Research Methodology
This study utilized the mixed qualitative and quantitative approach to investigate the effect of color coded teaching on learners’ accuracy of articles’ and quantifiers’ use. The former was used to analyze the effect of color-coded teaching on precepting the grammar structure; however, the latter was also used to analyze the effect of color coded teaching on articles’ and quantifiers’ use. A combination of these designs has the advantage of showing the immediate effect of the phenomenon in questions. Moreover, the mixed design is essential as it enables the researcher to obtain more comprehensive and reliable results, thus a greater understanding of the phenomenon.
3.1 Research Question
∙ What is the effect of color-coding grammar instruction on Saudi EFL learners’ accuracy of article use?
∙ What is the perception of Saudi EFL learners towards color coding grammar instruction?