISASI

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 51
Author(s):  
Fiki Wijayanti ◽  
Natalia Devi Oktarina
Keyword(s):  
Pain Assessment ◽  
T Test ◽  
Assessment Tools ◽  
Control Group ◽  
P Value ◽  
Control Group Design ◽  
Purposive Sampling ◽  
Group Design ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Test Control

ABSTRAK Imunisasi merupakan salah satu cara memberikan kekebalan tubuh pada anak untuk mencegah penyakit. Pemberian imunisasi melalui suntikan dapat menimbulkan efek secara langsung yaitu rasa nyeri pada anak. Nyeri yang disebabkan oleh suntikan imunisasi jika tidak dikelola akan mengakibatkan dampak negatif pada aspek emosional pada anak seperti menangis dan ketakutan. Salah satu intervensi yang dapat dikembangkan dalam menerapkan perawatan atraumatik saat pemberian imunisasi pada anak adalah terapi dekapan ibu. Tujuan dalam penelitian ini adalah untuk menganalisis efektifitas terapi dekapan ibu terhadap nyeri pada bayi yang dilakukan imunisasi di Puskesmas Lerep. Jenis penelitian yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah  Preeksperimen design dengan rancangan pretest-post test control group design. Metode Pengambilan sampling menggunakan Purposive sampling dengan jumlah sampel pada kelompok kontrol sejumlah 30 bayi dan kelompok intervensi 30 bayi. Dalam penelitian ini ada 2 variabel yang diukur yaitu variabel Nyeri dan pemberian terapi dekapan ibu. Variabel nyeri diukur menggunakan instrument FLACC Pain Assessment Tools. Sedangkan variabel terapi dekapan ibu diukur dengan melakukan observasi saat pemberian imunisai. Uji statistik yang digunakan adalah dengan  t test-independent. Hasil yang didapatkan adalah  p value 0,0001. Berdasarkan hasil analisis diketahui bahwa ada perbedaan selisih rata-rata nyeri pada kelompok intervensi dan kontrol (p<0,05). Diharapakan Tenaga Kesehatan di Puskesmas menerapkan tindakan atraumatic care pada bayi yang akan dilakukan imunisasi dengan cara mengikutsertakan ibu dalam kegiatan imunisasi yaitu dengan dekapan ibu. Kata Kunci : Nyeri, Bayi, imunisasi dan dekapan ibu

Enhancing Listening Comprehension Through Kinesthetic Rhythm Training

RELC Journal ◽  
2020 ◽  
pp. 003368822094130
Author(s):  
Bradford J Lee
Keyword(s):  
Learning Strategies ◽  
Listening Comprehension ◽  
Comparison Group ◽  
Explicit Instruction ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Japanese University ◽  
Input Enhancement ◽  
Pronunciation Instruction ◽  
Based Instruction ◽  
Traditional Grammar

Research has suggested that the type and frequency of learning strategies employed by successful listeners is greater than their less successful counterparts. Based on evidence that metacognitive strategies (e.g. listening-for-gist; inferring meaning) are more effective than cognitive ones (e.g. word-for-word translation), this study sought to measure the effect that rhymical training had on the listening comprehension acuity of 313 Japanese university students. The theoretical basis was that rhythmical priming assists learners parse the input based on prosody and identify salient words by stress. Small but significant increases were observed among students who were rhythmically trained, compared to a comparison group that received explicit instruction but no rhythm training, and a “true” control group that received no treatment. These results extend the feasibility of input enhancement, rhythmic priming, and perception-based instruction beyond the traditional grammar and pronunciation instruction domains.

The Effects of Communicative Pronunciation Instruction on Suprasegmental Performance in an EFL Context

2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (10) ◽  
pp. 860
Author(s):  
Nasrin Shah Mohammad Nazari ◽  
Atefeh Sadat Mirsaeeidi
Keyword(s):  
Language Production ◽  
Explicit Instruction ◽  
Read Aloud ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Efl Learners ◽  
Efl Context ◽  
Pronunciation Instruction ◽  
Picture Description ◽  
Based Instruction ◽  
Learned Features

This study investigated the effects of communicative suprasegmental instruction on Iranian EFL learners’ pronunciation performance. To this end, 24 pre-intermediate EFL learners were randomly assigned to two groups: the experimental group receiving communicative pronunciation instruction in which after receiving conventional explicit instruction students were given communicative tasks to practice learned features, and the control group receiving only conventional explicit exercise-based instruction. The learners’ pronunciations were assessed in controlled read-aloud and communicative picture-description/picture-driven contexts in terms of two suprasegmental features (i.e. compound words stress and interrogative intonation). The results of the study revealed that the explicit exercise-based instruction was significantly effective in controlled contexts but modestly effective in communicative picture-description and picture-driven tasks. On the contrary, communicative pronunciation instruction was not only significantly effective in the controlled context but also in communicative tasks. This finding reveals that communicative suprasegmental instruction is more effective than conventional explicit instruction in both controlled and communicative language production contexts. In the end, some pedagogical implications of the findings are also discussed.

scholarly journals Effectiveness of Multimodal Glossing Reading Program on English Vocabulary Acquisition

2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (6) ◽  
pp. 62
Author(s):  
Nunpaporn Durongbhandhu ◽  
Danuchawat Suwanasilp
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
Language Learning ◽  
English Language ◽  
Vocabulary Acquisition ◽  
Language Skills ◽  
Reading Program ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Essential Factor ◽  
Visual Aid ◽  
Post Test

Vocabulary is an essential factor in English language learning. The competency in vocabulary acquisition enables learners to develop their language skills, especially, reading skill. Presently, with the advent of technology, teaching media with visual aid is used worldwide for media-assisted language learning. The study aimed to develop, implement Multimodal Glossing Reading Program (MMGR), used for enhancing English vocabulary acquisition, and compare the program with Textual Glossing Reading Program (TGR) and a control group. One control group and two experimental groups were performed by 72 university learners of English as a Foreign Language (EFL). An experimental research with randomized pretest-posttest control group was used. Pre-and post-tests of meaning and form recognition were administered. The scores learners obtained from the pre-test and post-test within groups and between groups were analyzed by MANOVA. The findings revealed that MMGR was effective than TGR and the control group. It is suggested that teaching English vocabulary through MMGR program not only helps learners have the ability in vocabulary acquisition, but also enables the instructors to use the program as a potentially supplemental material or alternative method in teaching vocabulary as well.

scholarly journals The University Students’ Beliefs towards Corrective Feedback in Learning English as Foreign Language in Pakistan

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 4094-4100
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
Corrective Feedback ◽  
Time Correlation ◽  
Test Time ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Feedback Group ◽  
English As Foreign Language ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Written Test ◽  
Experimental Group

The present study is carried out in English as a foreign language (EFL) experimental classroom at Khwaja Fareed University of Engineering & Information Technology Rahim Yar Khan, Pakistan to investigate the Pakistani EFL learners' beliefs towards written CF in L2 writing. Two types of Written CF: Direct and Indirect feedback, were provided during four weeks of study period in written tasks to the two groups (direct feedback and feedback group) and third was provided only metalinguistic information (Controlled group). The students were divided into two groups: experimental group provided with CF (Direct and Indirect), control group. The students in the experimental group were compared to a control group which was provided with no corrective feedback. BS level adult learners (n= 40) were randomly assigned to write short essay/Gap Fill/ Timed grammatical Task during four successive weeks. Afterwards, they were asked to fill in a questionnaire (k=21), at the post-test time. Correlation between participants’ beliefs about written CF and the effectiveness of those beliefs was measured by an attitudinal questionnaire. The students’ performance was also checked through written test battery. The results of this study revealed the learners’ beliefs about errors’ corrections, the writing activities, and various types of CF. The study also suggested the significant role of learners’ beliefs in mediating language accuracy in writing tasks.

scholarly journals Theatrical Pedagogy and Language Acquisition: A Methodological Analysis

EL LE ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Diana Peppoloni
Keyword(s):  
Language Acquisition ◽  
Secondary School ◽  
Foreign Language ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Teaching Methodology ◽  
Experimental Protocol ◽  
Teaching Group ◽  
The Arts ◽  
Post Test

The present study, conducted in a secondary school in Perugia (Italy), aimed to verify the benefits of the theatrical teaching methodology on the acquisition of a foreign language, in this case Spanish. The project, funded with the Three-year Plan of the Arts, took place for 20 hours over a school term, involving 23 students in the theatrical teaching group and 30 learners in the control group. The paper describes thoroughly the original experimental protocol in all its different phases, in order to encode it and make it replicable. It also provides the results obtained, measured quantitatively and statistically through the administration of a language pre-test, at the beginning of the project, and a final post-test.

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