Talebi, Seyed Hassan and Moradi, Zahra
(2015)
The Effect Of Guided Strategic Planning On
Iranian Intermediate English As A Foreign
Language (Efl) Learners' Fluency, Accuracy
And Lexical Resources In Speaking.
The Asia Pacific Journal of Educators and Education (formerly known as Journal of Educators and Education), 30 (1).
pp. 1-20.
ISSN 2289-9057
Abstract
This study examined the effect of guided strategic planning on the fluency,
accuracy and lexical resources in the speaking of Iranian intermediate English as a
foreign language (EFL) learners as well as their awareness and use of pre-speaking
strategies. For this purpose, 20 first-year students from the University of Mazandaran
majoring in English Language and Literature were selected according to the general
English proficiency test by Nelson and randomly assigned to experimental and control
groups. A picture cued narrative speaking task and a pre-speaking strategies questionnaire
were used as pre- and post-tests. The experimental group received 10 sessions of strategic
planning coupled with pre-speaking strategy instruction. Analysis of data evidenced that
students' overall scores in fluency, accuracy and lexical resources changed from pre-test
to post-test. It was also found that speaking accuracy and fluency were most and least
affected, respectively. Another finding was that the students' awareness and use of prespeaking strategies increased as a result of the instruction. It is recommended that
teachers and material developers couple strategic task planning with pre-speaking
strategies so that improvements in speaking are observed.
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