The Effects of Intensive and Extensive Recasts on Learning the Third Person Singular -s

This quasi-experimental research aims to investigate the effects of intensive and extensive recasts on learning the English simple present singular –s. In line with this purpose, firstly 56 beginner level learners were non-randomly assigned to three different groups: written intensive recast (n = 20), written extensive recast (n = 17), and control group (n = 19). Then untimed grammaticality judgment test (UGJT), sentence writing test, and story writing test were administered to all participants as pretests. For the treatment process, the participants in the experimental groups received either intensive or extensive recasts, while the participants in the control group did not receive any feedback. Afterwards, all the participants took posttests and delayed posttests immediately after the treatment and two weeks later, respectively. The comparison of the UGJT gain scores indicated that the intensive recast group outperformed the control group in short term and outperformed the extensive recast group in long term. In contrast to this, the comparison of the other tests results revealed no significant difference among the groups. The reasons for these results are discussed in consideration of the previous studies and relevant implications are suggested in this research

Yoğunlaştırılmış ve Kapsamlı Düzeltmelerin Basit Tekil Şahıs –s Öğrenmeye Etkileri

Bu yarı deneysel araştırma, yoğunlaştırılmış düzeltme ve kapsamlı düzeltmelerin İngilizcedeki geniş zaman tekil –s’i öğrenme üzerine olan etkilerini araştırmayı amaçlamaktadır. Bu amaç doğrultusunda, başlangıç seviyesindeki 56 öğrenci ilk olarak rastgele olmayan bir şekilde yazılı yoğunlaştırılmış düzeltme, yazılı kapsamlı düzeltme ve kontrol gruplarına atandılar. Daha sonra, süresiz gramer değerlendirme testi (SGDT), cümle yazma testi ve hikâye yazma testi ön-test olarak bütün katılımcılara uygulandı. Uygulama sürecinde ise, deney gruplarındaki katılımcılar ya yoğunlaştırılmış ya da kapsamlı düzeltmeler alırlarken, kontrol grubundaki katılımcılar ise hiçbir dönüt almadılar. Sonrasında, bütün katılımcılar uygulamadan hemen sonra son-testleri ve iki hafta sonra da ertelenmiş son-testleri aldılar. SGDT erişi puanlarının karşılaştırması yoğunlaştırılmış düzeltme grubunun kontrol grubunu kısa vadede ve kapsamlı düzeltme grubunu ise uzun vadede geçtiğini göstermiştir. Bunun aksine, diğer test sonuçlarının karşılaştırması gruplar arasında herhangi bir anlamlı fark ortaya çıkarmamıştır. Bu sonuçların nedenleri önceki çalışmalar dikkate alınarak tartışılmakta ve ilgili çıkarımlar önerilmektedir.

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