Contextualizing young learners' English lessons with cartoons: Focus on grammar and vocabulary

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2010-02-08

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Arikan, Arda
Taraf, Hayriye Ulas

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This study examined the effectiveness of authentic animated cartoons in teaching English to young Turkish learners. In this experimental study using pre and post-test design, a comparison is made between instruction based essentially on traditional grammar and vocabulary teaching and one that made use of authentic animated cartoons. Thirty 4th grade pupils studying in a private school took part in the study. The control group (n= 15) followed a traditional grammar-based syllabus for four weeks while the experimental group (n= 15) watched and made use of 'The Simpsons' as classroom material. Results indicate that the experimental group outperformed the control group in learning target grammar points and vocabulary items.

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Simpsons, Young learner, Vocabulary, Grammar, Contextualizing, Authentic animated cartoons

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https://hdl.handle.net/11511/66095

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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sbspro.2010.03.848

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A. Arikan and H. U. Taraf, “Contextualizing young learners’ English lessons with cartoons: Focus on grammar and vocabulary,” 2010, vol. 2, p. 5212, Accessed: 00, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://hdl.handle.net/11511/66095.