Does Grammar Instruction Make a Difference: Evidence from AAU
Abstract
This is a report of an exploration into the state of the linguistic ability of first year students. Use of verb forms (tense and agreement) as an element of grammar in the English language is investigated through a short pre- and post-course test. The test yielded information on the performance of the students before and after attending the College English course at Addis Ababa University (AAU). The results show a significant difference in the performance of the students. In other words, the students performed significantly better on the post-test at the end of the semester than they did on the pre-test. Thus, it appears that the finding of the study has a reassuring implication on the teaching/learning of College English.
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____________ (1996). College English 1: Instructor's Manual. Addis Ababa: AAU Printing Press.
Baker, D. (1989). Language Testing. London: Edward Arnold.
Brown, H.D. (1994). Principles of Language Learning and Teaching, 3rd ed. Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey: Prentice Hall Regents.
Ellis, R. (1994). The Study of Second Language Acquisition. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Richard-Amato, P.A. (1988). Making It Happen: Interaction in the Second Language Classroom. London: Longman.
Published
2012-07-27
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