FINDINGS OF A STUDY OF ENGLISH MATERIALS AND LANGUAGE PERFORMANCE IN AN EFL CONTEXT

Abstract

This article uses mixed methods and presents findings of a study of English materials and language performance in an EFL context. It shows how the qualitative and quantitative paradigms were used sequentially for a large population whose sample was stratified and selected proportionally. It also shows how data and analysis were computer processed for both parts of the study. It presents both the qualitative and quantitative findings of the study, showing that not only students have a positive attitude toward learning English with materials, but come up also with better language performance when they learn with English materials.

Keywords

• mixed methods
• qualitative paradigm
• quantitative paradigm
• english materials
• language performance
• efl context
• material-boundedness