The Effectiveness of the Processing Instruction Model

Authors

  • Dr. Luis Humberto Rodríguez Silva Universidad Autónoma de Aguascalientes
  • Dra. Silvia Rodríguez Narciso Universidad Autónoma de Aguascalientes
  • Dra. Cristina Eslava Heredia Universidad Autónoma de Aguascalientes
  • Dra. Blanca Elena Sanz Martin Universidad Autónoma de Aguascalientes

Keywords:

PI group, traditional group, relative clauses, processing instruction, structured input activities, Grupo PI, grupo tradicional, cláusulas relativas, instrucción de procesamiento, actividades de entrada estructuradas

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to verify the efficiency of VanPatten’s (1996) Processing Instruction model in the teaching of English relative clauses in two different groups of participants: an intervention group and a traditional group. These two groups of students were enrolled in a BA in ELT. This study was conducted online due to the pandemic of Covid-19, where a pre-test and a post-test were administered to the intervention group, and only the post-test was administered to the traditional group. The statistical analysis shows a significant difference between the intervention group scores on the pre-test and post-test as well as a significant difference between the traditional group and intervention group. For the qualitative part of the study, the intervention group completed a feedback questionnaire, and the results show that most students consider that employing this model for language teaching is an effective approach in the teaching of relative clauses. 

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Author Biographies

Dr. Luis Humberto Rodríguez Silva, Universidad Autónoma de Aguascalientes

Luis Humberto Rodríguez-Silva is a teacher-researcher at Universidad Autónoma de Aguascalientes. He holds a PhD in Applied Linguistics with a specialization in cognitive individual differences in learning difficulty in instructed adults’ explicit and implicit knowledge of selected L2 grammar points. His research interests include grammar, academic writing, processing instruction.

Dra. Silvia Rodríguez Narciso, Universidad Autónoma de Aguascalientes

Silvia Rodríguez-Narciso received a Ph.D. degree in Probability and Statistics from the Mathematics Research Center, México. She is Professor in the Department of Statistics at the Universidad Autónoma de Aguascalientes in Aguascalientes, México. Her research interests include applied statistics, inference, Bayesian statistics, reliability, and environmental statistics.

Dra. Cristina Eslava Heredia, Universidad Autónoma de Aguascalientes

Cristina Eslava Heredia is a professor in the Departamento de Letras of the Center of Arts and Culture at Universidad Autónoma de Aguascalientes, México. Her research interest is the historical development of Spanish language and vocabulary.

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Published

2024-04-27

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Rodríguez Silva, L. H., Rodríguez Narciso, S., Eslava Heredia, C., & Sanz Martin, B. E. (2024). The Effectiveness of the Processing Instruction Model. CIEX JOURNAL, (18), 21–30. Retrieved from https://journal.ciex.edu.mx/index.php/cJ/article/view/176

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No. 18 (2024): CIEX Journ@l

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