Scheduling practice sessions to create a spacing effect enhances L2 pronunciation and fluency. Such manipulation of practice sessions is also conducive to better L2 vocabulary and grammar retention. Blocking and interleaving are task manipulation methods widely discussed in recent times as effective methods of L2 teaching. The present study measured the difference in the effect of these two methods on the enhancement of English pronunciation and fluency and on the retention of English vocabulary and grammar by keeping Indian adolescent ESL learners (N=64) under blocked and interleaved conditions during a three-month-long speaking proficiency training program in English. Three tests were conducted during the program to assess the differences in speech performance. Speech samples collected from the participants at different stages of the program were evaluated in pronunciation, fluency, vocabulary, and grammar by four external assessors. The test scores collected in these tests were analyzed using repeated measures ANOVA. Although the blocked group produced oral responses in English that exhibited a bit more flexibility, appropriacy, and complexity in word choice as well as sentence construction and less phonological error and hesitation, the study recorded no statistically significant differences in the effect of these two methods on the English speaking proficiency of the participants.
Abstract Introduction Literature Review Sequential Attention Theory: Blocking and Interleaving Effects of Scheduling Task Repetition on L2 Pronunciation Effects of Scheduling Task Repetition on L2 Fluency Effects of Task Repetition Scheduling on L2 Vocabulary and Grammar Retention Method Research Design Participants The Language Tasks (LTs) and their Sequence English Speaking Test Data Collection and Analysis Results Initial Stage of the ESPP Final Phase of the ESPP Discussion Conclusions and Implications Acknowledgements The Authors References
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1. To link ELT professionals in joint research on issues and concerns regarding English teaching and learning in the Asian context.
2. To publish an academic journal, The Asia TEFL Journal, as an internationally recognized journal in the field of English language teaching.
3. To host conferences and seminars addressing important issues concerning ELT in Asia.
4. To develop proficiency guidelines and assessment methods designed for the needs of the Asian context.
5. To develop programs for Asian learners and teachers of English to build their English language proficiency and cultural understanding and provide them with the skills required to be efficient English teaching professionals.
간행물
간행물명
The Journal of AsiaTEFL
간기
계간
pISSN
1738-3102
eISSN
2466-1511
수록기간
2004~2026
등재여부
SCOPUS,KCI 등재
십진분류
KDC 740DDC 420
이 권호 내 다른 논문 / The Journal of AsiaTEFL Vol.21 No.2