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  • Original research article
  • May 14, 2012
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THE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL PROJECT

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Abstract

This action research study suggests that short videos of three to six minutes can be used to stimulate junior high school students' learning. Three classes of Taiwanese students (20 students each) were taught using three different teaching methodologies. The classes took place once a week for two hours each. One class employed the use of the videos, one class incorporated games, and the third class consisted mostly of lecture and discussion.

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Author information

John Ginther Duxbury

Wenzao Ursuline College of Languages, Taiwan

Elena Leonidovna Yakovleva

Wenzao Ursuline College of Languages, Taiwan

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Publication history

  • Published: May 14, 2012.

Keywords

  • action research
  • multimedia
  • EFL
  • teaching strategies
  • stake-holders
  • junior high school research
  • экспериментальное исследование
  • мультимедиа
  • английский как иностранный
  • стратегии обучения
  • заинтересованные лица
  • исследование в 7-9-х классах школы

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