Some second language acquisition
researchers argue that the way the instructors provide form focused
instructions is of great significance in SLA development. The aim of the present
study was to investigate whether intensive and extensive form-focused
instruction would be useful for Iranian EFL learners’ written task accuracy. To
accomplish the purpose of this quasi-experimental study, 60 female elementary
learners in four intact classes were randomly selected as, the control group
(n=15), intensive focus on form group (n=15), extensive focus on form group
(n=15), and traditional (PPP) group (n=15). All groups participated in 17
sessions of telling reading summary task. The intensive group received feedback
on simple past tense errors only. The extensive group received feedback on all
kinds of errors including grammatical, pronunciation and lexical errors. The
PPP group was based on traditional method of presenting, practicing and
producing and the control group didn’t receive any feedback on errors. To
collect written data from the participants, a narrative task was employed. The
written data was quantified regarding the accuracy measure introduced by Ellis
(2012). The results of statistical analysis revealed that all form focused
groups significantly outperformed the control group. It can also be concluded
that the intensive focus on form was more effective in improving Iranian
learners’ written accuracy.
focus on form focus on forms intensive focus on form extensive focus on form accuracy
Bölüm | Makaleler |
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Yayımlanma Tarihi | 9 Aralık 2016 |
Gönderilme Tarihi | 23 Aralık 2016 |
Yayımlandığı Sayı | Yıl 2016Cilt: 2 Sayı: 6 |
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