The Effect of Mechanical and Meaningful Production of Output on Learning English Relative Clauses

Autor/in	Abadikhah, Shirin
Titel	The Effect of Mechanical and Meaningful Production of Output on Learning English Relative Clauses
Quelle	In: System: An International Journal of Educational Technology and Applied Linguistics, 40 (2012) 1, S.129-143 (15 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0346-251X
DOI	10.1016/j.system.2012.01.001
Schlagwörter	English (Second Language); Second Language Learning; Phrase Structure; Foreign Countries; Pretests Posttests; Learning Activities; Audio Equipment; Second Language Instruction; Cooperation; Dialogs (Language); Teaching Methods; Instructional Effectiveness; Iran + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Phrasenstruktur; Ausland; Lernaktivität; Audio-CD; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Co-operation; Kooperation; Dialog; Dialogs; Dialogue; Dialogues; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Unterrichtserfolg
Abstract	The present study examined the effectiveness of mechanical and meaningful production of output on the learning of English relative clauses by Iranian EFL learners. The study involved two groups of learners (N = 36) who completed a pre-test, three activities and a post-test over an 8-week period. The collaborative dialogue of the participants was tape-recorded and transcribed. The results of the tests showed that both groups made significant progress from pre-test to post-test and they did not differ significantly in their gains on the target linguistic forms, suggesting that both contexts contributed to the learning of English relative clauses. Findings from the tape-recorded data, however, indicated that there was a significant relationship between activity type and number of language-related episodes (LREs): the more meaningful activities elicited significantly more LREs compared to the more mechanical activities. Furthermore, there was a significant relationship between the gains of learners who scored below the average on the pre-test and the number of LREs they produced. (Contains 1 figure and 8 tables.) (As Provided).
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