A comparative study of the effectiveness of task-based versus traditional instruction of intermediate Italian as a foreign language : findings on accuracy and fluency /

This study provides new evidence in favor of TBI methodologies in the acquisition and development of fluency in second language learners of Italian.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Means, Tom
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lewiston, N.Y. : Edwin Mellen Press, ©2011.
Temas:
Italian language > Study and teaching.
Italian language > Acquisition.
Italien (Langue) > Acquisition.
FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDY > Italian.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Foreword by Liliana Sanchez; Acknowledgements; Chapter 1: Introduction and Review of the Literature; Introduction; 1.1 Communicative Language Teaching and Focus on FormInstruction; 1.2 Theoretical framework; 1.3 Statement of the problem and significance of the study; 1.4 Patterns of findings in method comparison research; 1.5 Task-based Instruction: Theory and Research; 1.6 Traditional Instruction: History and Justification; 1.7 Target Features; 1.8 Central Hypothesis and Sub-Hypotheses; Chapter 2: Methods and Procedures; Introduction; 2.1 Research Design; 2.2 Participants
  • 2.3 Materials and Treatments2.4 Data Collection Procedure; 2.5 Scoring and analysis; Chapter 3: TBI and TI Results in Controlled and SpontaneousTests; Introduction; 3.1 Statistical results for the first Sub-hypothesis, Accuracy inTest 1; 3.2 Statistical findings for the second Sub-hypothesis, Accuracyin Test 2; 3.3 Statistical results for the third Sub-hypothesis, Accuracy inTest 3; 3.4 Statistical results for the fourth Sub-hypothesis, Accuracy inTest 4; 3.5 Statistical results for the fifth Sub-hypothesis, Fluency inTest 2
  • 3.6 Statistical results for the sixth Sub-hypothesis, Fluency inTest 33.7 Statistical results for the seventh Sub-hypothesis, Fluency inTest 4; 3.8 Summary of the findings; Chapter 4: Discussion; Introduction; 4.1 Discussion of the results; 4.2 Implications; 4.3 Limitations and Future Research; 4.4 Conclusions; Appendix A: Outline of TBI Cycle; Appendix B: Observation Grid; Appendix C: Study Announcement; Appendix D: Bio-questionnaire; Appendix E: Elicitations for Language Samples; Appendix F: Examples of Written Samples; Appendix G: Informed Consent Form
  • Appendix H: TI Instructional Packet, Song from Luciano LigabueAppendix I: TBI Instructional Packet, Laminated Study Sheet; Appendix J: Principles of TBI; Appendix K: TI Instruction Packet, Sample of Fill in the Blanks(Vocabulary) Exercise; Appendix L: TI Instruction Packet, Sample of Fill in Correct Formof Verb Exercise; Appendix M: TI Instruction Packet, Sample of Grammar PromptsExercise; Appendix N: TI Instruction Packet, Sample of GrammarTransformation Exercise; Appendix O: TI Instruction Packet, Sample of Fill in the Blanks(Grammar) Exercise
  • Appendix P: TBI Instruction Packet, Sample of ListeningComprehension GuideAppendix Q: TBI Instruction Packet, Sample of DictoglossExercise; Appendix R: TBI Instruction Packet, Sample of Daily RoutinesChart; Appendix S: TBI Instruction Packet, Sample of Relevant WritingSample Exercise; Appendix T: TBI Instruction Packet, Sample of GrammarTransformation Exercise; Appendix U: Test 1-Create Complete Sentences; Appendix V: Battery of Tests, Version A; Appendix W: GG t-tests for Test 1; Appendix X: GG t-tests for Test 2; Appendix Y: GG t-test for Test 3; Appendix Z: GG t-tests for Test 4

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