Assessment of Applicability and Feasibility Of Consciousness-Raising Tasks in Grammar Lessons of ESL Learners
Keywords:
Consciousness-raising, Presentation-Practice-Production, identifying, classifying, hypothesis-building/checkingAbstract
This study aims to evaluate the applicability of three consciousness-raising (CR) tasks involving three techniques of CR: identifying, classifying, and hypothesis- building/checking. The study was conducted on an intact class of 24 students of three groups. Each group was assigned to a different set of task cards and task sheets of different techniques, design and themes. The target form was the verb “be”. The assessment of the CR tasks was carried out using a rubric with rating scales and a tally sheet in order to identify the quality of students’ responses and the quantity of the responses they provided. The findings indicate that ESL learners are able to perform all of the CR tasks accordingly, which implies the applicability of the tasks in ESL lessons.