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Presenter: Ni-Jyun Cathy Liu Instructor: Dr. Pi-Ying Teresa HsuDate: October 8, 2012
Internet-based Grammar
Instruction in the ESL Classroom
Citation
Mohamad, F. (2009,December).Internet-based Grammar Introduction in the ESL Classroom.International Journal of Pedagogies and Learning,5(2), 34-38.
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ContentsIntroduction
Literature Review
Purposes
Methodology
Result & Conclusion
Reflection
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Introduction
Internet is proved be an effect tool for language learning.
Conventional penBoard instruction
Internet-based
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To find out the effectiveness of Internet-based grammar introduction (IBGI) on the learning of grammar
Purpose
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Literature Review
Grammar explains how a particular language works, i.e., grammatical facts about that language.
(Fennell, 2002)
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Grammar as a set of language patterns that show sensible sentence.
(Coelho & Rivers, 2003)
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We must strive to answer the question “ What are the optimal conditions for overt teaching of grammar?”.
(Brown, 1994)
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Methodology
A-Experimental Group1(EG1) ; B-Control Group (CG);
O1-Pre-test ; O2-Post-test ; X1-treatment1
Group Pre-test Treatment Post-test
A O1 X1 O2
B O1 O2
Time
Design
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week 1~week3
10 weeks
The items of grammar under study
Were learned.(2 hours)
Subject-verb agreement
was covered.
week 4~week6
Tenses were covered(simple, continuous,and perfect tenses).
week 7~week10
Procedure
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Result&
Conclusion
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Research Questions
Is IBGI more effective than CPBI in teaching parts-of-speech, subject-verb agreement and tenses?
In their essays, do students who are exposed to IBGI make fewer grammatical errors in parts-of-speech, subject-verb agreement and tenses those who receive CPBI?
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Result
class N Mean
Total Gain Scores Internet-based 26 8.0000
Conventional 24 5.1667
Table1.The mean of the total gain scores of the groups
8.0000
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t df Sig.(2-tailed)
Total Gain Scores 2.809 48 .007
Result
Table2.The t-test comparing the mean of the total gain scores of the groups
P<0.05
0.07
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Result
Area class N MeanStandard
Deviation
Internet-based 26 2.5769 1.83680
Conventional 24 1.5417 1.31807
Internet-based 26 3.1538 1.15559
Conventional 24 1.5833 2.60295
Internet-based 26 2.2692 1.42990
Conventional 24 5.1667 1.68056
Table3.The mean of the gain scores for each grammatical area of the groups
Parts-of-Speech
Subject-verb Agreement
Tenses
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t df Sig.(2tailed)
Parts-of-Speech 2.273 48 .028
Subject-verb
Agreement2.794 48 .007
Tenses 0.517 48 .609
Result
Table4.The t-test comparing the means of the total gain scores for each grammatical area of the groups
0.28
0.07
0.69
P<0.05
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Conclusion
Internet is an effective medium in teaching and learning grammar.
Not all items could be effectively learned using the Internet.
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Reflection
Internet-based teaching could be convenient and useful in English teaching.
According to my teaching experience. Using Internet will be helpful in teaching.
Internet is a potentially effective teaching tool.
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Thank you for your listening.
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