Syntactic Priming Effects on EFL Learners’ Production and Retention of Indirect Questions
Publish place: Research in English Language pedagogy، Vol: 1، Issue: 1
Publish Year: 1392
نوع سند: مقاله ژورنالی
زبان: English
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Abstract:
This study examines the impact of syntactic priming on the production andretention of indirect questions by Iranian learners of English as a foreign language(EFL). Eighty learners participated in two experiments investigating the impact ofsyntactic priming on oral production and retention of indirect questions.Experiment 1 showed that priming resulted in increased production of the targetstructure by the Experimental groups as compared with production by theControl groups. Experiment 2 showed that the rate of production of the targetstructure remained significantly higher for participants in the Experimentalgroups one day later.
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Reza Biria
ph.D Department of English, Khorasgan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Isfahan, Iran
Ahmad Ameri Golestan
Ph.D Department of English, Majlesi Branch, Islamic Azad University, Isfahan, Iran