The Impact of Rhythm and Gender on Spelling Output of Iranian EFL Learners: A Cross-Sectional Study.

Autor: Nouraey, Peyman, Karimnia, Amin
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Zdroj: Khazar Journal of Humanities & Social Sciences; 2016, Vol. 19 Issue 2, p53-63, 11p
Abstrakt: The present study aimed at investigating the probable effects of gender and rhythmic methods on the final output of Iranian English as a Foreign Language (henceforth EFL) learners with special reference to their spelling skills. In this regard, 108 Iranian EFL learners studying at three different levels were divided into two groups of genders, each consisting of 54 students. Primarily, the students were taught the new English vocabularies using both rhythmic and non-rhythmic methods of spelling. After the trainings, participants were given a test consisting ten marks of spelling in search for the effect of a) gender of the learners and b) the application of the methods in question. The results of the Two-Way ANOVA test revealed statistically significant gender-derived differences while dealing with spelling. In addition, the results pointed out that both groups of learners achieved much higher marks on the words taught using rhythmic method of spelling rather than the nonrhythmic one. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Databáze: Complementary Index