Post-test production improved for Type 2 and Type 3 conditionals but decreased by almost 5% for Type 1 sentences¶

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Evidence · 1 study · causal r1 · q2
Currency · newest study 2018 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q2 i? Correct production of pitch patterns improved for Type 2 and Type 3 If-conditionals in the post-test, while Type 1 correct production fell by almost 5%. → Topal 2018

Evidence¶

Topal 2018¶

Topal, İ.H. (2018). An investigation into the recognition and production of pitch patterns of if-clauses by turkish pre-service teachers of english. Journal of Language and Linguistic Studies, 14(4), 285-300. https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ1201884

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Descriptive analysis by conditional type (Table 6) of the 61 participants' oral scores. The article reports participants "enhanced their production of the pitch patterns of If-clauses in both Type 2 and Type 3, yet there was almost a 5% decrease" for Type 1.

"the participants enhanced their production of the pitch patterns of If-clauses in both Type 2 and Type 3, yet there was almost a 5% decrease in the correct production of pitch patterns of Type 1 sentences in the post test."

Discussion¶

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