Pictorial-context instruction was observed to increase student participation and interest in ESP classes¶

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Evidence · 1 study · causal r2 · q1
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Subclaims¶

q1 i? The instructor observed that students in the experimental group participated more actively in discussions and showed more attention and interest in the topic. → Seyyed Mahdi Erfani 2012

Evidence¶

Seyyed Mahdi Erfani 2012¶

Seyyed Mahdi Erfani. (2012). Pictures Speak Louder than Words in ESP, Too! English Language Teaching, 5(8). https://doi.org/10.5539/elt.v5n8p164

q1 · i? · causal · r2

Informal instructor observation reported in the conclusion section, not a systematically measured outcome; the author reports students "participate more actively in discussions" under the pictorial-context procedures.

"the instructor's observations indicated that the procedures used in the experimental group triggered off the students to participate more actively in discussions and classroom participations and devoted more attention and interest to the topic."

Discussion¶

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