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The Effect Of Different Kinds Of Ice-Breakers On Students' Speaking

English · Paperback / Softback

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This study aims to investigate the effects of ice breakers as a classroom activity on foreign language speaking production. The findings revealed that participants in the experimental group, who had received the treatments on ice breakers, significantly enhanced better performance in a speaking test. In quantitative data analysis the researcher also measured the effect of ice-breakers on four factors of vocabulary, grammar, pronunciation, and fluency. Descriptive factor analysis showed positive effect of ice-breakers in improving all four factors, the effect on pronunciation and fluency were more than vocabulary and grammar. Also, it was proved that by applying icebreaker activities, the degree of improvement for males and females were exactly the same. As a last result, interview with teachers of the study proved that as a communication strategy, use of ice-breakers makes oral communication between learners easier and it is a good way for skipping from language barriers.

About the author

Dr. Parisa YEGANEHOUR is a Teaching assistant at Agri Ibrahim Çeçen University, Faculty of Science and Letters, Department of English Language and Literature. She completed her her Ph.D. in Turkey, and MA at IAUT, Iran, both in English Language Teaching. Her research interests include Language Teaching Methodology and individual differences.

Product details

Authors Parisa Yeganehpour
Publisher LAP Lambert Academic Publishing
 
Languages English
Product format Paperback / Softback
Released 16.08.2016
 
EAN 9783659923005
ISBN 978-3-659-92300-5
No. of pages 116
Subject Humanities, art, music > Education > Education system

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