The Effect of Extending Wait-Time on EFL Students’ Use of Repair Strategies

Authors

  • Naser Abdul Hamid Tishreen University
  • Vivian Dekirmenjian Tishreen University

Abstract

 

This experimental study aims at examining the effects of extending WT (the pause after a teacher’s question) on the students’ performance, including the effect on their answers as well as their tendency to self-repair without teacher initiation.

 The study is divided into two phases: WT1 (no manipulation of WT) and WT2 (WT is manipulated). Each phase consists of five English for non-specialists teaching sessions at the Higher Institute of Languages at Tishreen University, with a sample of 33 students.

Results show an increase in the number of right answers in WT2 and a decrease in the cases of failure to respond. Students also tend to repair, and especially to self-repair, more in WT2 using a wide range of repair strategies.

 

Author Biographies

Naser Abdul Hamid, Tishreen University

Assistant Professor of Applied Linguistics, English Department, Faculty of Arts and Humanities

Vivian Dekirmenjian, Tishreen University

MA Linguistics student, English Department, Faculty of Arts and Humanities

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2022-01-12

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عبد الحميد ن. ., & دكرمنجيان ف. . . (2022). The Effect of Extending Wait-Time on EFL Students’ Use of Repair Strategies. Tishreen University Journal- Arts and Humanities Sciences Series, 43(6), 309–320. Retrieved from https://journal.tishreen.edu.sy/index.php/humlitr/article/view/11525

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Vol. 43 No. 6 (2021): Tishreen University Journal for Research and Scientific Studies - Arts and Humanities

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Master student researches

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