ERIC Number: EJ1250701
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2020
Pages: 12
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From Preschool to Elementary 4th Grade: The Follow-Up Study of the Effect of Life-Focused Foreign Language Acquisition Program
Uslu, Banu
International Journal of Research in Education and Science, v6 n2 p273-283 Spr 2020
The present study examines the longitudinal effects of the Life-Focused Foreign Language Acquisition Program (LFFLAP) on children who were attending public preschool education. The sample of the study consists of two groups of students studying in a public school in the Selçuklu district of Konya. During the follow-up period, the experimental group children did not receive any other English language education until the 2nd grade. The control group children, who never had any foreign language education, started to learn English in 2nd grade for the first time via the Ministry of National Education Program. The Life-Focused Foreign Language Acquisition Scale was used to assess the level of English language acquisition of students. Non-parametric statistical techniques were used to analyze the data. According to the results of the study, the meaningful differences between the control and experimental group students in the beginning disappeared gradually by the time they reached 4th grade. Based on the findings and results of this research elementary school foreign language classes can be increased from two hours a week to five hours a week (as in one hour a day) and the foreign language teachers can use the target language in their classes instead of the native one.
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Outcomes of Education, Elementary School Students, Longitudinal Studies, Comparative Analysis, Measures (Individuals), Scheduling, Time Factors (Learning), Language Usage, Teaching Methods, Program Effectiveness, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries
International Journal of Research in Education and Science. Necmettin Erbakan University, Ahmet Kelesoglu Education Faculty, Meram, Konya 42090 Turkey. e-mail: ijresoffice@gmail.com; Web site: http://www.ijres.net
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Turkey
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