The Impact of Information Gap Activities on Young EFL Learners' Oral Fluency

Autor/in	Ortiz Neira, Ramón Antonio
Titel	The Impact of Information Gap Activities on Young EFL Learners' Oral Fluency
Quelle	In: PROFILE: Issues in Teachers' Professional Development, 21 (2019) 2, S.113-125 (13 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1657-0790
Schlagwörter	Instructional Effectiveness; Educational Games; English (Second Language); Second Language Learning; Oral Language; Language Fluency; Teaching Methods; At Risk Students; High School Students; Foreign Countries; Chile + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Unterrichtserfolg; Educational game; Lernspiel; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Oral interpretation; Mündlicher Sprachgebrauch; Language skill; Language skills; Sprachkompetenz; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; High school; High schools; Student; Students; Oberschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Ausland
Abstract	This study adopted a mixed method approach with an action research design. The aim was to determine the impact of information gap activities on young English as a foreign language learners' oral fluency. Information gap activities were based on the communicative approach as well as on task-based learning. Twenty-three eighth graders participated in this action research. The students were immersed in a multicultural and at-risk context in a public high school in southern Chile. Their English-speaking level fluctuated between a1 and a2. The technique was applied over the course of a semester (ten weeks). Data were collected by applying a pre-test, post-test, and focus group questionnaire. Results suggest an improvement in oral fluency and a positive perception of the technique used during the intervention. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01