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Contextualizing young learners' English lessons with cartoons: Focus on grammar and vocabulary
Date
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.
Subject Keywords
Simpsons
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Young learner
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Vocabulary
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Grammar
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Contextualizing
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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.