Time spent on mini-game practice predicts oral elicited imitation accuracy for learners aware of the grammar focus¶

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q2 i? In the aware group, OEIT mean accuracy rates were positively affected by time spent on practice and by first WDCT performance; the same model showed no effects for the unaware group. → Cornillie 2015

Evidence¶

Cornillie 2015¶

Cornillie, F., & Desmet, P. (2015). Design and empirical evaluation of controlled L2 practice through mini-games—moving beyond drill-and-kill?. Critical CALL – Proceedings of the 2015 EUROCALL Conference, Padova, Italy. http://dx.doi.org/10.14705/rpnet.2015.000325

q2 · i? · causal · r2

Regression of OEIT mean accuracy rates onto feedback type, time spent on practice, and control variables for 41 aware participants, with two outliers removed. The model explained 32 percent of the variance (adjusted R²=.32, F(5, 32)=4.523, p<.01); the same model applied to the unaware group revealed no effects.

"The results of the regression analyses show that the mean accuracy rates of the aware group were positively affected by the time spent on practice (β=.084, p<.05) (see Figure 5) and by performance on the first WDCT (β=.322, p<.01)."

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

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• Mini-game-supported controlled L2 practice transfers to written productive use, with higher accuracy on a written discourse completion test — related
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