The Effect of Metadiscourse Instruction on Iranian EFL Learners' Speaking Ability

Autor/inn/en	Ahour, Touran; Entezari Maleki, Saeideh
Titel	The Effect of Metadiscourse Instruction on Iranian EFL Learners' Speaking Ability
Quelle	In: English Language Teaching, 7 (2014) 10, S.69-75 (7 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1916-4742
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; English (Second Language); Second Language Learning; Second Language Instruction; Oral Language; Control Groups; Teaching Methods; Pretests Posttests; Experimental Groups; Language Proficiency; Language Tests; Comparative Analysis; Undergraduate Students; Teacher Education; Language Teachers; Associate Degrees; Interrater Reliability; Statistical Analysis; Instructional Effectiveness; Iran; Test of English as a Foreign Language + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Oral interpretation; Mündlicher Sprachgebrauch; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Language skill; Language skills; Sprachkompetenz; Language test; Sprachtest; Lehrerausbildung; Lehrerbildung; Language teacher; Sprachunterricht; Interrater-Reliabilität; Statistische Analyse; Unterrichtserfolg
Abstract	This study attempted to unveil the effect of metadiscourse instruction on the improvement of the speaking ability of Iranian EFL learners. After the administration of a language proficiency test, 34 homogeneous participants were assigned into the experimental and control groups. Then, the two groups were compared on their speaking ability. After the homogeneity of the participants was confirmed, both groups underwent 4 sessions of instruction. The experimental group received metadiscourse instruction, while the control group received no instruction. At the end of the treatment, both groups took part in the speaking posttest. The results indicated that the speaking performance of the experimental group was significantly higher than the control group. In addition, the comparison of the pretest and posttest of the experimental group proved an improvement in their speaking ability; while the same comparison in the control group didn't suggest any improvement. Therefore, teachers can benefit from metadiscourse instruction to enhance the speaking ability of their students. (As Provided).
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Update	2018/2/05