Project description
Boosting grammar through peer interaction in the classroom
With the introduction of English language lessons at ever-younger ages throughout Europe, it has become imperative to understand the process of morphosyntactic acquisition of young children. Supported by the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions programme, the TEPIMoD-YELL project will contribute to the gap in the literature on young learners’ second language acquisition through the analysis of how collaboration and repeated exposure to tasks facilitate morphosyntactic development in the second language. The project will involve children between the ages of 9 and 12 who attend bilingual Spanish classes. Through the consideration of cognitive and social aspects of acquisition, the study will yield valuable insights into what promotes grammatical accuracy in such matters as tense and agreement.
Objective
The project Task-Enhanced Peer Interaction for Morphosyntactic Development in Young EFL Learners: A Cognitive-Interactionist Perspective (TEPIMoD-YELL) investigates how peer collaboration and task repetition can support children’s grammar development in foreign language classrooms. Despite the increasing interest in task-based approaches, research on young learners’ second language acquisition remains scarce, particularly regarding morphosyntactic features such as articles, past tense morphology, and subject–verb agreement. Addressing this gap, the project examines how task-enhanced peer interaction contributes to accuracy and long-term learning gains.
The study adopts a quasi-experimental mixed-methods design with 40–60 learners aged 9–12 in bilingual and CLIL contexts in Spain. Quantitative data will be collected through pre-tests, post-tests, and delayed post-tests, while qualitative analyses will focus on classroom interaction, corrective feedback, and uptake. Individual differences such as working memory and proficiency will also be examined, providing a deeper understanding of the cognitive and social factors that shape learning.
Expected results include robust empirical evidence on the effectiveness of peer interaction and task repetition for young learners’ grammar development. These findings will advance theoretical debates in second language acquisition and provide practical guidelines for curriculum design and teacher education.
The fellowship will also enhance the researcher’s expertise in applied linguistics, research management, and open science practices, contributing to her long-term career development and to the wider dissemination of innovative, evidence-based approaches to language teaching.
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HORIZON.1.2 - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA)
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48940 Leioa
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