Ágnes Albert

Stories students tell

Creativity and oral narrative task performance of English majors in Hungary


Single picture task

The face validity of the single picture task was explored through the post-task interviews, in which respondents expressed an overall liking for the task, highlighting the fact that it gave them an opportunity to use their imagination and express their own ideas and thoughts. The majority of students were familiar with the task type, and one respondent mentioned that in many ways it is similar to telling tales to children. Considering that the aim of the task is the elicitation of narratives, this statement is favourable with regard to the face validity of the instrument. None of the respondents reported problems understanding the instruction, and they were able to recall it precisely. Despite the fact that none of the respondents spent five minutes with preparation, they judged the amount of planning time adequate or even too short. When asked about the researcher’s intentions, they mentioned that the task probably measures language proficiency, imagination, or clichés in stories.

Stories students tell

Tartalomjegyzék


Kiadó: Akadémiai Kiadó

Online megjelenés éve: 2021

ISBN: 978 963 454 669 6

This monograph presents research conducted in connection with the relationships between individual difference variables, like creativity and language aptitude, and the oral narrative task performance of first year English major university students. Changes in language instruction that involve greater reliance on learners' creativity imply that researching creativity as a potentially important individual variable should be imminent. The prominence of tasks in the classroom and in tests suggests that tasks and their decisive features leading to differences in task performance should also be investigated. The findings of the monograph contribute to a deeper understanding of how different individual differences contribute to oral narrative task performance on the one hand, and on the other, they shed light on the differential effects of task complexity. Therefore, the monograph might be of interest for researchers, course book writers and practising teachers alike.

Hivatkozás: https://mersz.hu/albert-stories-students-tell//

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