چکیده مقاله
The effect of social and psychological factors on developing English skills has been a matter of considerable attention This study examined the impact of teacher scaffolding on enhancing the speaking proficiency of Iranian English as a foreign language EFL learners, moderated by behavioral inhibition/activation systems BIS/BAS sensitivity A sample of 58 advanced Iranian EFL learners was selected through purposive sampling by Oxford Quick Placement Test OQPT and randomly assigned to two groups The control group n=30 underwent traditional teaching methods, while the experimental group n=28 received instruction through teacher scaffolding To assess learners’ BIS/BAS, the Gary Wilson Personality Questionnaire GWPQ was utilized, and Test of Spoken English TSE was applied in pretest and posttest phases to measure learners’ speaking ability The first analysis of covariance ANCOVA revealed that BAS and prior speaking ability as covariates significantly affected learners’ posttest scores while teacher scaffolding did not have a significant impact on their speaking enhancement However, in the second ANCOVA, factoring out the non significant moderation of BIS, the significant effect of teacher scaffolding on improving learners’ speaking ability was confirmed This study implied valuable theoretical and pedagogical insights into the interplay of social and psychological factors impacting EFL speaking proficiency
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نویسندگان
Zhila Balegh
Ph D candidate, Department of English Language Teaching, Sara C , Islamic Azad University, Sarab, Iran
Shima Ahmadi-Azad
Assistant Professor, Department of English Language Teaching, Sara C , Islamic Azad University, Sarab, Iran
Mohammad Hossein Yousefi
Assistant Professor, Department of English Language Teaching, Bon C , Islamic Azad University, Bonab, Iran
شیوه ارجاع
Balegh, Zhila and Ahmadi-Azad, Shima and Yousefi, Mohammad Hossein,1404,The Impact of Teacher Scaffolding on Iranian EFL Learners’ Speaking Skills, Moderated by the Behavioral Inhibition/Activation Systems,22nd International Conference on Language , Literature , Culture and History Studies,Tehran
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مجموعه مقالات بیست و دومین کنفرانس بین المللی مطالعات زبان، ادبیات، فرهنگ و تاریخ24 مرداد 1404 · تهران