Drawing mental images of idioms does not significantly improve immediate idiom recall among Iranian EFL learners¶

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Subclaims¶

q2 i? The experimental group (M=17.05) performed slightly better than the control group (M=16.20) on the immediate posttest, but the difference was not statistically significant (P=.069). → Afrouz Aeineh 2014

Evidence¶

Afrouz Aeineh 2014¶

Afrouz Aeineh, Saeed Moeeni, Hamideh Merati. (2014). The Effect of Learner-generated Illustrations on the Immediate And Delayed Recall of English Idioms. Advances in Language and Literary Studies. https://doi.org/10.7575/aiac.alls.v.5n.3p.28

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Independent-samples t-test comparing immediate posttest scores of the experimental group (M=17.05, SD=1.60) and control group (M=16.20, SD=1.23) in a quasi-experiment with 40 female learners; "the difference was not statistically significant" (P=.069, t=1.87, df=38).

"The results revealed that the experimental group (M=17.05, SD=1.60) performed slightly better than the control group but the difference was not statistically significant (M=16.20, SD=1.23; P= .069)."

Discussion¶

Learner Variables¶

• Long-Term Memory — outcome: instruction changes it

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