The declarative–procedural knowledge of grammatical functions in higher education ESL contexts: Fiction and reality

The present article purported to gain insights about English as a second language (ESL) learners’ knowledge of grammatical functions at the declarative and the procedural levels in the higher education context, and argued that the dialogue between the types of knowledge calls for more attention. The...

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المؤلف الرئيسي: Abu-Ayyash, Emad A. S. (author)
مؤلفون آخرون: Hamam, Doaa (author)
منشور في: 2023
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الوصول للمادة أونلاين:https://bspace.buid.ac.ae/handle/1234/2884
https://doi.org/10.1515/opli-2022-0242
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dc.identifier.none.fl_str_mv Abu-Ayyash, E.A.S. and Hamam, D. (2023) “The declarative–procedural knowledge of grammatical functions in higher education ESL contexts: Fiction and reality,” Open Linguistics, 9(1).
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description The present article purported to gain insights about English as a second language (ESL) learners’ knowledge of grammatical functions at the declarative and the procedural levels in the higher education context, and argued that the dialogue between the types of knowledge calls for more attention. The study utilised a Words-in-Sentences Test that was administered to 841 ESL students in seven colleges and universities in three Arab countries: United Arab Emirates, Jordan and Oman. The test was used to measure the partici pants’ declarative knowledge of grammatical functions. The participants’ test scores were then correlated with their essay writing scores to find if there is a significant correlation between the two, and thus gain insight into the relationship between the declarative knowledge and the procedural knowledge of grammatical functions. Finally, a qualitative analysis was conducted on nine essays to gain an in-depth understanding of this relation ship. The findings indicated that the university participants’ declarative knowledge of grammatical functions was below the expected level and that there was a significant correlation between the learners’ test scores and writing scores. In addition, intriguing themes emerged from the qualitative analysis. Together, the findings are anticipated to spark more research on grammatical function knowledge among university students in ESL contexts.
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spelling The declarative–procedural knowledge of grammatical functions in higher education ESL contexts: Fiction and realityAbu-Ayyash, Emad A. S.Hamam, Doaagrammatical functions, declarative knowledge, procedural knowledge, grammar in higher educa tion, grammar among ESL learnersThe present article purported to gain insights about English as a second language (ESL) learners’ knowledge of grammatical functions at the declarative and the procedural levels in the higher education context, and argued that the dialogue between the types of knowledge calls for more attention. The study utilised a Words-in-Sentences Test that was administered to 841 ESL students in seven colleges and universities in three Arab countries: United Arab Emirates, Jordan and Oman. The test was used to measure the partici pants’ declarative knowledge of grammatical functions. The participants’ test scores were then correlated with their essay writing scores to find if there is a significant correlation between the two, and thus gain insight into the relationship between the declarative knowledge and the procedural knowledge of grammatical functions. Finally, a qualitative analysis was conducted on nine essays to gain an in-depth understanding of this relation ship. The findings indicated that the university participants’ declarative knowledge of grammatical functions was below the expected level and that there was a significant correlation between the learners’ test scores and writing scores. In addition, intriguing themes emerged from the qualitative analysis. Together, the findings are anticipated to spark more research on grammatical function knowledge among university students in ESL contexts.De Gruyter2025-04-14T13:41:27Z2025-04-14T13:41:27Z2023-06-22ArticleAbu-Ayyash, E.A.S. and Hamam, D. (2023) “The declarative–procedural knowledge of grammatical functions in higher education ESL contexts: Fiction and reality,” Open Linguistics, 9(1).2300-9969https://bspace.buid.ac.ae/handle/1234/2884https://doi.org/10.1515/opli-2022-0242en_USOpen Linguisticsv9 n1 (20230728)oai:bspace.buid.ac.ae:1234/28842026-01-29T15:54:53Z
spellingShingle The declarative–procedural knowledge of grammatical functions in higher education ESL contexts: Fiction and reality
Abu-Ayyash, Emad A. S.
grammatical functions, declarative knowledge, procedural knowledge, grammar in higher educa tion, grammar among ESL learners
title The declarative–procedural knowledge of grammatical functions in higher education ESL contexts: Fiction and reality
title_full The declarative–procedural knowledge of grammatical functions in higher education ESL contexts: Fiction and reality
title_fullStr The declarative–procedural knowledge of grammatical functions in higher education ESL contexts: Fiction and reality
title_full_unstemmed The declarative–procedural knowledge of grammatical functions in higher education ESL contexts: Fiction and reality
title_short The declarative–procedural knowledge of grammatical functions in higher education ESL contexts: Fiction and reality
title_sort The declarative–procedural knowledge of grammatical functions in higher education ESL contexts: Fiction and reality
topic grammatical functions, declarative knowledge, procedural knowledge, grammar in higher educa tion, grammar among ESL learners
url https://bspace.buid.ac.ae/handle/1234/2884
https://doi.org/10.1515/opli-2022-0242