چکیده مقاله
This study investigated the effects of pre speaking tasks on Iranian intermediate EFL learners’ oral production including accuracy and fluency To do the current study, the Oxford Quick Placement Test OQPT was given to 75 students and 50 participants whose scores were between 40 and 47 were selected The participants were at the intermediate level Then, the participants were divided into two groups: one experimental group and one control group through non random convenience sampling method Then they were given three topics to talk about in two minutes as a pre test Afterwards, the experimental group received the treatment through pre speaking tasks including question and answer tasks, brainstorming and peer discussion and the control group received traditional activities like talk on the topics and giving the word definitions During six sessions, the pre speaking tasks were taught and in the last session, the two groups took the speaking post test Data were analyzed through independent and paired samples t tests and the results indicated that the experimental group outperformed the control group on the post test In other words, there was a significant difference between the post test of the two groups The implications of the study suggest that the English teachers should prepare speaking tasks before dealing with the topics for discussion to provide the learners with enough input for participating in the speaking tasks
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نویسندگان
Sanaz Khademi Hossseini
Department of English, Abadan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Abadan, Iran
Bahman Gorjian
Department of English, Abadan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Abadan, Iran
شیوه ارجاع
Khademi Hossseini, Sanaz and Gorjian, Bahman,1397,The Effect of Pre-speaking Tasks on Learning Oral Performance at the Intermediate Level,International Conference on Language Studies, Literature and Culture
ارائهشده در
مجموعه مقالات کنفرانس بین المللی مطالعات زبان، ادبیات و فرهنگ30 تیر 1397