Characteristic features of sentence repetition among teenagers

Authors

  • Mária Laczkó Kaposvári Egyetem Pedagógiai Kar Gyógypedagógiai Intézet

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.33569/akk.2340

Keywords:

sentence repetition, verbal memory, punctuality, grammatical structure, errors

Abstract

The aim of the present research is to analyse the verbal memory of teenagers on the basis of their sentence repetition task. We try to answer the question how the age and the school type can characterize their sentence repetition.

Our hypothesis is that the age and the school type can have an influance on their sentence repetition but the  influance of the school type is stronger than the age factor. We also thought that the structure of the sentences and the number of the syllables of the words which construct the sentences could influance the punctuality of their sentence repetition results.

In order to discuss the hypothesis a series of experiment was carried out with the participation of teenagers (16 and 18 years old, from the secondary grammar and secondary technical school). The test material consisted of 20 sentences, the students’ task was to repeat them after they had heard them. The analysis was in terms of punctuality, and we also analysed the length and the grammatical structure of the sentences in tems of punctuality, furthermore the unfilled pauses occurring during the repetiton task and the time of the pauses, even the types of errors in the incorrect sentences. A statistical anlysis has also been done.

The results have shown that the elder students have reached better achievement, especially those who are studying in the grammar school The repetition of shorter sentences was also better. The analysis of mistakes showed different results in terms of the school type and proved the memory capacity problems of the students studying in different school types.

Published

2019-12-05

Issue

Section

Nyelvészet

How to Cite

Characteristic features of sentence repetition among teenagers. (2019). MEDIATON OF HUNGARIAN LANGUAGE CULTURE | ANYANYELVI KULTÚRAKÖZVETÍTÉS, 2(1), 43-61. https://doi.org/10.33569/akk.2340