Positive evidence and parameter resetting in the teaching of English grammar to Libyan university students
Other Title(s)
الأدلة الإيجابية و إعادة ضبط المتغيرات في تدريس قواعد اللغة الإنكليزية لطلاب الجامعات الليبية
Joint Authors
Abu Gharsah, Aishah Fathi
al-Zawawi, Fatimah Muhammad
Zarmuh, Majdi Abd Allah
Source
Issue
Vol. 2021, Issue 17 (30 Jun. 2021), pp.8-28, 21 p.
Publisher
Misurata University Faculty of Arts
Publication Date
2021-06-30
Country of Publication
Libya
No. of Pages
21
Main Subjects
Educational Sciences
Languages & Comparative Literature
Abstract EN
This study builds on Chomsky’s principles and parameters framework (Chomsky, 1986) by applying it to the study of second language (L2) acquisition.
In other words, it makes use of a parameter resetting model to explain aspects of the second language learning process.
It aims to investigate whether classroom instruction which presents only positive evidence, that is to say grammatically correct samples of the L2, is sufficient to enable adult second language learners to acquire certain properties of L2 parameters which differ from their mother tongue (L1).
The participants in the study have Arabic as their L1, and are learning English as an L2.
The study hypothesizes that the participants, who are all adult students studying English language at an advanced level in Misurata University, Libya, will not be able to reset the pro-drop parameter and the verb raising parameter from their properties in Arabic to their different properties in English.
The hypothesized reason is that they are taught using only positive evidence-based samples of English, and that is not sufficient to lead to parameter resetting.
The results show that the students had great difficulty in resetting the pro-drop parameter and the verb raising parameter from Arabic to English.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Abu Gharsah, Aishah Fathi& al-Zawawi, Fatimah Muhammad& Zarmuh, Majdi Abd Allah. 2021. Positive evidence and parameter resetting in the teaching of English grammar to Libyan university students. Faculty of Arts Journal،Vol. 2021, no. 17, pp.8-28.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1418971
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Abu Gharsah, Aishah Fathi…[et al.]. Positive evidence and parameter resetting in the teaching of English grammar to Libyan university students. Faculty of Arts Journal No. 17 (Jun. 2021), pp.8-28.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1418971
American Medical Association (AMA)
Abu Gharsah, Aishah Fathi& al-Zawawi, Fatimah Muhammad& Zarmuh, Majdi Abd Allah. Positive evidence and parameter resetting in the teaching of English grammar to Libyan university students. Faculty of Arts Journal. 2021. Vol. 2021, no. 17, pp.8-28.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1418971
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Record ID
BIM-1418971