Exploring the Impact of Parallel Teaching on General Language Proficiency of EFL Learners

Autor/inn/en	Aliakbari, Mohammad; Bazyar, Abdonour
Titel	Exploring the Impact of Parallel Teaching on General Language Proficiency of EFL Learners
Quelle	In: Journal of Pan-Pacific Association of Applied Linguistics, 16 (2012) 1, S.55-71 (17 Seiten) PDF als Volltext (1); PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei (2) Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1345-8353
Schlagwörter	English (Second Language); Second Language Learning; Second Language Instruction; Language Proficiency; Junior High School Students; Control Groups; Testing; Pretests Posttests; Teaching Methods; Language Tests; Foreign Countries; Experimental Groups; Team Teaching; Teacher Collaboration; Iran + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Language skill; Language skills; Sprachkompetenz; Junior High Schools; Student; Students; Sekundarstufe I; Schüler; Schülerin; Testdurchführung; Testen; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Language test; Sprachtest; Ausland; Teamteaching; Lehrerkooperation
Abstract	Over the past few decades co-teaching has attracted due attention for enhancing learning process in educational systems. Drawing on the concept of "parallel model", the present study attempted to examine the extent to which this approach can affect general language proficiency of EFL learners. To this end, through a quasi-experimental study, a group of 32 second-grade students studying English in junior high school were assigned into a Control Group (CG) and an Experimental Group (EG) according to their pre-test performance. Parallel teaching by co-instructors was implanted in EG context, while for the CG the instruction was delivered by a single teacher. The results of the post-test administration revealed that difference in instruction approaches did not result in a significant difference in the subjects' performance. Further investigation made it clear that before any attempt in its implementation, learners need to be educated and culturally prepared to benefit from such an approach. (Contains 6 tables.) (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Pan-Pacific Association of Applied Linguistics. Department of English, Namseoul University, 21 Maeju-ri, Seonghwan-eup, Cheonan-city, Choongnam, Korea 330-707. Tel: +82-2-3290-1995; e-mail: paalkorea@yahoo.co.kr; Web site: http://www.paal.kr/journal/journal.asp
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Update	2017/4/10