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Improving Oral Proficiency through Strategy Training: Focus on Language testing, Learners' Corpus and Cognition - Couverture souple

Nakatani, Yasuo

 
9783843377447: Improving Oral Proficiency through Strategy Training: Focus on Language testing, Learners' Corpus and Cognition
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ISBN 10 : 3843377448 ISBN 13 : 9783843377447
Editeur : LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing, 2010

Synopsis

The purpose of this book is to establish the foundation for a practical EFL programme based on strategy training in tertiary education sectors. We can see current patterns of oral communication strategy (OCS) usage, how far these strategies can be explicitly taught, and the extent to which strategy use can lead to improvements in oral communication ability. The effects of the strategy training are assessed by multiple data collection methods: the participants' pre- and post oral communication tests, corpus data from the tests, self-reported strategy use as determined by a questionnaire focusing on OCS usage, and retrospective protocol data for their task performance. The multiple data analysis of the study in Japanese context indicates that learners' success is due to an increased general awareness of OCSs, and the use of specific OCSs, such as maintenance of fluency, and negotiation of meaning to solve interactional difficulties. We can evaluate the robustness of these findings and consider their implications for EFL programmes.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

The purpose of this book is to establish the foundation for a practical EFL programme based on strategy training in tertiary education sectors. We can see current patterns of oral communication strategy (OCS) usage, how far these strategies can be explicitly taught, and the extent to which strategy use can lead to improvements in oral communication ability. The effects of the strategy training are assessed by multiple data collection methods: the participants' pre- and post oral communication tests, corpus data from the tests, self-reported strategy use as determined by a questionnaire focusing on OCS usage, and retrospective protocol data for their task performance. The multiple data analysis of the study in Japanese context indicates that learners' success is due to an increased general awareness of OCSs, and the use of specific OCSs, such as maintenance of fluency, and negotiation of meaning to solve interactional difficulties. We can evaluate the robustness of these findings and consider their implications for EFL programmes.

Biographie de l'auteur

Dr. Nakatani is a professor at the Faculty of Economics of Hosei University. He received his PhD from the University of Birmingham. He was a visiting Scholar at Oxford University. He has published 3 research articles in Modern Language Journal and a reviewer of Modern Language Journal, TESOL Quarterly and Language Learning.

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Éditeur
LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing
Date d'édition
2010
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
3843377448
ISBN 13 
9783843377447
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
296
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