Preemptive and reactive focus-on-form instruction : effect on learning parallel grammatical structures
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Vol. أ, Issue 46 (31 Dec. 2016), pp.145-167, 23 p.
Publisher
Publication Date
2016-12-31
Country of Publication
Algeria
No. of Pages
23
Main Subjects
Educational Sciences
Languages & Comparative Literature
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Abstract EN
The present study set out to investigate the differential effect of focus-on-form (FonF) instruction.
Two research questions were raised: 1) Does FonF instruction,both preemptive and reactive, have a differential effect on learners' interlanguage? 2) Are shortterm gains, if at all, maintained in the long-term? Fifty one (51) third-year LMD university English language learners are divided into two groups: a FonF group (N=27), and a Control group (N=24).
Parallel structures were selected as the target form.
A Grammaticality Judgment Test (GJT) was used to measure accuracy of the target form over the short- and the long-term ; therefore, three similar but not identical tests were administered at three temporal times: a pre-test, an immediate post-test, and a delayed post-test.
The results of the present study showed that FonF instruction had a differential effect in language learning in both the short- and the long-term.
Recommendations for both research and pedagogy are discussed.
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American Psychological Association (APA)
Abu al-Qrun, Fuad. 2016. Preemptive and reactive focus-on-form instruction : effect on learning parallel grammatical structures. Revue Sciences Humaines،Vol. أ, no. 46, pp.145-167.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-768393
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Abu al-Qrun, Fuad. Preemptive and reactive focus-on-form instruction : effect on learning parallel grammatical structures. Revue Sciences Humaines Vol. A, no. 46 (Dec. 2016), pp.145-167.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-768393
American Medical Association (AMA)
Abu al-Qrun, Fuad. Preemptive and reactive focus-on-form instruction : effect on learning parallel grammatical structures. Revue Sciences Humaines. 2016. Vol. أ, no. 46, pp.145-167.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-768393
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Journal Articles
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English
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Includes bibliographical references : p. 160-162
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BIM-768393