Open AccessThe effects of planning time and proficiency level on accuracy of oral task performance
Author(s) -
Alireza Khorami,
Reza Khorasani
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
global journal of foreign language teaching
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2301-2595
DOI - 10.18844/gjflt.v7i4.3004
Subject(s) - task (project management) , language proficiency , significant difference , set (abstract data type) , psychology , foreign language , test (biology) , analysis of variance , computer science , mathematics education , statistics , mathematics , engineering , machine learning , paleontology , systems engineering , biology , programming language
This study examined the effect of pre-task planning (PTP) and proficiency level on the language proficiency of 60 English foreign language learners. The Oxford placement test was administered. Based on the scores, the participants were divided into groups of low and high proficiency. The high and low language level students were randomly assigned to either 0 minutes or 10 minutes PTP time. Then the participants in all the four groups were shown a set of pictures and were required to produce a story about it. They spoke based on the same topic, but in different conditions. The productions were transcribed for further analyses. The results of the analysis revealed that high proficiency learners (PTP) outperformed the NP group of the same level; however, there was no meaningful difference between the low groups. The results of two-way Anova also revealed an interaction between the planning and proficiency levels.
Keywords: Pre-task planning time, oral performance, accuracy, proficiency.