Tipo: artículo

Metodología: estudio empírico

Temas: evaluación

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This study is a conceptual replication of Ellis’ ‘Measuring implicit and explicit knowledge of a second language: A psychometric study’, published in Studies in Second Language Acquisition (2005), aiming to establish the importance of including belief statements (hypothesized to increase processing demands) in the design of Elicited Imitation (EI) tests. In a between-groups comparison, 103 participants completed one of two versions of Erlam’s EI test (2006), one which required participants to make a ‘belief’ judgement, and one which did not. Both contained ungrammatical stimuli. Participants were scored for repetition of grammatical stimuli and correction of ungrammatical stimuli. An Exit questionnaire aimed to establish how aware they were of ungrammatical stimuli. Participants also completed a timed grammaticality judgement test (...

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Tipo: artículo

Metodología: estudio empírico

Temas: enfoque por tareas

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Ellis (2003) outlined four criteria distinguishing "tasks" from traditional grammar exercises. This study examines whether teachers were able to design tasks meeting these criteria following a year-long professional development programme on task-based language teaching (TBLT). The researcher analysed 43 tasks designed by teachers against Ellis's framework to evaluate the effectiveness of the programme, on the assumption that understanding what a task is constitutes an essential first step for successful TBLT implementation. Results showed that teachers experienced difficulties with particular dimensions of task design, and the study offers recommendations for improving professional development initiatives focused on TBLT.

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