The fluency workshop did not increase use of target multiword expressions in speech significantly more than a general English class¶

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q3 i? Gain scores in target multiword expression use in recorded role-plays showed no significant difference between the experimental and control groups. → Thomson 2017

Evidence¶

Thomson 2017¶

Haidee Thomson. (2017). Building Speaking Fluency with Multiword Expressions. TESL Canada Journal/Revue TESL du Canada, 34(3). https://doi.org/10.18806/tesl.v34i3.1272

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Independent t-test on gain scores of target multiword expression use in 23 dyadic role-play recordings, scored by sequential-word matching with partial credit. The test showed "no significant difference between the experimental group and the control group".

"Gain scores in pre- to posttest target multiword expression use were calculated and an independent t-test showed no significant difference between the experimental group and the control group, t(21) = -.877, p = .391; d = 0.41"

Discussion¶

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