Comparing the Effects of Explicit and Implicit Teaching Using Literary and Nonliterary Materials on Learner's Pragmatic Comprehension and Production

Autor/inn/en	Hosseini, Mohammad Baqerzadeh; Pourghasemian, Hossein
Titel	Comparing the Effects of Explicit and Implicit Teaching Using Literary and Nonliterary Materials on Learner's Pragmatic Comprehension and Production
Quelle	In: Cogent Education, 6 (2019) 1, Artikel 1662979 (17 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Hosseini, Mohammad Baqerzadeh) ORCID (Pourghasemian, Hossein)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2331-186X
DOI	10.1080/2331186X.2019.1662979
Schlagwörter	Comparative Analysis; Teaching Methods; Language Tests; Speech Acts; Pragmatics; Metalinguistics; Language of Instruction; Multiple Choice Tests; Drama; English (Second Language); Second Language Learning; Second Language Instruction; Interlanguage; Majors (Students); Literature; College Students; Foreign Countries; Lesson Plans; Test Items; Instructional Materials; Linguistic Input; Iran + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Language test; Sprachtest; Sprechakt; Pragmalinguistik; Metalanguage; Metasprache; Teaching language; Unterrichtssprache; Multiple choice examinations; Multiple-choice tests, Multiple-choice examinations; Multiple-Choice-Verfahren; Schauspiel; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Zielsprache; Literatur; Collegestudent; Ausland; Lesson planning; Unterrichtsplanung; Test content; Testaufgabe; Lehrmaterial; Lehrmittel; Unterrichtsmedien; Sprachbildung
Abstract	The present paper explored how plays could contribute to pragmatic development when employed as a medium of implicit or explicit instruction. 80 undergraduate English-major students were divided into four experimental groups two of which were literary and two nonliterary. Implicit Literary, as one of the literary groups was exposed to typographically enhanced plays containing the speech acts of, refusal, apology, and request. Explicit Literary, the other literary group received the same speech acts and metapragmatic instructions on the acts as well. For the nonliterary groups, dialogs which contained the given functions served as the medium of instruction for either Implicit Nonliterary containing enhanced input or Explicit Nonliterary having input plus metapragmatic information. All participants took a Multiple- Choice Discourse Completion Test (MDCT) and a Written Discourse Completion Test (WDCT) both before and after the instruction. Analysis of the participants' performance on the pretest and posttest WDCT did not reveal any significant difference between the literary and nonliterary groups. Concerning the mode of instruction, explicit groups outperformed the implicit ones. Pre and posttest analyses of the participants' performance on the MDCT revealed no significant differences among the groups in terms of the four teaching conditions implying that EFL learners' knowledge of speech acts can be boosted by pragmatic instruction irrespective of the medium or mode of instruction. (As Provided).
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