Open AccessThe Relationship Between the Acquisition of Language Patterns and Oral Expression Skills Among Students with Learning Difficulties in the English Language During the Covid-19 Pandemic
Author(s) -
Mohamad Ahmad Saleem Khasawneh
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
fondatia : jurnal pendidikan dasar/fondatia : jurnal pendidikan dasar
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2656-5390
pISSN - 2579-6194
DOI - 10.36088/fondatia.v5i2.1130
Subject(s) - english language , psychology , test (biology) , language acquisition , expression (computer science) , pandemic , covid-19 , second language acquisition , language assessment , sample (material) , mathematics education , medical education , computer science , linguistics , medicine , biology , pathology , chemistry , disease , chromatography , infectious disease (medical specialty) , programming language , paleontology , philosophy
This study aimed at identifying the relationship between the acquisition of language patterns and oral expression skills among students with learning difficulties in the English language during the Covid-19 pandemic. The study used the experimental approach and implemented the program on a sample of 84 students divided into an experimental group (n = 42) and a control group ( n = 42). The instruments of the study consisted of the training program, a test of language patterns, and a test for the evaluation of oral expressive performance. The study found the existence of a statistically significant relationship between the acquisition of language patterns and oral expression skills among students with learning difficulties in the English language.