The effect of peripheral learning on elementary EFL learners’ grammar improvement: The case of prepositions of time and place
The effect of peripheral learning on elementary EFL learners’ grammar improvement: The case of prepositions of time and place

Summary/Abstract: This study aims to investigate the possible effects of peripheral learning on elementary EFL learners’ grammar improvement: the case of prepositions of time and place. Two elementary classes were selected as experimental and control groups. Before beginning the treatment, a grammar test was administered to both the groups as a pre -test. Then, as treatment, the experimental group was exposed to realia, pictures, posters and texts, while the control group was not. After term -long treatment of 10 weeks, the two groups received the same grammar test as post-test. The results of t-test showed that the experimental group improved their grammar ability, i.e., knowledge of prepositions of time and place more than their friends in the control group. The finding of the study may open an optional path for teachers to include some peripheral materials in their teaching environment to further invest on unconscious learning abilities of the students.

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