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
Committee Member
Samuel F. Stack
Committee Member
Cheryl B. Torsney
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. 9344.
https://researchrepository.wvu.edu/etd/9344