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ERIC Number: EJ1128830
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2014-Jun
Pages: 6
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ISSN: EISSN-2203-4714
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The Effect of Task Repetition on Fluency and Accuracy of EFL Saudi Female Learners' Oral Performance
Gashan, Amani K.; Almohaisen, Fahad M.
Advances in Language and Literary Studies, v5 n3 p36-41 Jun 2014
This study aimed to examine the effect of task repetition on foreign language output. Twenty eight Saudi female students in the Preparatory Year (PY) at King Saud university, were randomly selected to conduct an oral information-gap task. The participants were asked to perform the task two times with two-week interval between the two performances. The oral performances were transcribed and analyzed to measure fluency and accuracy of language output. The collected data were coded for the two dimensions of oral production (fluency and accuracy), based on the established criteria. A within group dependent t-test for paired samples was computed to find out whether there were significant differences between the mean scores of the first and the second performances. The findings revealed that task repetition resulted in significant differences in the subjects' oral discourse in terms of fluency and accuracy. The findings of the current study recommend that researchers and teachers might find it very beneficial to devote some of their time to design effective task repetition to help language learners improve their oral production.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research; Tests/Questionnaires
Education Level: Secondary Education; Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Saudi Arabia
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