ERIC Number: EJ1211103
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2013
Pages: 13
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Using Dictogloss to Advance Proficiency and Accuracy in Teaching Arabic
Husseinali, Ghassan
Dimension, p46-58 2013
This study investigates the effectiveness of using dictogloss in making students notice and reproduce key vocabulary and highlighted structural features in a college intermediate level Arabic L2 class. Dictogloss is a technique used in second language classes to make students pay attention to the relationship between form and meaning. Students listened to a short text containing the target form(s) read aloud by the instructor. Students were asked to work in small groups/pairs to reconstruct the original text. Data for this study were obtained from individual student notes, group-generated text reconstructions, and post-dictogloss reflections. The results of this classroom-based investigation show a significant gap between individual student notes and the final groups-reconstructed texts in terms of both quantity and quality.
Descriptors: College Students, Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning, Semitic Languages, Instructional Effectiveness, Teaching Methods, Class Activities, Language Proficiency, Accuracy, Vocabulary Development, Grammar, Notetaking
Southern Conference on Language Teaching. P.O. Box 33615, Decatur, GA 30033. Tel: 404-290-1942; Web site: http://www.scolt.org
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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