Instruction and attitudes in EFL: A focus on recognition and production of conventional expressions
This dissertation investigates the effects of instruction and language attitudes in the comprehension and production of conventional expressions in an EFL setting from a Skill Acquisition Theory perspective. Data from 46 senior-year university students were collected following a multi-method approac...
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| Tipo de recurso: | tesis doctoral |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2019 |
| País: | España |
| Institución: | CBUC, CESCA |
| Repositorio: | TDR. Tesis Doctorales en Red |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:www.tdx.cat:10803/667449 |
| Acceso en línea: | http://hdl.handle.net/10803/667449 http://dx.doi.org/10.6035/14110.2019.232985 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Adquisició de llengües Pragmàtica Actituds lingüístiques Pragmàtica de l'interllenguatge Instrucció Conventional expressions Arts, Humanitats i Llengües 81 |
| Sumario: | This dissertation investigates the effects of instruction and language attitudes in the comprehension and production of conventional expressions in an EFL setting from a Skill Acquisition Theory perspective. Data from 46 senior-year university students were collected following a multi-method approach during one month with a pretest-posttest-delayed posttest design. Results reveal expected outcomes: instructional treatment seems to affect positively both recognition and production; and lasted through the posttest but did not until the delayed posttest. Previous research shows that learners find it easier to recognize conventional expressions rather than to produce them. The present dissertation attests to these findings. Interestingly, and contrary to previous research on language attitudes, participants' attitudes did not change over time. This study presents several innovations including: 1) investigating both recognition and production in the same study; 2) studying conventional expressions in an EFL setting; and 3) investigating the possible effect of language attitudes towards conventional expressions. |
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