The trial group improved L2 pronunciation (grapheme-phoneme decoding) significantly, driven mainly by the digraph category¶
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q3 i? Overall pronunciation improvement for the trial cohort was statistically significant (p = 0.000), with the digraph category showing the largest effect (F = 119.01). → Robert Alexander Graham Coates 2017
Evidence¶
Robert Alexander Graham Coates 2017¶
Robert Alexander Graham Coates, Judith Gorham, and Richard Nicholas. (2017). The Efficacy of Phonics-Based Instruction of English as a Second Language in an Italian High School: A Randomised Controlled Trial. Gist Education and Learning Research Journal, No. 15, pp. 29-67. https://portal.issn.org/resource/ISSN/1692-5777
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Pronunciation test: students read aloud the same 32 sentences used for orthography, following the Orton-Gillingham method with words given in sentence context. Table 3 reports Digraphs F 119.01, t 10.856, p 0.000 and Total F 20.93, t 4.575, p 0.000."statistically significant improvement for both long vowels and digraphs"
"There was a statistically significant improvement for both long vowels and digraphs (both p<0.000)."
Discussion¶
Learner Variables¶
- Decoding — outcome: instruction changes it
- Phonological Awareness — outcome: instruction changes it
Related Claims¶
- The phonics trial technique was statistically more efficient than traditional exam preparation despite the control cohort receiving more exam practice — a broader claim this one bears on
- The trial group improved a shortened FCE-style interview overall (p = 0.024), with significant gains in pronunciation, discourse and lexis but not grammar — related
- Automatization of the phonological component through pronunciation practice improves ESP students' reading comprehension more than traditional translation-based instruction — related
- Phonemic Awareness Training Improves Reading — related
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