A Study on Learning to Write English Interrogative Sentences

• 발행기관: 한국영어어문교육학회
• 저자명: Kyunghee Choi
• 간행물 정보: 『영어어문교육』영어어문교육 제18권 제2호, 21~44쪽, 전체 24쪽
• 주제분류: 사회과학 > 교육학
• 파일형태: PDF
• 발행일자: 2012.06.30

영문 초록

This paper aims to discuss the effects of learning how to write English interrogative sentences. 122 students who participated in the study learned basic structural components of English questions and practiced writing questions by inversing the subject and the verb in a given declarative sentence. The participants were divided into two groups: Group 1 which was given a brief explanation of interrogative structures and practices, and Group 2 which was given the same explanation and practices in addition to an assignment for which they had to make one or two comprehension questions based on reading a passage. For the pre-tests and the post-tests, they took a TOEIC reading test with 40 questions and a structure test with 25 questions. The results of the tests show that both groups improved significantly in the two post-tests, benefiting from this learning method. However, the additional treatment for Group 2 did not seem to be highly effective. In the questionnaire survey, the participants think that the method of learning English questions has helped them better understand English grammar as well as interrogative structures. The participants were also divided into three different levels: high, intermediate, and low. The intermediate level group students benefited most from learning writing questions as the results of the post-test of the 25-questions test and the final exam of the course show.

목차

Ⅰ. INTRODUCTION

Ⅱ. LITERATURE REVIEW

Ⅲ. RESEARCH METHODS

Ⅳ. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION

Ⅴ. CONCLUSION

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interrogative explicit grammar teaching noticing wh-questions inversion