Ágnes Albert

Stories students tell

Creativity and oral narrative task performance of English majors in Hungary


Cartoon strip task

The results of the post-task interviews showed that respondents evaluated the cartoon strip task positively as well; they found it entertaining and imaginative. This narrative task was perceived as qualitatively different from the single picture and picture sequence tasks in the sense that the ready-made story portrayed by the pictures made the task more specific. This had a twofold consequence: the need to rely on creativity was reduced, making the task easier, on the one hand, but on the other, there was also a need to use specific words, which made the task more difficult. The respondents were familiar with the task type, found the instruction easy to follow, and despite the fact that no-one used up the five minutes planning time entirely, they considered it adequate. The possible purposes of the task were identified as assessment of proficiency, vocabulary, creativity, and the ability to make up coherent 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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