A Young EFL Learner’s Lexical Development through Different Input and Output Frequency Patterns

Article Type:
Research/Original Article (دارای رتبه معتبر)
Abstract:

The present study was undertaken to investigate the effects of varying frequency patterns (FPs) of words on the productive acquisition of a young EFL learner in a home setting. Target words were presented to the learner using games and role plays. They were subsequently traced for their frequencies in input and output. Eighteen immediate tests and delayed tests were administered to measure the oral production following the treatments. To examine the efficacy of varying FPs, target words were grouped into four sets: High Input/High Output (HIHO), Low Input/Low Output (LILO), High Input/Low Output (HILO), and Low Input/High Output (LIHO). The findings revealed that the differences among the FPs were statistically significant. Meanwhile, Wilcoxon signed-rank test identified a significant discrepancy between the words with LILO and HIHO frequency patterns. The findings demonstrated that the differences in FPs led to different productive gains, and higher word production cropped up when words occurred very frequently both in input and output. This study shows that higher teacher talk in tandem with higher learner talk could boost lexical production by a young learner in meaning-focused instructions.

Language:
English
Published:
Iranian Journal of Applied Linguistics, Volume:21 Issue: 2, Sep 2018
Pages:
195 to 230
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سامانه نویسندگان
  • Gholami Javad
    Author (2)
    Professor English, University Of Urmia, Urmia, Iran
    Javad، Gholami
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