Syntactic Priming Effects on EFL Learners’ Production and Retention of Indirect Questions

Research in English Language Pedagogy

مقاله 2، دوره 1، شماره 1، آذر 2013، صفحه 13-23   

نوع مقاله: Original Article

نویسندگان

Reza Biria¹؛ Ahmad Ameri Golestan^{* 2}

¹Department of English, Khorasgan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Isfahan, Iran

²Department of English, Majlesi Branch, Islamic Azad University, Isfahan, Iran

چکیده

This study examines the impact of syntactic priming on the production and retention of indirect questions by Iranian learners of English as a foreign language (EFL). Eighty learners participated in two experiments investigating the impact of syntactic priming on oral production and retention of indirect questions. Experiment 1 showed that priming resulted in increased production of the target structure by the Experimental groups as compared with production by the Control groups. Experiment 2 showed that the rate of production of the target structure remained significantly higher for participants in the Experimental groups one day later.

کلیدواژه‌ها

language proficiency؛ metaphor؛ Metaphorical Competence؛ EFL learners

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