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EFL students repeat an oral task and improve their accuracy

What is it about?

Young students of English (age 11), working in pairs, repeat the same task type (a picture placemen task) three times over a three week period. We examine their oral interactions in order to see if they benefit from the repetitions in terms of accuracy, fluency or complexity and also in terms of interactional strategies. Unlike more dramatic results reported in previous studies we only found a decrease in interactional strategies and a timid improvement of accuracy in the third attempt on the task.

Why is it important?

Repetition of tasks is common practice in school contexts and in language learning contexts in general. Understanding what benefits it offers will help teachers design tasks depending on their learning aims.

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Amparo Lázaro and Maria Angeles Hidalgo
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