ERIC Number: EJ1202073
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2019-Jan
Pages: 20
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ISSN: ISSN-1362-1688
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Textual Enhancement, Grammar Learning, Reading Comprehension, and Tag Questions
Meguro, Yoichi
Language Teaching Research, v23 n1 p58-77 Jan 2019
The present study investigates whether textual enhancement had any effects on grammar learning (tag questions) and reading comprehension, and whether the types of tag question contributed to the benefits of textual enhancement. The study employed a pretest--posttest design with three treatment sessions. The target forms were English tag questions, which were grouped into three types: auxiliary (AUX), do-support (DO), and modal (MODAL). Participants were 69 Japanese high school students, who were assigned into three experimental groups (n = 52) and a control group (n = 17). The control group received unenhanced passages, whereas three experimental groups received passages, each of which included one of the target forms visually manipulated. To examine the effects of textual enhancement, the participants performed a multiple-choice grammar task consisting of 18 items. Reading comprehension was assessed using a 10-item multiple-choice test based on information from the passage. The results showed (1) that the effectiveness of textual enhancement on learning the target forms appeared in one enhanced group (Group 3) but it did not appear in the other two groups; (2) that textual enhancement did not detract from reading comprehension; and (3) that enhancing specific types of the target forms seemed to facilitate Group 3's learning, but did not have any effects for the other groups.
Descriptors: Grammar, Reading Comprehension, Reading Tests, Multiple Choice Tests, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, High School Students, Foreign Countries, Pretests Posttests, English (Second Language), Experimental Groups, Control Groups, Questioning Techniques, Readability, Readability Formulas, Reading Materials, Cues, Linguistic Input
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research; Tests/Questionnaires
Education Level: High Schools; Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Japan
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