Open AccessExamining the use of an online version of the maze task as a pedagogical tool for second language learning
Author(s) -
Cândido Samuel Fonseca de Oliveira,
Elizabeth Duane Santos da Costa,
Karina Ribeiro Canabrava,
Nathalie
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
veredas
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1982-2243
pISSN - 1415-2533
DOI - 10.34019/1982-2243.2020.v24.30636
Subject(s) - task (project management) , psychology , object (grammar) , control (management) , cognitive psychology , linguistics , mathematics education , computer science , artificial intelligence , engineering , philosophy , systems engineering
This paper aims to explore the maze task as a pedagogical tool to enhance learners’ knowledge of the L2. Recent evidence suggests that linguistic training can modify linguistic knowledge (Wells et al., 2009; Enkin; Forster, 2014, Fraundorf; Jager, 2016, Hopp, 2016, 2020). We analyzed the behavior of Brazilian learners of English with respect to the double-object construction after they performed an online maze task training by comparing the results from a pretest and a posttest, in which we measured acceptability ratings and reaction times. The results suggest improvement in both measures. However, the improvement rate was not significant compared to that in a control group trained on other structures and that in a third group that watched a short lecture on English structures.