ERIC Number: EJ1395237
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2023
Pages: 22
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ISSN: ISSN-0965-8416
EISSN: EISSN-1747-7565
The Effects of Different Types of Form-Focused Instruction on the Acquisition of Grammatical Gender by Second Language Learners of French
Lee, Andrew H.; Lyster, Roy
Language Awareness, v32 n3 p508-529 2023
The present study investigated the effects of different types of form-focused instruction (FFI) on the acquisition of French grammatical gender attribution. A quasi-experimental study was conducted with 140 participants in six intact French as a second language (L2) classes. The classes received six 80-minute instructional sessions consisting of FFI on only sublexical cues, FFI on both sublexical cues and pronunciation, or the control condition (two classes per condition). To measure the effects of the instructional conditions, a pretest, an immediate posttest, and a delayed posttest were administered. Results showed that the participants receiving FFI on only sublexical cues showed significant improvement in binary-choice, text-completion, and listening tasks, but not in an oral picture-description task. In contrast, those receiving FFI on both sublexical cues and pronunciation showed significantly higher scores on all tasks after the instructional sessions. The present study highlights the importance of pronunciation instruction in L2 grammar acquisition and its interdependence with lexical and morphological domains.
Descriptors: Grammar, Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning, French, Cues, Comparative Analysis, Oral Language, Pictorial Stimuli, Task Analysis, Pronunciation, Scores, Teaching Methods, Morphology (Languages), Vocabulary, Correlation, Language Tests, Decision Making, College Students, Foreign Countries
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Canada
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