Date of Graduation
2005
Document Type
Dissertation
Degree Type
EdD
College
College of Education and Human Services
Committee Chair
Jeanne E. Geralch
Committee Co-Chair
Scott Bower
Committee Member
Jessica J. Hendricks
Committee Member
Ronald V. Iannone
Abstract
This research study investigated the effects of using supplemental authentic materials with traditional textbook-based instruction on the language proficiency of secondary students in Level 1 second (foreign) language courses. Two intact classes of German: Level 1 served as the experimental (n = 14) and control (n = 7) groups. For 11 weeks the experimental group was instructed with a variety of aural, video, and printed authentic materials twice weekly utilizing a pre- and post-reading/listening procedure. All participants completed an achievement test (listening, reading, writing, culture), a video-listening test, and an oral proficiency test. Using a posttest-only control group design and a t test for independent samples, the results showed a statistically significant difference between the groups on all tests and subtests except reading and video-listening, t(19) = 1.729, {dollar}p
Recommended Citation
Mainenti, Raymond Joseph, "The effect of supplemental authentic materials with traditional textbook-based instruction on the proficiency of secondary students in level 1 second language courses." (2005). Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD). 9344.
https://researchrepository.wvu.edu/etd/9344