ERIC Number: EJ1249027
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2020
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Developing Pragmatic Comprehension and Production: Corpus-Based Teaching of Formulaic Sequences in an EFL Setting
Journal of Language and Linguistic Studies, v16 n1 p474-488 2020
The present study aims to explore the effects of corpus-based teaching on English language learners' pragmatic comprehension and production of 19 formulaic sequences (FS), categorized under agreements, disagreements, self-clarifications and other-clarifications. The study had a quasi-experimental research design with a pre-test, immediate post-test and delayed post-test. A total of 35 students participated in the study and were divided into two groups. The experimental group (N=19) received corpus-based teaching whereas the control group (N=16) was exposed to traditional instruction and did not receive treatment at all. The results showed that there was a significant difference between the pre-test and immediate post-test and between immediate post-test and delayed post-test regarding the production of the targeted items for the experimental group. The findings indicate the effectiveness of corpus-based teaching in oral production, and the need for learners to engage with the real language data, corpus data, to improve their pragmatic competences.
Descriptors: Pragmatics, Computational Linguistics, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Teaching Methods, Oral Language, Instructional Effectiveness, Language Processing, Pretests Posttests, Comparative Analysis, North American English, Foreign Countries, Phrase Structure
Journal of Language and Linguistic Studies. Hacettepe Universitesi, Egitim Fakultesi B Blok, Yabanci Diller Egitimi Bolumu, Ingiliz Dili Egitimi Anabilim Dali, Ankara 06800, Turkey. e-mail: jllsturkey@gmail.com; Web site: http://www.jlls.org
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research; Tests/Questionnaires
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Turkey
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