ABSTRACT. This article presents the results of a master thesis, which aimed at investigating the impact of strategic planning instruction on the speech performance of 6 L2 Brazilian learners. The participants, Letras-Inglês students, performed three now-and-there picture-cued narrative tasks under three different conditions: (1) no planning, (2) planning before instruction, and (3) planning after instruction. In addition, the participants filled in post-task questionnaires after the performance of each task, aiming at understanding their opinion on the conditions and tasks. Quantitative and qualitative analyses were conducted in order to examine participants' oral production and perception, respectively. In general, there was no statistical evidence supporting the impact of instruction on participants' oral planned performance; however, some statistical results approached significance, which may suggest some positive effects. Qualitative analyses provided positive evidence of the impact of strategic planning instruction on participant perception and their use of strategies during planning time. Moreover, the results of this study can contribute to the fields of Second Language Acquisition and Language Pegadogy. Keywords: pre-task, speech performance, accuracy, perception, second language acquisition.O planejamento de tarefas narrativas orais: aprimorando a condição de planejamento estratégico por meio de ensino de estratégias RESUMO. O seguinte artigo apresenta os resultados de uma pesquisa de mestrado que teve como objetivo investigar o impacto da instrução em planejamento estratégico no desempenho oral de seis aprendizes brasileiros de língua inglesa como L2. Os participantes, acadêmicos de letras-inglês, produziram três tarefas de narrativas de imagens sob três condições diferentes: (1) sem planejamento estratégico, (2) planejamento estratégico antes da instrução e (3) planejamento estratégico depois da instrução. Além disso, os participantes preencheram um questionário após a produção de cada narrativa com o intuito de entender a sua opinião em relação às condições e tarefas. Foram conduzidas análises quantitativas e qualitativas a fim de examinar a produção oral e a percepção dos participantes, respectivamente. No geral, não houve evidências estatísticas apoiando o impacto da instrução no desempenho oral acurado dos alunos, porém alguns resultados estatísticos beiraram a significância, o que pode indicar algum efeito positivo da instrução. Por meio de análises qualitativas, foi possível encontrar evidências positivas em relação ao impacto da instrução na percepção dos acadêmicos e no uso de estratégias durante o momento de planejamento. No mais, os resultados desse estudo podem contribuir para as áreas de aquisição de segunda língua e ensino de línguas estrangeiras.Palavras-chave: pré-tarefa, produção de fala, acurácia, percepção, aquisição de segunda língua.
This study aimed at investigating the impact of two types of strategy instruction on Brazilian learners’ planned speech performance at the level of complexity, accuracy, fluency, and adequacy. In order to do so, three groups participated in the present study: (1) the integrated group received strategy instruction during their regular English classes; (2) the isolated group received strategy instruction in a separate course; and (3) the control group received no strategy instruction. The groups also performed two narrative tasks before and after treatment, preceded by 10 minutes of strategic planning. Learners’ oral performance was analyzed and the statistical results showed that (i) the groups that received treatment outperformed the control group; and (ii) the isolated group produced more adequate and accurate speech, while the integrated groups improved their performance in terms of adequacy solely. In conclusion, one can claim that, in spite of the type of treatment, strategic planning can be enhanced by strategy instruction, shedding light on both Language Pedagogy and strategic planning research.
This study investigated some of the beliefs two teachers of English as an additional language heldtowards approaching culture during their classes. For such, data were collected through individualinterviews with the participants, classroom observation and field notes. Data showed that bothteachers perceived approaching cultural aspects as an important part of their teaching practices,since it provided opportunities to foster significant connections that could assist in the students’learning process. However, both participants pointed out that controversial topics might emergewhen working with cultural aspects. This may lead teachers in general to feel insecure orunprepared to deal with such aspects, ignoring them in their lessons.
Este trabalho tem por objetivo principal investigar a percepção de alunos do oitavo ano acerca da contação da história clássica infantil Os Três Porquinhos em língua inglesa e a sua aplicação. A metodologia utilizada foi a de Ensino de Línguas Baseado em Tarefas (ELBT), que basicamente postula que o ensino da língua deve ter um enfoque no seu uso. Embora os alunos tenham apresentado algumas dificuldades no entendimento integral da história contada, os resultados demonstram que a contação de histórias, aliada ao ELBT, é uma atividade apropriada para ser usada, pois prende a atenção dos alunos e deixa-os em contato com a língua em uso.
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