ERIC Number: EJ1375587
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2023
Pages: 47
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ISSN: ISSN-1814-9448
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Teaching Grammar and Vocabulary for the TOEIC Test with Corpora: The Case of Lower Intermediate Learners
Lin, Yen-Yu
Taiwan Journal of TESOL, v20 n1 p67-113 2023
This study examined the effectiveness of guided data-driven learning (DDL) activities on helping technological university students with a lower-intermediate proficiency level to learn grammar and vocabulary topics for the TOEIC test. The question of whether inductive learners make more progress than deductive learners was also addressed. A total of fifty-one non-English majors in a freshman English class participated in the study. Five computer-based and four paper-based DDL lessons were developed to increase students' awareness of the usage of particular grammar items and the distinction between three sets of synonyms. In order to determine the effects of the treatments, all the participants took pre-tests and immediate posttests. The results showed that there was a statistically significant difference between pre- and post-tests on grammar and vocabulary. However, inductive learners did not outperform deductive learners. As for students' perception of the treatments, it is noteworthy that they tended to take a neutral to less than positive attitude towards this DDL experience even though such an experience helped them significantly improve. The results suggested the existence of a gap between students' perceived satisfaction and their actual achievement. Pedagogical implications of these findings were discussed to improve the efficacy of DDL in Taiwan's EFL context.
Descriptors: Grammar, Teaching Methods, Second Language Learning, English (Second Language), Language Tests, Second Language Instruction, Vocabulary Skills, Nonmajors, College Freshmen, Data Analysis, Language Proficiency, Computer Assisted Instruction, Conventional Instruction, Foreign Countries, Instructional Effectiveness, Student Attitudes, Cognitive Style, Independent Study, Computational Linguistics, Logical Thinking, Engineering Education, Computer Science Education
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research; Tests/Questionnaires
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Taiwan
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