%0 Journal Article
%T The Effect of Inductive Vs. Deductive Instructional Approach in Grammar Learning of ESL Learners
%A Simin Chalipa
%J Deccan International Journal of Advanced Research Studies
%D 2013
%I 
%X Teaching grammar has been a complex issue for centuries. The effectiveness of deductive and inductive approaches, aiming at maximizing the students' opportunity to practice thinking skills, has been investigated in empirical studies. The aim of this study is to investigate whether various rule explication techniques should precede or follow a focus on the use of grammatical forms.The researcher framed this study around the following research questions: 1) Which instructional approach, deductive or guided inductive, will be more effective for EFL learners¡¯ on short-term learning of grammatical structures? 2) Which instructional approach, deductive or guided inductive, will be more effective for EFL learners¡¯ on long-term learning of grammatical structures? In order to investigate the afore-mentioned questions, the sample populations were 40 students. The grammar pretest was administered to participants at the beginning of the semester, prior to the treatment phase, in order to assess the comparability of grammar knowledge between the six sections. The grammar posttest was identical to the grammar pretest. At the end of the semester, 6 weeks after the pretest, the grammar posttest was administered to the participants to measure the long-term learning of the grammatical structures as well as the effectiveness of each presentational approach.To analyze the obtained data, a t-test computation was applied, in which the scores obtained for multiple-choice questions were the dependent measure, the data showed that:1. deductive approach is more effective for EFL learners¡¯ on short-term learning of grammatical structures.2. deductive and guided inductive approach are similar for EFL learners¡¯ on long-term learning of grammatical structures.3. deductive and guided inductive approach are similar for EFL learners¡¯ on short-term learning of grammatical structures.
%K Inductive
%K Deductive
%K Grammar
%U http://deccanjournal.net/Pubpaper/Vol-Iss-2013-9.pdf