Publication Date
3-1-2013
Abstract
This study investigates the effectiveness of using dictogloss in making students notice and reproduce key vocabulary and highlighted structural features in a college intermediate level Arabic L2 class. Dictogloss is a technique used in second language classes to make students pay attention to the relationship between form and meaning. Students listened to a short text containing the target form(s) read aloud by the instructor. Students were asked to work in small groups/pairs to reconstruct the original text. Data for this study were obtained from individual student notes, group-generated text reconstructions, and post-dictogloss reflections. The results of this classroom-based investigation show a significant gap between individual student notes and the final groups-reconstructed texts in terms of both quantity and quality.
Recommended Citation
Husseinali, Ghassan
(2013)
"Using Dictogloss to Advance Proficiency and Accuracy in Teaching Arabic,"
Dimensions: Vol. 48, Article 4.
Available at:
https://digitalcommons.kennesaw.edu/dimensions/vol48/iss1/4