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Barasa, David
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EVALUATING THE EFFICACY OF CONTROLLED EXTENSIVE READING TASKS ON ESL LEARNING OUTCOMES Mudogo, Benard Angatia; Barasa, David; Matseshe, James
LLT Journal: A Journal on Language and Language Teaching Vol 26, No 2 (2023): October 2023
Publisher : English Education Study Programme of Sanata Dharma University, Yogyakarta, Indonesia

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.24071/llt.v26i2.6440

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This study sought to establish whether students who are exposed to Controlled Extensive Reading Tasks (CERTs) will have higher learning outcomes during English as a Second Language (ESL) lessons. A 3-month intervention pilot of Controlled Extensive Reading (CER) instruction, was implemented in two secondary schools in Kakamega County, Western Kenya, from February to May 2023. We compared the impacts of the CERTs treatment group in ESL lessons in the pilot school with those of the control group that did not use the intervention but utilized the same instructional components. The findings revealed that assignment to the CERTs pilot group had additional improvement in the target language skills while the control group had somewhat constant learning outcomes. The study is useful to curriculum stakeholders who should consider such results alongside existing implementation strategies in ESL policies and program designs.
Pragmatic Functions of Discourse Particles in Lutsotso conversations Ongolo, Joel; Mudogo, Benard; Barasa, David
Journal of Pragmatics Research Vol. 6 No. 2 (2024): Journal of Pragmatics Research
Publisher : UIN Salatiga

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.18326/jopr.v6i2.186-205

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The study of the functions of discourse particles in the African languages has received much attention from various scholars, although not from a pragmatic perspective. A good understanding of the pragmatic functions of discourse particles in African languages can benefit language users. However, limited knowledge in this field has affected communication of ideas more clearly and concisely. This paper explores the pragmatic functions of these discourse particles in Lutsotso conversations within the Relevance Theory (RT) structure by Sperber and Wilson (1995). A combined method of native speakers’ intuition and data extraction from Lutsotso conversations were used to collect data. After that, a descriptive research design was used to analyze the collected data. The findings revealed that in Lutsotso conversations, discourse particles play the following pragmatic functions depending on the context: cutting in politely, initiating a new topic, highlighting of a hypothesis that immediately follows, capturing the attention of the listeners, holding the flow and keeping one’s turn, and disagreeing politely.
Co-Authors Matseshe, James Mudogo, Benard Mudogo, Benard Angatia Ongolo, Joel