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Investigating the Effectiveness of Audio Input Enhancement on EFL Learners' Retention of Intensifiers

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Author	Negari, Giti Mousapour Azizi, Aliye Arani, Davood Khedmatkar
Spatial Coverage	Iran
Abstract	The present study attempted to investigate the effects of audio input enhancement on EFL learners' retention of intensifiers. To this end, two research questions were formulated. In order to address these research questions, this study attempted to reject two null hypotheses. Pretest-posttest control group quasi-experimental design was employed to determine the extent to which audio input enhancement could have an effect on the retention of intensifiers by EFL learners. Cluster sampling was used and 43 students participated in the study. They were assigned into two groups: an audio input enhancement group and a control group. A multiple choice test of English intensifiers was used during three phases of the study to collect the required data. The reliability of the test was estimated to be 0.74. At the initial stage, English-Beginner Test was administered to assure the students' homogeneity. Before implementing the treatment, a pre-test consisting of 20 multiple-choice items on intensifiers was administered to ensure that the participants' knowledge of the target forms was more or less the same. English intensifiers were taught through audio input enhancement in the experimental group; however, no input enhancement was applied in the control group.
Related Links	https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/EJ1165191.pdf
Ending Page	138
Starting Page	123
ISSN	1694609X
Journal	International Journal of Instruction
Issue Number	1
Volume Number	11
Language	English
Publisher Date	2018-01-01
Access Restriction	Open
Subject Keyword	English (Second Language) Second Language Learning Second Language Instruction Quasiexperimental Design Pretests Posttests Control Groups Language Tests Retention (Psychology) Multiple Choice Tests Audio Equipment Test Reliability Teaching Methods Linguistic Input Comparative Analysis Experimental Groups High School Students Foreign Countries Language Proficiency Form Classes (Languages) Statistical Analysis High Schools
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Education

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