Explicit Instruction: a study on production and interpretation of Noun-Noun and Adjective-Noun constructions

This dissertation aims at exploring the role that explicit instruction plays in the L2 English classroom to determine the effectiveness of this kind of instruction in L1 Spanish students in the first year of Bachillerato (Spanish High School). To do so, this dissertation employs two grammatical stru...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor: Fernández Lastras, Pablo
Tipo de recurso: tesis de maestría
Fecha de publicación:2023
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Valladolid
Repositorio:UVaDOC. Repositorio Documental de la Universidad de Valladolid
OAI Identifier:oai:uvadoc.uva.es:10324/66801
Acceso en línea:https://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/66801
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:NNs
ANs
Explicit instruction
L1 Spanish – L2 English
Premodification
Instrucción explícita
L1 español – L2 inglés
Premodificación
5701.11 Enseñanza de Lenguas
Descripción
Sumario:This dissertation aims at exploring the role that explicit instruction plays in the L2 English classroom to determine the effectiveness of this kind of instruction in L1 Spanish students in the first year of Bachillerato (Spanish High School). To do so, this dissertation employs two grammatical structures: Noun-Noun (NN) and Adjective-Noun (AN) constructions. Two different groups took part in developing this project: i) an instructed group and ii) a non-instructed group. Both groups were exposed to two different tasks: i) a production task and ii) an interpretation task. The results obtained in the project indicate that the instructed group outperformed the non-instructed group, suggesting that explicit instruction has positive effects on students’ performance. The instructed group achieved a higher grammaticality in the production of NNs and ANs than the non-instructed group. Therefore, explicit instruction results effective when teaching L2 English to L1 Spanish students.