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English Vocabulary and Grammar Retention: Blocking versus Interleaving
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Sarat Doley; Sujata Kakoti – Taiwan Journal of TESOL, 2024
Scheduling of practice to create a spacing effect has been observed to lead to superior retention of L2 vocabulary and grammar. Two of the various methods of scheduling L2 task practice discussed widely in recent times are interleaving and blocking. In a desirable difficulty framework, both of these methods have been recommended for task…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Grammar
Integrating "5E Model with Planned-Incidental Grammar Teaching Approach" to Enhance Grammar Competency of Eighth-Grade Odia Medium School Students, in a Time-Sensitive Manner
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Rashmi Ranjan Behera; Chirashree Srabani Rath; Amulya Kumar Acharya; Trupti Subhrajyoti; Sujata Acharya; Rajesh Kumar – Asian-Pacific Journal of Second and Foreign Language Education, 2024
Prompted by the challenges faced by teachers in balancing grammar and content in English classes, coupled with the poor English proficiency of rural Odia medium school students, the study aimed to devise an intervention that could balance content and grammar, thereby enhancing the grammar competency and content comprehension of eighth-grade…
Descriptors: Grammar, Teaching Methods, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Effect of Instructional Media in the Learning of English Grammar on the Achievement of Teacher Training Students at Namakkal District
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Arulselvi, Evangelin – Journal on English Language Teaching, 2011
The present study is aimed at finding the effect of Instructional software program in the learning of grammar on the achievement of teacher training students of Namakkal District. Parallel group experimental method was adopted in this study. A sample of 80 students studying in the teacher training college were selected on the basis of their…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Courseware
Testing Grammatical Competence: English Examinations in an Indian University.
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Krishnakumar, K. – World Englishes, 1987
Considers the nature and types of questions that are asked on English as a second language grammar in various undergraduate examinations of an Indian university and shows that many questions are vague, ambiguous, ineffective, and occasionally couched in ungrammatical language, thus defeating the objective of the tests. (Author/CB)
Descriptors: Communicative Competence (Languages), English (Second Language), Foreign Countries, Grammar
What Are We Testing? Grammar.
Alamelu, L. V. – Newsletter of Central Institute of English and Foreign Languages, 1978
English grammar testing practices from the middle school level to the first two years of the bachelor's degree in India are examined, and suggestions for change are presented. Ten to thirty percent of the total marks allotted to question papers in English are set aside for the testing of grammar and usage. It is argued that syllabuses at present…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Communicative Competence (Languages), Educational Objectives, English (Second Language)
Introduction to English Language Teaching, Volume 3: Methods at the College Level.
Ghosh, R. N.; And Others – 1977
This volume is intended to introduce college teachers of English as a second language (ESL) to some of the basic concepts underlying the teaching of English in India. A theoretical framework is formulated within which problems such as the planning of syllabuses and designing of courses and tests may be understood. At the same time, practical…
Descriptors: Applied Linguistics, College Language Programs, Course Content, English (Second Language)