Albelihi Hani Hamad M
Department of English Language, College of Arts and Sciences, Methnab, Qassim University, Buraydah, Saudi Arabia.
Front Psychol. 2022 Aug 2;13:949675. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.949675. eCollection 2022.
This research aims to investigate the impact of learning lexical chunks on the English as a Foreign Language (EFL) Saudi learners' (aged 13 to 17) speaking fluency. The study uses an intervention with intermediate Saudi learners comprising lexical chunks based upon the books . Findings obtained from the post-test show that the experimental groups scored significantly better when compared to their performance in the pre-test of speaking fluency. On the contrary, the difference in the performance of the control group between the pre and post-tests is not significant as far as speaking fluency is concerned. The findings also show that the experimental group participants had favorable sentiments regarding explicit lexical chunk training. The research has theoretical and practical consequences in teaching and learning a foreign/second language.
本研究旨在调查学习词汇组块对沙特阿拉伯外语学习者（年龄在13至17岁之间）英语口语流利度的影响。该研究对沙特阿拉伯中级学习者进行了一项基于教材中词汇组块的干预。后测结果显示，与口语流利度前测成绩相比，实验组得分显著更高。相反，就口语流利度而言，对照组前后测成绩的差异并不显著。研究结果还表明，实验组参与者对明确的词汇组块训练持积极态度。该研究在对外语/第二语言的教学与学习方面具有理论和实践意义。
