Guessing-Words-In-Context Strategies Used by Beginning and Upper-Intermediate Level EFL Students

Kanatlar, G. Muge; Peker, Bena Gül

doi:10.18848/1447-9494/cgp/v16i05/46326

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“…Context clue can be referred based on a word, term, phrase, sentence and so on to assist the respondent to obtain the clue to understand the meaning of a word. The findings of the research by Kanatlar (1995), show that predicting the meaning of the word through context clue is the most popular strategy among students.…”

Section: Methods Of Obtaining Context Clue In Thementioning

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Using Context Clues in Determining Contextual Meaning of Arabic Words

Jabar¹,

Mansor²

2021

JSSH

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Language context plays an important role in determining the meaning of a word. To understand its meaning, it is imperative that context be considered. Today, many students have difficulty understanding the meaning of Arabic words as they are unable to understand the context. However, words, phrases or sentences in a text can serve as a guide or clue to understand the meaning of unknown words. This is termed as context clues. This study aims to identify how context clues help students determine the contextual meaning of an Arabic word. Their understanding process is analysed from the critical discourse analysis perspective using a three-dimensional model introduced by Fairclough (1989). This study was conducted using a questionnaire and interviews with twenty undergraduates studying Arabic language from five Malaysian universities. Five Arabic words were selected from five news texts quoted from the Arab news portal al-Ra’i (http://alrai.com/); covering sports, economics, politics, social and technology. The words selected have many meanings, depending on the context of the sentence. Students must determine the meaning contextually by stating the context clues in the text that guided them. The findings show that context clues can help students understand the meaning of Arabic words and enhance their understanding based on its sentence context. References

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Section: Methods Of Obtaining Context Clue In Thementioning

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Using Context Clues in Determining Contextual Meaning of Arabic Words

Jabar¹,

Mansor²

2021

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“…Some of the studies revealed the efficacy of CGS in identifying the meaning of words (Istifci, 2009;Samiyan & Khorasani, 2014;Bakhtiarvand, 2007;Kanatlar & Peker, 2009). These studies have found the effect of CGS on different levels of L2 learners; some of the findings showed that beginners use guessing strategies more frequently than the upperintermediate level learners.…”

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The Effect of Contextual Guessing Strategy on Identifying the Meaning of Low-Frequency Words and Behaviours of Turkish Efl Students in Identifying the Meaning of Unknown Words

İnal

2021

EJFL

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This study explores the contribution of Contextual Guessing Strategy (CGS) to identify the meaning of unknown low-frequency words within the context, and to identify the habits of English language majoring students in employing CGS. The participants in this study are ninety-three male and female ELT students randomly selected. Data collection tools were a reading text and two questionnaires identifying three major areas. These are: 1. which sources students apply in the first instance to identify the meaning of unknown words, 2. which contextual clues they look for, and 3. how often these clues are employed to reveal the meaning of unknown words. Article visualizations:<img src="/-counters-/edu_01/0784/a.php" alt="Hit counter" />

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“…To be more specific, Cetinavci (2014), for example, considers that rich context contains more clues and the learners notice them and guess the unknown words' meaning easily. It was observed in research from Kanatlar and Gül Peker (2009) that the prediction of word meaning utilizing context clues was the most popular strategy. The participants used morphological clues, phonological clues as well as the contextual richness of the passage.…”

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Mastering Test-Taking Reading Skills With Contextual Guessing: The Case of Unified Entrance Exam

Chaikovska¹,

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Spivachuk

2022

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A high percentage of bachelor test-takers who failed the unified entrance examination test in 2021 demonstrated the lack of adequate reading strategies such as contextual guessing for improving exam performance. The study aims at evaluating the use of contextual guessing strategy during extra-curriculum EFL classes as a way to improve students’ unified entrance examination performance. The present study also examines the impact of word formation as a component of contextual guessing strategy and the effectiveness of contextual guessing with online vocabulary application in exam preparation. A quasi-experimental design was employed which involved 24 third-year students from different departments of Higher Educational Institution "Podillia State University" in 2020-2021. The quantitative research method was employed to assess the effectiveness of using contextual guessing to improve students’ test performance using the mean score formula. Additionally, we produced a test statistic based on the ranks (Mann–Whitney U-criterion). The results showed that the experimental group that was taught the strategy of guessing unknown words with the help of word-formation processes, and contextual clues, in particular, and applied the vocabulary platform for fixing and retaining guessed words had higher results than those who were taught unified entrance examination tests with the help of the grammar-translation method. Based on Mann–Whitney U-criterion we have statistically significant evidence to conclude that contextual guessing significantly affects EFL learners’ test performance in experimental and control groups. The guide on word formation was designed during the experiment.

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Guessing-Words-In-Context Strategies Used by Beginning and Upper-Intermediate Level EFL Students

Abstract: This descriptive study aimed at investigating the guessing words-in-context strategies of six beginning and six upper-intermediate level EFL students at the Faculty of Engineering and Architecture, Osmangazi University.

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Using Context Clues in Determining Contextual Meaning of Arabic Words

Using Context Clues in Determining Contextual Meaning of Arabic Words

The Effect of Contextual Guessing Strategy on Identifying the Meaning of Low-Frequency Words and Behaviours of Turkish Efl Students in Identifying the Meaning of Unknown Words

Mastering Test-Taking Reading Skills With Contextual Guessing: The Case of Unified Entrance Exam

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