ERIC Number: EJ1127411
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2016-Jul
Pages: 22
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ISSN: ISSN-2322-1291
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ADHD and Adolescent EFL Learners' Speaking Complexity, Accuracy, and Fluency in English
Marashi, Hamid; Dolatdoost, Mohammad
Iranian Journal of Language Teaching Research, v4 n2 p105-126 Jul 2016
This study was an attempt to investigate the relationships among Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and speaking complexity, accuracy, and fluency (CAF) among Iranian EFL learners. To fulfill the purpose of this study, the teachers and parents of 593 male students were given the Farsi version of the CSI-4 ADHD diagnostic questionnaire, out of which 61 students scored above the cut-off score of nine in both the teacher and parent questionnaires. These students then sat for a sample speaking section of the Key English Test (KET); the interviews were scored by two raters according to the measures of CAF. The data were thus analyzed and the results revealed a significant positive correlation between ADHD and speaking fluency; in contrast, a significant negative correlation was observed between ADHD and speaking complexity and ADHD and speaking accuracy. The regressions disclosed that ADHD is a significant predictor of complexity, accuracy, and fluency in speaking. The findings of this study have pedagogical implications for both parents and teachers in contact with students with ADHD with respect to the importance of identifying such students and thus planning and monitoring their progress.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Indo European Languages, Questionnaires, Parent Attitudes, Teacher Attitudes, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Scores, Interviews, Correlation, Language Fluency, Language Skills, Regression (Statistics), Elementary School Students, Diagnostic Tests, Oral Language, Statistical Analysis
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research; Tests/Questionnaires
Education Level: Elementary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Iran
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