Investigating the Effectiveness of Audio Input Enhancement on EFL Learners' Retention of Intensifiers

Autor/inn/en	Negari, Giti Mousapour; Azizi, Aliye; Arani, Davood Khedmatkar
Titel	Investigating the Effectiveness of Audio Input Enhancement on EFL Learners' Retention of Intensifiers
Quelle	In: International Journal of Instruction, 11 (2018) 1, S.123-138 (16 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1694-609X
Schlagwörter	English (Second Language); Second Language Learning; Second Language Instruction; Quasiexperimental Design; Pretests Posttests; Control Groups; Language Tests; Retention (Psychology); Multiple Choice Tests; Audio Equipment; Test Reliability; Teaching Methods; Linguistic Input; Comparative Analysis; Experimental Groups; High School Students; Foreign Countries; Language Proficiency; Form Classes (Languages); Statistical Analysis; Iran + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Language test; Sprachtest; Merkfähigkeit; Multiple choice examinations; Multiple-choice tests, Multiple-choice examinations; Multiple-Choice-Verfahren; Audio-CD; Testreliabilität; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Sprachbildung; High school; High schools; Student; Students; Oberschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Ausland; Language skill; Language skills; Sprachkompetenz; Analytischer Sprachbau; Statistische Analyse
Abstract	The present study attempted to investigate the effects of audio input enhancement on EFL learners' retention of intensifiers. To this end, two research questions were formulated. In order to address these research questions, this study attempted to reject two null hypotheses. Pretest-posttest control group quasi-experimental design was employed to determine the extent to which audio input enhancement could have an effect on the retention of intensifiers by EFL learners. Cluster sampling was used and 43 students participated in the study. They were assigned into two groups: an audio input enhancement group and a control group. A multiple choice test of English intensifiers was used during three phases of the study to collect the required data. The reliability of the test was estimated to be 0.74. At the initial stage, English-Beginner Test was administered to assure the students' homogeneity. Before implementing the treatment, a pre-test consisting of 20 multiple-choice items on intensifiers was administered to ensure that the participants' knowledge of the target forms was more or less the same. English intensifiers were taught through audio input enhancement in the experimental group; however, no input enhancement was applied in the control group. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	International Journal of Instruction. Eskisehir Osmangazi University, Faculty of Education, Eskisehir, 26480, Turkey. e-mail: iji@ogu.edu.tr; Web site: http://www.e-iji.net
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01