High schools in District Four in Mashhad
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Title Page | |
APPROVAL PAGE ii | |
DEDICATION iii | |
AKNOWLEDGEMNENTS iv | |
DECLARATION v | |
TABLE OF CONTNETS vi | |
LIST OF TABLES vii | |
ABSTARCT xi | |
CHAPTER ONE: Introduction 1 | |
1.1 Background and purpose 1 | |
1.2 Statement of the problem 4 | |
1.3 Research questions 5 | |
1.4 Research hypotheses 5 | |
1.5 Significance of the study 6 | |
1.6 (De)Limitations of the study 8 | |
1.7 Definition of Key Terms 9
1.7.1 Learner autonomy 9 1.7.2 Project works 10 |
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CHAPTER TWO: Review of Literature 11
2.1. Theoretical Background & Concepts 11 |
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2.1 Overview 32 | |
CHAPTER THREE: Methodology 34 |
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3.1 Overview 34 | |
3.2 Participants and setting 34 | |
3.3 Instrumentation 34 | |
3.3.1. Power points 36
3.3.2. Students’ logbooks 38 3.3.3. Posters and wall newspapers 40 3.3.4. Preparing brochure or pamphlets 41 3.3.5. Making authentic material for future use in the classroom 41 3.4 Procedure 42 |
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3.5 Study design 51 | |
CHAPTER FOUR: Results and Discussions 52 | |
4.1 Overview 64 | |
CHAPTER FIVE: Conclusions 72
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5.1 Overview 72 | |
5.2 Summary of the findings 73 | |
5.3 Conclusions 74 | |
5.4 Pedagogical implications 76 | |
5.5. Suggestions for further research 77 | |
REFERENCES 78 | |
APPENDICES | |
Appendix A Questionnaire to investigate the Learner autonomy 85
Appendix B Interview questions 88
Appendix C Common reference levels 89
Appendix D Projects implemented during twelve sessions in brief 92
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BIO-DATA 113
Tile page in Farsi
Abstract in Farsi 117 Approval page in Farsi 118
Declaration Page in Farsi 119
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LIST OF TABLES
Table a- The merits of the PBL procedure in comparison to the traditional classrooms 7
Table b – The pre-test scores of both groups 43
Table c – The mean scores of the two groups on the test section 44
Table 1- Tests of Normality for experimental group 53
Table 2- Tests of Normality for control group 54
Table 3- Group Statistics on autonomy 54
Table 4- Independent Samples Test on autonomy 55
Table 5- Group Statistics for reading pre-test 56
Table 6- Independent Samples Test for reading pre-test 57
Table 7- Group Statistics for writing pre-test 57
Table 8 -Independent Samples Test for writing pre-test 58
Table 9- Group Statistics on speaking pre-test 59
Table 10- Independent Samples Test on speaking pre-test 61
Table 11- Group Statistics on listening pre-test 61
Table 12- Independent Samples Test on listening pre-test 62
Table 13- Group Statistics on reading post-test 63
Table 14- Independent Samples Test for reading post-test 63
Table 15- Table 9 Group Statistics for writing post-test 64
Table 16- Independent Samples Test for writing post-test 65
Table 17- Group Statistics on speaking post-test 66
Table 18- Independent Samples Test on speaking post-test 67
Table 19- Group Statistics on listening post-test 67
Table 20- Independent Samples Test on listening post-test 68
Abstract
The present empirical research reports on the findings of a study that investigated the effects of Project Work on Language proficiency and autonomy level of Iranian Intermediate Learners in an EFL setting. The method of teaching and learning English language through Project works is a contrast to the current teaching of English in Iranian high schools. The researcher after implementing FCE exam as the pre-test to homogenize 250 female students of two high schools in district 4 Mashhad, chose 50 students as the participants of the study. They were divided randomly into two groups of experimental and control groups. Through 12 sessions of instruction in three months’ time students in experimental group went under different project works introduced by the researcher. At the same time the students in the control group were provided with five short stories as their reading comprehension assignments. In order to collect the required data, a Cambridge FCE proficiency test was employed by the researcher as both pre-test and post-test. To check the autonomy level of the participants, a Learner Autonomy Questionnaire developed by Zhang and Li (2004, p. 23), was administered. At the end an interview was performed by the researcher to perceive the students’ ideas about the project work. Regarding the first hypothesis,” Project works do not have any significant effect on Intermediate Iranian EFL learners’ autonomy “, descriptive statistics of the autonomy questionnaire indicated that the mean of the autonomy level of the experimental group (M= 42.80) was higher than that of the control group (M= 26.76), therefor the hypothesis was rejected. The second hypothesis was not completely rejected. The projects applied had enabled the students to develop positive attitudes towards all English skills except for the reading skill. The results of the interview indicated that most students enjoyed doing projects. The study revealed that project works can be an effective way in teaching foreign languages and could create a gradual shift
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