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The Influence of Pretask Instructions and Pretask Planning on Learners' Focus on Form During Task -Based Interaction

Park, Sujung

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Title
The Influence of Pretask Instructions and Pretask Planning on Learners' Focus on Form During Task -Based Interaction
Author(s)
Park, Sujung
Issue Date
2006
Doctoral Committee Chair(s)
  • Cziko, Gary A.
  • Kim McDonough
Department of Study
Education
Discipline
Education
Degree Granting Institution
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Degree Name
Ph.D.
Degree Level
Dissertation
Keyword(s)
Speech Communication
Language
eng
Abstract
For task-based interaction, the results revealed a main effect of language focus and an interaction effect involving instructions and language focus. That is, the learners focused more on lexis than morphosyntax irrespective of planning and instruction types, but the difference between lexis and morphosyntax focus was reduced for the specific compared to the general instructions. However, there were no main effects of instructions and planning, as well as no interaction between planning and instructions, planning and language focus, or planning, instructions, and language focus. In terms of what the learners did while planning, the overall results indicated that both general and specific planners paid the greatest attention to content and organization, followed by lexis and grammar, which suggests that the pretask instructions did not affect what learners did during planning time.
Graduation Semester
2006
Type of Resource
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