Cheon, Yunseong
(2006)
A Pilot Study in Learning English Phrasal Verbs.
Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh.
(Unpublished)
Abstract
This paper investigates the effect of learning conditions on phrasal verbs in adult ESL learners. It aims to find more effective learning conditions for phrasal verbs taking into account the influence of proficiency and the learner's first language. The study, which was designed as an experimental study, includes the following procedures: a pre-test/treatment/post-test. The experiment was conducted using Arabic and Korean learners, and they were divided into two proficiency levels (high and low levels) according to the results of the pre-test. The interaction between the learning condition (translation versus context), the proficiency level, and first language was studied. The semantic properties of phrasal verbs (transparent versus idiomatic phrasal verbs) were also examined. The study suggests that the context learning condition was more beneficial to Arabic participants whereas the translation learning condition was more beneficial to Korean participants.
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University of Pittsburgh ETD
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| Status: |
Unpublished |
| Creators/Authors: |
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| ETD Committee: |
| Title | Member | Email Address | Pitt Username | ORCID |
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| Committee Chair | Juffs, Alan | juffs@pitt.edu | JUFFS | | | Committee Member | Siskin, Claire B | | | | | Committee Member | McCormick, Dawn | mccormic@pitt.edu | MCCORMIC | |
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| Date: |
28 September 2006 |
| Date Type: |
Completion |
| Defense Date: |
28 July 2006 |
| Approval Date: |
28 September 2006 |
| Submission Date: |
17 August 2006 |
| Access Restriction: |
No restriction; Release the ETD for access worldwide immediately. |
| Institution: |
University of Pittsburgh |
| Schools and Programs: |
Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences > Linguistics |
| Degree: |
MA - Master of Arts |
| Thesis Type: |
Master's Thesis |
| Refereed: |
Yes |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: |
Arabic learners; Korean learners; phrasal verbs; second language acquisition; ESL; vocabulary |
| Other ID: |
http://etd.library.pitt.edu/ETD/available/etd-08172006-103008/, etd-08172006-103008 |
| Date Deposited: |
10 Nov 2011 19:59 |
| Last Modified: |
15 Nov 2016 13:49 |
| URI: |
http://d-scholarship.pitt.edu/id/eprint/9147 |
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