The effect of task-based instruction on the acquisition and use of English existential constructions by Iranian EFL learners

Farsani, Hussein Muhammadi; Tavakoli, Mansour; Moinzadeh, Ahmad

doi:10.1080/17501229.2011.604419

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“…One possibly effective way is for teachers to direct students' attention to focus on the form (i.e., subject-operator agreement) through task-based instruction (Farsani et al, 2012).…”

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A corpus‐based analysis of Hong Kong EFL learners' use of existential constructions

Cheng

2023

TESOL Journal

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In ESL/EFL contexts, learners' errors are often an area of interest among teachers as identifying recurring and grave errors may inform teachers about the difficulties faced by the learners (Xie, 2019), hence offering insights on teaching activities and materials. In Hong Kong, previous studies have investigated various language structures produced by the learners, including articles (e.g., Chan, 2019), connectives (e.g., Cheng & Tsang, 2022), relative clauses (e.g., Gisborne, 2000). To better understand the language use by EFL learners, the present study focused particularly on the existential construction in English, which seems to be a less explored structure. This brief reports on the use of existential structures in EFL secondary school learners' writing to identify the challenges faced by the learners when acquiring this construction.1. There are many customers in the shop. 2. There is a bird singing outside the window.

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“…One possibly effective way is for teachers to direct students' attention to focus on the form (i.e., subject-operator agreement) through task-based instruction (Farsani et al, 2012).…”

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A corpus‐based analysis of Hong Kong EFL learners' use of existential constructions

Cheng

2023

TESOL Journal

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“…Previous studies such as Farsani and Hajimeybodi (2015) suggested that the flyswatter game is one of the games that helps improve the students’ receptive knowledge of lexical collocation measured by multiple choice tests. The research by Erlam and Ellis (2019) further substantiated that the flyswatter game as one of the input‐tasks could facilitate the incidental acquisition of both receptive and productive knowledge of the target words, based on the vocabulary tests that assessed both comprehension and production of the target items.…”

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“…The major limitation of Al‐Shawi's (2014) research, however, is that it was based on a single‐group experimental design without a baseline group. Farsani and Hajimeybodi (2015) used a two‐group experimental design on adolescent learners (aged 14–18) and showed that the flyswatter game (and also a few other games) resulted in better lexical and grammatical collocation learning achievements than the traditional method, although their research participants consisted of only female students.…”

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The use of flyswatter game to assist elementary learners’ vocabulary learning: Gamification in TCSOL

Xiao

2022

Int J App Linguistics

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This study investigates the effects of the flyswatter game on elementary students’ Chinese vocabulary learning. Using a pre‐ and post‐test design, the study examined the development by two groups of beginner learners in Laos. Both groups received the same Chinese course, with the experimental group being taught with the flyswatter game while the control with a traditional method. The results suggest that the experimental group had significantly larger improvement than the control group, especially regarding the learning of the vocabulary types “dates” and “Chinese zodiac animals.” The results also indicate that this game may be more effective for the learning of vocabulary presented in characters than in other forms like pictures. These findings provide insights into a strategic use of this game in elementary classrooms.

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“…English teachers can provide students with a practical and more authentic experience of using English by providing them with task-based instructions [15].…”

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Early Language Exposure for Better Acquisition of English in Indonesia: A Narrative Study

Samudro¹,

Amin²

2022

Proceedings of the 3rd Annual Conference of Education and Social Sciences (ACCESS 2021)

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Being proficient in English is a necessity in this globalized era. However, people in many countries are still struggling hard to achieve adequate mastery of English, including Indonesia. While most Indonesian people have low proficiency in English, even those having majored in it at university, there are people who managed to master the language very well despite not having an English education background. This paper aims to uncover the strategies and life experiences of a competent English user with such a phenomenon. The data of this study were collected using phenomenological interviews with a purposedly selected participant. The data were then analyzed using the narrative qualitative data analysis as proposed by Miles et al. (2014). The findings indicate that acquisition of a foreign language can be optimized through early contextual and meaningful use of the language in one's familial contexts, ample and continuous exposure to English based on one's interests from an early age. These findings can be used as a basis for designing programs to improve and accelerate the acquisition of English at the family and institutional levels.

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The effect of task-based instruction on the acquisition and use of English existential constructions by Iranian EFL learners

Cited by 4 publications

References 39 publications

A corpus‐based analysis of Hong Kong EFL learners' use of existential constructions

A corpus‐based analysis of Hong Kong EFL learners' use of existential constructions

The use of flyswatter game to assist elementary learners’ vocabulary learning: Gamification in TCSOL

Early Language Exposure for Better Acquisition of English in Indonesia: A Narrative Study

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