Longitudinal Investigation: Impact of Production-Oriented Approach on Chinese University Students’ English Writing and Speaking Proficiency
Yanli Zhao,
Nur Ainil Sulaiman,
Wahiza Wahi
Abstract:This paper presents preliminary findings of a quantitative investigation of the effects of the Production-oriented Approach (POA) on the English writing and speaking proficiency of Chinese university students. Involving an experiment group instructed by the POA and a control group receiving regular instruction focusing on linguistic forms, the study organized reliable tests before, during and after the study, the data of which was analyzed from the perspectives of complexity, accuracy and fluency indices. Betw… Show more
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