The Effects of Explicit Film-based Instruction on EFL Teacher Trainees’ Interpretation of Implied Meanings

Ugur Recep CETİNAVCİ

doi:https://doi.org/10.12973/eu-jer.8.2.581

Article Details

The Effects of Explicit Film-based Instruction on EFL Teacher Trainees’ Interpretation of Implied Meanings

Authors:

Ugur Recep CETİNAVCİ

Publisher:

Eurasian Society of Educational Research

Main Topics:

Education

Journal:

European Journal of Educational Research 2019 Vol.8 Issue 2, pp.581-605

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

4/2019

Document Language:

English

Document ID (Org No.):

2000783520

Frequency:

Quarterly

eISSN:

2165-8714

pISSN:

2165-8714

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.12973/eu-jer.8.2.581

Abstract:

 


Pragmatic competence is an indispensable dimension of overall language ability, and proper interpretation of implied meanings is a major constituent of pragmatic competence. In this regard, this study aimed to investigate the efficiency of a film-based instruction program devised to facilitate the interpretation of implied meanings in English. It was conducted with a quasi-experimental design. First, a multiple-choice discourse completion test was given to 144 English language teacher trainees with 77 people in the experimental group and 67 in the control group. After the 5-week instruction given to the experimental group, the test was administered to both groups again. The results revealed significant differences in favor of the experimental group. This makes the program a promising one as it made the participants, who were also prospective English as a Foreign Language (EFL) teachers responsible for helping their own students have pragmatic competence too, significantly more equipped about processing implied meanings as a major constituent of pragmatic competence.


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Article Details

The Effects of Explicit Film-based Instruction on EFL Teacher Trainees’ Interpretation of Implied Meanings

Authors: Ugur Recep CETİNAVCİ

Publisher: Eurasian Society of Educational Research

Main Topics: Education

Journal: European Journal of Educational Research 2019 Vol.8 Issue 2, pp.581-605

Document Type: Article

Publication Date: 4/2019

Document Language: English

Document ID (Org No.): 2000783520

Frequency: Quarterly

eISSN: 2165-8714

pISSN: 2165-8714

DOI: https://doi.org/10.12973/eu-jer.8.2.581

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Authors:

Ugur Recep CETİNAVCİ

Publisher:

Eurasian Society of Educational Research

Main Topics:

Education

Journal:

European Journal of Educational Research 2019 Vol.8 Issue 2, pp.581-605

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

4/2019

Document Language:

English

Document ID (Org No.):

2000783520

Frequency:

Quarterly

eISSN:

2165-8714

pISSN:

2165-8714

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.12973/eu-jer.8.2.581