Appropriation-Based Syllabus and Speaking Ability: Evidence from Iranian EFL Context

Biannual Journal of Education Experiences

دوره 4، شماره 2 - شماره پیاپی 7، اسفند 2021، صفحه 195-2014   

نوع مقاله: Original Article

نویسندگان

Seyedeh Masoomeh Asaei¹؛ Ramin Rahimy^{* 2}

¹Department of English Language, Tonekabon Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tonekabon, Iran

²Assistant Professor, Department of English Language, Tonekabon Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tonekabon, Iran

چکیده

The impetus for performing this study came from Thornbury's (2005) approach to teaching speaking in which he claimed that awareness-raising techniques and appropriation strategies facilitate the developing speaking skill. Accordingly, this study explored the impact of an appropriation-based syllabus to teaching speaking by using chunks-on-card activities based on quasi-experimental method. To do so, 30 Iranian intermediate EFL learners were selected from four classes in a language institute and the classes were randomly allocated to two groups: an experimental and a control group. To observe the effect of the treatment, the participants underwent pre- and post-tests on speaking skill. They participated in 14 treatment sessions in which the experimental group practiced the chunks-on-card approach through drilling while the control group practiced the conventional approach. The findings of the Independent-Samples T-test as well as the Paired Samples T-test revealed significant differences among the pre- and post-tests scores of both groups. Thus, the hypothesis of the study which postulated that the appropriation-based teaching of lexical chunks had a significant impact on these intermediate EFL learners’ speaking skills was confirmed. 

کلیدواژه‌ها

Lexical Chunks؛ Appropriation؛ Speaking Skill؛ EFL Learners؛ Collocation

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