The Impact of Mixed Planning on the Accuracy of Iranian Learners’ Oral Performance

Journal of English Language Pedagogy and Practice

مقاله 9، دوره 1، شماره 3، بهمن 2008، صفحه 177-203   

نوع مقاله: Research Paper

نویسندگان

Zohreh Seifoori؛ Parviz Birjandi

Islamic Azad University-Science and Research Branch

چکیده

This study set out to explore the impact of three levels of task planning on the accuracy of task-based oral performance with narrative task types among sixty Iranian sophomores majoring in Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL) at Islamic Azad University – Tabriz Branch. It was hypothesized that simultaneous pre-task/on-line planning would lead to more accurate performance. To test the research hypothesis, a quasi experimental design was used with three levels of planning (pre-task planning (PTP), on-line task planning (OLP), pre/on-line task planning (POLP). The participants in the study included 60 pre-intermediate TEFL sophomores at Islamic Azad University-Tabriz Branch who were selected out of a population of 200 TEFL sophomores on the basis of their scores on a proficiency test and an oral pre-test. One-way ANOVA run on the post-test data indicated statistically significant effects on the accuracy of the participants' task-based oral performance under POLP planning condition. However, there was no significant effect on accuracy as a result of PTP and OLP planning. The independent samples t-test analysis revealed significant accuracy gains in the POLP groups whereas the same improvements were not observed in the PTP and OLP planners.  
 

کلیدواژه‌ها

Pre-Task Planning؛ On-Line Planning؛ Pre/On-Line Planning؛ Oral performance؛ Accuracy

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