Effects of Integrating Children's Literature and DVD Films into a College EFL Class

Autor/in	Chen, Mei-Ling
Titel	Effects of Integrating Children's Literature and DVD Films into a College EFL Class
Quelle	In: English Teaching: Practice and Critique, 11 (2012) 4, S.88-98 (11 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1175-8708
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; College Freshmen; Majors (Students); Nursing; English Language Learners; English (Second Language); Reading Attitudes; Reader Text Relationship; Childrens Literature; Fantasy; Novels; Films; Video Technology; Reading Comprehension; Control Groups; Experimental Groups; Textbooks; Pretests Posttests; Learner Engagement; Taiwan + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Studienanfänger; Krankenpflege; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Reading behavior; Rading behaviour; Leseverhalten; 'Children''s literature'; Kinderliteratur; Fantasie; Novel; Roman; Film; Leseverstehen; Textbook; Text book; Schulbuch; Lehrbuch
Abstract	The purpose of the study was to investigate the effects of the use of children's literature and DVD films on EFL adult language learning. A total of 89 non-English majors enrolled in two Freshman English classes participated in the study. The study employed a quasi-experimental, pretest/posttest comparison group design. The participants in the experimental group were exposed to the children's literature and DVD films. In the control group, the participants were exposed to the English Language Teaching (ELT) textbook. The experiment was conducted for two hours per week over two months. Then the reading comprehension sections of the Elementary GEPT posttests were administered and their outcomes were compared with those of the pretests. At the end of the course, the questionnaires were administered to the participants in the experimental group to elicit their perceptions about the various aspects of the use the children's literature and DVD films. The findings of the study revealed that alternately, reading, viewing the film, and discussing a children's fantasy novel significantly increased the scores on the reading comprehension subtests over the control group with exposure to the ELT textbook. (Contains 2 tables.) (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Wilf Malcolm Institute for Educational Research, University of Waikato. PB 3105, Hamilton, New Zealand. Tel: +64-7-858-5171; Fax: +64-7-838-4712; e-mail: wmier@waikato.ac.nz; Web site: http://education.waikato.ac.nz/research/journal/index.php?id=1
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10