The Effect of Using Small and Large Group Discussions on Developing Some Poetry Skills in English and Attitudes towards Poetry Teaching among Special Diploma Students

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‫ﺍﻟﻌﺩﺩ‬ ‫ﺍﻷﺯﻫﺭ،‬ ‫ﺠﺎﻤﻌﺔ‬ ‫ﺍﻟﺘﺭﺒﻴﺔ،‬ ‫ﻜﻠﻴﺔ‬ ‫ﻤﺠﻠﺔ‬ ) : ١٦٥ ‫ﺍﻟﺠﺯﺀ‬ ، ‫ﺍﻟﺜﺎﻨﻲ‬ ( ‫ﺃﻜﺘﻭﺒﺭ‬ ‫ﻟﺴﻨﺔ‬ ٢٠١٥ ‫ﻡ‬ -٨٨٥ -‫ﺍﻟﻌﺩﺩ‬ ‫ﺍﻷﺯﻫﺭ،‬ ‫ﺠﺎﻤﻌﺔ‬ ‫ﺍﻟﺘﺭﺒﻴﺔ،‬ ‫ﻜﻠﻴﺔ‬ ‫ﻤﺠﻠﺔ‬ ) : ١٦٥ ‫ﺍﻟﺜﺎﻨﻲ‬ ‫ﺍﻟﺠﺯﺀ‬ ، ( ‫ﻟﺴﻨﺔ‬ ‫ﺃﻜﺘﻭﺒﺭ‬ ٢٠١٥ ‫ﻡ‬ ‫ﺍﻟﻌﺩﺩ‬ ‫ﺍﻷﺯﻫﺭ،‬ ‫ﺠﺎﻤﻌﺔ‬ ‫ﺍﻟﺘﺭﺒﻴﺔ،‬ ‫ﻜﻠﻴﺔ‬ ‫ﻤﺠﻠﺔ‬ ) : ١٦٥ ‫ﺍﻟﺠﺯﺀ‬ ، ‫ﺍﻟﺜﺎﻨﻲ‬ ( ‫ﺃﻜﺘﻭﺒﺭ‬ ‫ﻟﺴﻨﺔ‬ ٢٠١٥ ‫ﻡ‬ -٨٨٧ - Abstract:The aim of this study was to know the Effect of Using Small and Large Group Discussions on Developing Some Poetry Skills in English and Attitudes towards Poetry Teaching among special Diploma Students at Faculty of Education, Beni-Suef-University hrough the review of literature, observation and meetings, the researcher stated the problem of the study. Objectives, importance, questions, instruments, delimitations, terms and references of the study were also determined. The sample comprised 41 students (males and females, majored in English) in 2015.The method used was quasi-experimentalHypotheses of the study were as the following: (1) There is a statistically significant difference between the mean scores of students in the pre-test and the post test in the skills of poetry in general at level of .01 in favour of the post test (2) There is a statistically significant difference between the mean scores of students in the pre-test and the post test in each skill of poetry at level of .01 in favour of the post test (3) There is a statistically significant difference between the scores of students in the pre/attitudes scale and the post attitudes scale in the first dimension (Students' Attitudes towards Teaching Poetry in Positive Manner), at level of .01 in favour of the post attitudes scale (4) There is a statistically significant difference between the scores of students in the pre/attitudes scale and the post attitudes scale in the second dimension (Students' Attitudes towards Poetry Regarding the Course Type), at level of .01 in favour of the post attitudes scale (5) There is a statistically significant difference between the scores of students in the pre/attitudes scale and the post attitudes scale in the third dimension (Students' Attitudes towards Teaching Poetry in Negative Manner), at level of .01 in favour of the post attitudes scale (6) There is a statistically significant difference between the scores of students in the pre/attitudes scale and the post attitudes scale in all dimensions of the attitude scale, at level of .01 in favour of the post attitudes scaleProcedures included administering the diagnostic test after achieving validity and reliability to assess the skills of poetry. According to the results of the diagnostic test which was the first question of the study: (What are the skills of poetry that students in Special Diploma should develop?), the researcher started designing a program to help student develop their skills of poetry. Before administering the pre-test ,the researcher determined validity as the test was submitted to juries, then reliability was achieved. Students' scores were low in the diagnostic and the prepost tests. Afterwards, the researcher start...