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标题：Brain-Compatible Learning: A Medium for Improving Proficiency in English
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作者：Gülten KOŞAR
期刊名称：INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF LANGUAGES' EDUCATION AND TEACHING
印刷版ISSN：2198-4999
电子版ISSN：2198-4999
出版年度：2018
卷号：6
期号：2
页码：9
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出版社：AV Aktuell Verlag GmbH
摘要：The purpose of this study employing a pre-test post-test control group research design is to investigate the impact of the intervention in brain-compatible learning principles on young adult learners’ proficiency in English. The study was carried out with the participation of 53 university preparatory students aged 18-21. So as to elucidate the influence of the brain-compatible learning intervention on participants’ English language proficiency, the participants in the experimental group attended 300 English lessons planned in accordance with brain-compatible learning principles while the control group was simultaneously taught in accord with traditional teaching methods. The results of the proficiency exam administered at the outset of the study and the one conducted at the end of the intervention were used in order to explore whether any differences regarding English language proficiency between the experimental and control group occurred following the intervention. A semi-structured interview was conducted with the experimental group participants to learn about their perceptions of the brain-compatible learning intervention. The findings obtained from the analysis of the exam results reveal that the experimental group outperformed the control group in the post-proficiency exam, which indicates that implementing brain-compatible learning principles in lessons can enable students to improve their proficiency in English more. The analysis of the responses given in the interview yields participants’ positive perceptions about the brain-compatible learning intervention.