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Tikkakoski, S. (Saara). "Communicative language teaching as English pronunciation teaching method:developing exercises." Bachelor's thesis, University of Oulu, 2016. http://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:oulu-201602031107.
Full textБондаренко, Юлия Станиславовна, Алена Владимировна Сауляк, Юлія Станіславівна Бондаренко, Yuliia Stanislavivna Bondarenko, Alona Yevhenivna Sauliak, and Альона Євгенівна Сауляк. "Estuary as the latest pronunciation standard of the English language." Thesis, Нижний Новгород: Издательство Волго-Вятской академии государственной службы, 2010. http://essuir.sumdu.edu.ua/handle/123456789/2749.
Full textУ статті розглянуто вимовний варіант англійської мови Ест’юарі, подано опис фонемічної варіативності цієї вимовної норм та популярність цього вимовного стандарту. При цитуванні документа, використовуйте посилання http://essuir.sumdu.edu.ua/handle/123456789/2749
Barnes-Hawkins, Colonda LaToya. "English Language Learners' Perspectives of the Communicative Language Approach." ScholarWorks, 2016. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/2520.
Full textEckstein, Grant Taylor. "A Correlation of Pronunciation Learning Strategies with Spontaneous English Pronunciation of Adult ESL Learners." BYU ScholarsArchive, 2007. https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/etd/973.
Full textÖstlund, Fredrik. "British vs American English : Pronunciation in the EFL Classroom." Thesis, Karlstad University, Division for Culture and Communication, 2006. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kau:diva-31.
Full textToday English is a world language; it is spoken by millions both as first and second language almost all over the world. The varieties best known to Swedish pupils are the varieties British and American English. Another variety of English, which is spoken by both native and non-native speakers, is a mixture of British English and American English called Mid-Atlantic English. As long as the English language has been a part of the Swedish curriculum, the leading variety taught has been British English, but lately American English has influenced Swedish teenagers because of its prominent status in media. Since both British English and American English are used in Swedish schools, different attitudes can be perceived among pupils and teachers towards these two varieties. The aim of this paper is to determine if Swedish pupils are using British or American English or if they mix these two varieties. Attitudes and prejudice amongst pupils and their teachers towards these two varieties are looked into as well as whether the pupils speak the variety of English they claim they speak. The question of why the pupils speak the variety they do is also investigated. The results show that most pupils mix British and American English and that American English features predominate in the mix. According to this investigation, teachers and pupils find British English to be a bit “snobbish” while American English can sound a bit “cocky” to them. This investigation concludes that the two major influences on the pupils are their teachers and different kind of media.
Yeung, Wai Han Gloria. "A study on the pronunciation of Hong Kong English : a variety of English." HKBU Institutional Repository, 1995. http://repository.hkbu.edu.hk/etd_ra/87.
Full textYates, Karen. "Teaching linguistic mimicry to improve second language pronunciation." Thesis, University of North Texas, 2003. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc4164/.
Full textWen, Tao-Chih. "The Role of Motivation in Second Language Pronunciation." Thesis, University of North Texas, 2005. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc4829/.
Full textFlisberg, Julia. "English pronunciation in Swedish Upper Secondary School Students : A qualitative study of Swedish students’ pronunciation tendencies." Thesis, Stockholms universitet, Engelska institutionen, 2018. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:su:diva-165479.
Full textBott, Ann-Marie Krueger. "Computer-Aided Self-Access Pronunciation Materials Designed to Teach Stress in American English." Diss., CLICK HERE for online access, 2005. http://contentdm.lib.byu.edu/ETD/image/etd903.pdf.
Full textBarros, Ana Marina do Val. "Pronunciation difficulties in the consonant system experienced by Arabic speakers when learning English after the age of puberty." Morgantown, W. Va. : [West Virginia University Libraries], 2003. http://etd.wvu.edu/templates/showETD.cfm?recnum=2937.
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Pihko, Marja-Kaisa. ""His English sounded strange" : the intelligibility of native and non-native English pronunciation to Finnish learners of English /." Online version, 1997. http://bibpurl.oclc.org/web/25092.
Full textTegnered, Axel, and Jonas Rentner. "The Importance of Pronunciation Instruction in the English as a Foreign Language Classroom." Thesis, Linköpings universitet, Institutionen för kultur och samhälle, 2020. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-167481.
Full textPicard, Marc. "On teaching the pronunciation of allophones : the case of flapping in North American English." Thesis, McGill University, 2001. http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=32937.
Full textChan, Nga-ting, and 陳雅庭. "A study of English pronunciation teaching of stress and rhythm to Cantonese speakers." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 2010. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B4517605X.
Full textDorina, Dibra. "Real-time interactive visualization aiding pronunciation of English as a second language." Thesis, Linnéuniversitetet, Institutionen för medieteknik (ME), 2013. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:lnu:diva-40264.
Full textFarina, Marcella. "The Effect of Input Modality on Pronunciation Accuracy of English Language Learners." Doctoral diss., University of Central Florida, 2013. http://digital.library.ucf.edu/cdm/ref/collection/ETD/id/5734.
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Tegnered, Axel, and Jonas Rentner. "Teachers’ Views on Teaching English Pronunciation : A Phenomenographic Study of Upper-secondary Teachers’ Views and Reported Practices." Thesis, Linköpings universitet, Institutionen för kultur och samhälle, 2021. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-177896.
Full textVéliz, Campos Mauricio Enrique. "Pronunciation learning strategy use, aptitude, and their relationship with pronunciation performance of pre-service English language teachers in Chile." Thesis, University of Exeter, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/10871/17794.
Full textJohansson, Caroline. "Received Pronunciation, Estuary English and Cockney English: A Phonologic and Sociolinguistic Comparison of Three British English Accents." Thesis, Högskolan i Halmstad, 2016. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hh:diva-31481.
Full textZhang, Lan, and 章澜. "Development and assessment of an acoustics-based multisensory accent reduction system." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 2012. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B48330188.
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Shum, Nam Lung, and 沈南龍. "The occurrence of schwa among Cantonese speakers of English in Hong Kong." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 1989. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B31949654.
Full textBoyd, Adriane. "Pronunciation Modeling in Spelling Correction for Writers of English as a Foreign Language." The Ohio State University, 2008. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1211982544.
Full textMorris-Wilson, Ian. "Attitudes towards Finnish-accented English." Thesis, University of Stirling, 1999. http://hdl.handle.net/1893/3464.
Full textLam, Ngai Wai Caren. "[L]/[n] alternation in Hong Kong English." HKBU Institutional Repository, 2004. http://repository.hkbu.edu.hk/etd_ra/562.
Full textLing, Hiu-yan, and 凌曉欣. "Production of English /r/ and /w/ by Cantonese L1 speakers in Hong Kong." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 2010. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B45161926.
Full textChan, Pik-ha, and 陳碧霞. "An investigation into the perception (and production) of English word-initial consonants by native speakers of Cantonese." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 1999. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B3194498X.
Full textPettersson, Jessica. "British, American or Mid-Atlantic English : What accent do Swedish learner use and where do they get their influences from?" Thesis, Karlstad University, Faculty of Arts and Education, 2008. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kau:diva-1747.
Full textTitel: British, American or Mid-Atlantic English: What accent do Swedish learners use and where do they get their influences from?
Författare: Jessica Pettersson
Engelska C, terminsuppsats 2008
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Abstract: The main purpose of this paper was to determine whether learners in lower secondary school used the British English accent, the American English accent, or if they perhaps mixed the two accents. I also wanted to find out from where the students got their influences. It is no longer prohibited in the Swedish curriculum to use other accents than the British one, and due to that it was interesting to see if the learners began to get their influences from somewhere else but their teacher. Teachers are also free to choose what accent they want to use. It often seems to be the case that learners take after their teacher’s pronunciation, but it is widely believed that they are also influenced by the English they hear in their spare time. Most of the learners in this investigation said in the survey that they preferred watching TV-shows and movies from the USA and therefore appeared to prefer an American accent. My informant study shows that most of the learners who took part in the test spoke with a British accent when reading single words, but when it came to reading sentences a mix of the two major varieties became noticeable. The results indicate that learners are first and foremost influenced by their teacher and what accent he or she uses and to a somewhat lesser extent by the English they come across when they are not in school.
Nyckelord: British English, American English, Mid-Atlantic English, pronunciation, accents, influences.
Robertson, Fritz Soule. "English diction for singers : a self-instructional course of study utilizing the international phonetic alphabet with self-test materials." Virtual Press, 1995. http://liblink.bsu.edu/uhtbin/catkey/941577.
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Pecue, Caleb J. "Utilizing Audiovisual Stimuli in the Classroom to Facilitate Pronunciation of French Stop Consonants." Thesis, Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville, 2015. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=1589836.
Full textKatsuva, N. "An analysis of pronunciation errors in the acquisition of English by Nande native speakers." Thesis, University of Essex, 1987. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.379391.
Full textMartins, Cristiana Gomes de Freitas Menezes. "The evaluation of educational software programs for English as a foreign language and/or second language pronunciation development." Universidade Federal do CearÃ, 2015. http://www.teses.ufc.br/tde_busca/arquivo.php?codArquivo=14859.
Full textThe purpose of this study was to evaluate how well educational software programs teach English as a Foreign Language and/or Second Language (EFL/ESL) pronunciation following the principles of the Communicative Approach (CELCE-MURCIA et al., 2010). In the first stage of the research, a software program evaluation instrument was developed and validated. Forty-six EFL/ESL teachers used it to analyze an online version of the software program Pronunciation Power 2. The responses of the participants were submitted for statistical analysis. An ICC of 0.983 (zero point nine hundred eighty-three) for the responses indicated a high degree of correlation in the evaluation of the instrument items used by the participants. The results of the One-Way ANOVA also indicated that there was no significant difference (p> 0.05) in the evaluation of the items. The Cronbach's alpha coefficient obtained was 0.918 (zero point nine hundred and eighteen), indicating a high degree of internal consistency. The results of the factor analysis suggested grouping the instrument items into 5 (five) components that were arranged in the following order: 1. Content Design; 2. Pedagogical Design; 3. Assessment/Flexibility Design; 4. Multimedia Design; and 5. Automatic Speech Recognition (ASR) Design. In the second stage of the research, the instrument was used to analyze 5 (five) EFL/ESL pronunciation teaching software programs available on the market. Regarding the items of the component Content Design, the analysis showed that only one software program obtained less than 50% (fifty percent) of the maximum rating, two programs obtained between 50 and 70% (fifty and seventy percent) and two other programs reached more than 80% (eighty percent) of the maximum rating. In the items of Pedagogical Design, all programs scored above 50% (fifty percent); three programs obtained between 50 and 70% (fifty and seventy percent) and two other programs obtained above 70% (seventy percent). The evaluation of the ASR Design indicated that the items for this component had minimum ratings in all programs - four software programs scored zero and only one program obtained 33.33% (thirty-three point thirty-three percent) of the maximum rating for this component. The component Assessment/Flexibility Design obtained less than 50% (fifty percent) of the maximum rating of all the group items, while the items for Multimedia Design achieved higher ratings in most programs. Two software programs obtained between 50 and 70% (fifty and seventy percent) and three scored above 70% (seventy percent). To sum up, the overall results indicate that only one software program obtained more than 75% (seventyfive percent) of the maximum rating on the instrument. The other four programs presented less than three-quarters of the necessary characteristics to potentially develop English pronunciation. Although these programs, by themselves, may not be able to develop EFL/ESL pronunciation satisfactorily, they can be used to enrich the teaching of EFL/ESL pronunciation.
Esta pesquisa teve como objetivo avaliar de que maneira softwares educativos ensinam a pronÃncia do inglÃs como LÃngua Estrangeira e/ou Segunda LÃngua (LE/L2), seguindo os princÃpios da Abordagem Comunicativa (CELCE-MURCIA et al., 2010). Na primeira etapa da pesquisa, elaboramos um instrumento de avaliaÃÃo de softwares e o submetemos a processos de validaÃÃo. Quarenta e seis professores de inglÃs como LE/L2 o utilizaram para avaliar uma versÃo online do software âPronunciation Power 2â. As respostas dos participantes foram submetidas a tratamentos estatÃsticos. O ICC encontrado, 0,983 (zero vÃrgula novecentos e oitenta e trÃs), mostrou um alto grau de correlaÃÃo na avaliaÃÃo dos itens do instrumento pelos participantes. Os resultados da ANOVA simples tambÃm apontaram que nÃo havia diferenÃa significativa (p > 0,05) na avaliaÃÃo dos itens. O Coeficiente Alpha de Cronbach obtido de 0,918 (zero vÃrgula novecentos e dezoito) indicou um elevado grau de consistÃncia interna. JÃ os resultados da AnÃlise Fatorial sugeriram o agrupamento dos itens do instrumento em 5 (cinco) componentes que foram organizados na seguinte ordem: 1. Design de ConteÃdo; 2. Design PedagÃgico; 3. Design de AvaliaÃÃo/Flexibilidade; 4. Design de MultimÃdia; e 5. Design do Mecanismo de Reconhecimento AutomÃtico de Fala (MRAF). Na segunda etapa da pesquisa, utilizamos o instrumento para analisarmos 5 (cinco) softwares para o ensino da pronÃncia do inglÃs como LE/L2 disponÃveis no mercado. Em relaÃÃo aos itens do componente Design de ConteÃdo, a anÃlise evidenciou que apenas um software obteve menos de 50% (cinquenta por cento) da pontuaÃÃo total, dois softwares obtiveram entre 50 e 70% (cinquenta e setenta por cento) e outros dois atingiram mais de 80% (oitenta por cento) da pontuaÃÃo total. Nos itens de Design PedagÃgico, todos os softwares pontuaram acima de 50% (cinquenta por cento); trÃs softwares obtiveram entre 50 e 70% (cinquenta e setenta por cento) e dois outros acima de 70% (setenta por cento). JÃ a avaliaÃÃo de Design de MRAF apontou que os itens desse componente foram os que obtiveram menor pontuaÃÃo em todos os programas â quatro softwares pontuaram zero e um Ãnico software obteve 33,33% (trinta e trÃs vÃrgula trinta e trÃs por cento) do total de pontos do componente. O componente Design de AvaliaÃÃo/Flexibilidade obteve, na maioria dos programas, menos de 50% (cinquenta por cento) da avaliaÃÃo mÃxima de todos os itens do grupo, enquanto os itens de Design de MultimÃdia atingiram maior pontuaÃÃo na maioria dos programas. Dois softwares obtiveram entre 50 e 70% (cinquenta e setenta por cento) e trÃs pontuaram acima de 70% (setenta por cento). No somatÃrio geral, apenas um dos softwares obteve mais de 75% (setenta e cinco por cento) da pontuaÃÃo total do instrumento. Os outros quatro softwares apresentaram menos de trÃs quartos do total das caracterÃsticas necessÃrias para potencialmente desenvolverem a pronÃncia da lÃngua inglesa. Embora esses programas, por si prÃprios, nÃo sejam capazes de desenvolver a pronÃncia da lÃngua inglesa como LE/L2, eles podem ser usados para enriquecer o ensino da pronÃncia do inglÃs como LE/L2.
Chan, Wai Tsz Ethel. "A study on Hong Kong primary English teachers' general beliefs and teaching practice in teaching English pronunciation." HKBU Institutional Repository, 2000. http://repository.hkbu.edu.hk/etd_ra/350.
Full textFuruhata, Takashi. "Exploring the relationship between English speaking subjects' verbal working memory and foreign word pronunciation and script recognition /." Thesis, Connect to this title online; UW restricted, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/1773/7741.
Full textLeinonen, R. (Rita). "“So that you’re feeling comfortable in speaking the language”:teacher students’ views on teaching the pronunciation of English." Master's thesis, University of Oulu, 2017. http://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:oulu-201705111805.
Full textTutkielman aihe on opettajaopiskelijoiden näkemykset englannin ääntämisen opettamisesta. Aihe on ajankohtainen, koska englantia käytetään kansainvälisen kommunikoinnin kielenä. Aihetta ei tekijän tietojen mukaan myöskään ole tutkittu aiemmin Suomessa. Tutkielman tarkoituksena on tutkia opettajaopiskelijoiden näkemyksiä englannin ääntämisen opettamisesta ja selvittää, mitkä asiat ovat heidän mielestään aiheessa keskeisiä. Tutkielman empiirisiä tuloksia tarkastellaan sosiokulttuurisen oppimiskäsityksen kautta ja lähestymällä opettamista kommunikatiivisesta näkökulmasta. Myös keskeisiä ääntämiseen ja ääntämisen opettamiseen liittyviä tutkimuksia hyödynnetään, jotta aihetta voidaan käsitellä mahdollisimman kokonaisvaltaisesti. Tutkimusta varten haastateltiin seitsemää opettajaopiskelijaa, jotka suorittivat englannin aineenopettajan yliopistotutkintoa. He olivat opinnoissaan eri vaiheissa, eikä heillä ollut merkittävää kokemusta opettamisesta. Haastattelut toteutettiin teemahaastatteluina eli haastatteluina, joissa teemat ja täydentävät kysymykset ohjasivat haastattelun kulkua. Aineisto analysoitiin sisällönanalyysillä. Tutkielman sisällönanalyysi toteutettiin etsimällä aineistosta keskeiset yksittäiset ilmaukset ja abstrahoimalla kyseiset yksittäiset ilmaukset ryhmiin, luokkiin ja teemoihin. Keskeiset löydökset osoittavat, että tutkimukseen osallistuneet opettajaopiskelijat ajattelevat oppimisen olevan prosessi, joka mahdollistaa kehittymisen. He ovat sitä mieltä, että vaikka ääntämisen opettamisessa tulee käydä läpi englannin aksenttien moninaisuus, tulee opettamisessa käyttää vain yhtä kielen normia. Opettajaopiskelijoiden mielestä puhuminen ja tietoisuus ääntämisestä ovat oppimistavoitteita, ja he näkevät puhumisen ja kuuntelemisen keskeisinä metodeina ääntämisen opettamisessa. Löydökset osoittavat myös, että opettajaopiskelijat eivät ole yhtenäinen ryhmä englannin ääntämisen opettamista koskevissa mielipiteissään. Kokonaisuutena löydökset oikeuttavat päätelmän, että opettajaopiskelijat kannattavat oppijalähtöistä näkökulmaa opettamiseen. Heidän näkemyksensä ääntämisen opettamisesta ovat johdonmukaisia: heidän tärkeinä pitämänsä opettamisen tavoitteet, sisällöt sekä metodit ja työkalut ovat keskenään yhteensopivia. Opettajaopiskelijat pystyvät siten hahmottamaan ääntämisen opettamisen kokonaisuutena, vaikka keskittyvätkin sen yksittäisiin elementteihin. Heidän näkemyksensä ovat lisäksi suurelta osin yhteneväisiä aiheeseen liittyvien teorioiden ja aiempien tutkimuksien kanssa. Tämä viittaa siihen, että heillä on oleellista teoreettista tietoa ääntämisen opettamisesta ja että he pystyvät soveltamaan tätä tietoa miettiessään ääntämisen opettamisen käytännön toteutusta
Isaacs, Talia. "Towards defining a valid assessment criterion of pronunciation proficiency in non-native English speaking graduate students." Thesis, McGill University, 2005. http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=98938.
Full textSpeech samples of 19 non-native English speaking graduate students in the Faculty of Education at McGill University were elicited using the Test of Spoken English (TSE), a standardized test of spoken proficiency which is often used by institutions of higher learning to screen international teaching assistants (ITAs). Results of a fined-grained phonological analysis of the speech samples coupled with intelligibility ratings of 18 undergraduate science students suggest that intelligibility, though an adequate assessment criterion, is a necessary but not a sufficient condition for graduate students to instruct undergraduate courses as teaching assistants, and that there is a threshold level (i.e., minimum acceptable level) of intelligibility that needs to be identified more precisely. While insights about the features of pronunciation that are most critical for intelligibility are inconclusive, it is clear that intelligibility can be compromised for different reasons and is often the result of a combination of "problem areas" that interact together.
The study has some important implications for ITA training and assessment, for the design of graduate student pronunciation courses, and for future intelligibility research. It also presents a first step in validating theoretical intelligibility models which lack empirical backing (e.g., Morley, 1994).
Mathew, Ingrid B. "Errors in pronunciation of consonants by Indonesian, Gayo and Acehnese learners of English as a foreign language." Thesis, Edith Cowan University, Research Online, Perth, Western Australia, 1997. https://ro.ecu.edu.au/theses/904.
Full textNg, Weng Kei Kei. "An investigation into non-native English teachers' attitiudes towards pedagogic models of pronunciation teaching." Thesis, University of Macau, 2018. http://umaclib3.umac.mo/record=b3953429.
Full textRung-ruang, Apichai. "English loanwords in Thai and optimality theory." Virtual Press, 2007. http://liblink.bsu.edu/uhtbin/catkey/1389690.
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Schrock, Lana Renee. "Phonological Processes in Sentences Produced by Adult Japanese English Language Learners." Miami University / OhioLINK, 2013. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1366823748.
Full textTorres, Erin Helgeson. "Flute Articulation Pedagogy: The Effect of Language-Specific Consonant Pronunciation on a Flutist’s Articulation within the French and English Languages." The Ohio State University, 2012. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1338398069.
Full textWarsame, Ramlah. "The Influence of Teacher Beliefs on Classroom Practices in English Pronunciation Teaching." Thesis, Malmö universitet, Fakulteten för lärande och samhälle (LS), 2021. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:mau:diva-43163.
Full textNakamae, Ayumi. "An American-English diction handbook for Japanese voice students : for selected repertoire." Virtual Press, 2000. http://liblink.bsu.edu/uhtbin/catkey/1244869.
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Barber, Carol H. (Carol Hansell). "Practices of English Diction for Singers 1900-1971." Thesis, University of North Texas, 1991. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc500330/.
Full textAUFDERHAAR, CAROLYN RACHEL. "THE INFLUENCE OF USING DISCOURSE ANALYSIS TECHNIQUES ON THE FILTERED SPEECH OF AUTHENTIC AUDIO TEXT TO IMPROVE PRONUNCIATION." University of Cincinnati / OhioLINK, 2004. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1100670010.
Full textAhlbrecht, John James. "College Student Rankings of Multiple Speakers in a Public Speaking Context: a Language Attitudes Study on Japanese-accented English with a World Englishes Perspective." PDXScholar, 2018. https://pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu/open_access_etds/4334.
Full textHeikkinen, Kalle. "Teaching and assessing English pronunciation in the communicative classroom : A qualitative study about teaching and assessing English pronunciation as part of oral skills in the ninth grade in Sweden." Thesis, Linnéuniversitetet, Institutionen för språk (SPR), 2018. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:lnu:diva-70055.
Full textKennedy, Sara 1973. "Second language learner speech and intelligibility : instruction and environment in a university setting." Thesis, McGill University, 2008. http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=115651.
Full textSeventeen L2 graduate students at an English-medium university recorded three personal anecdotes over five months. The students also regularly logged their exposure to and use of English. Nine of the students (instructed group) were concurrently taking an oral communication course focussing on suprasegmental pronunciation. Classroom instruction was regularly observed and recorded. All 17 students were interviewed at the end of the study.
L1 listeners heard anecdotes from three instructed and three uninstructed students, matched for length of residence and first language (L1). Listeners also heard anecdotes from four L1 English speakers. One group of listeners retold each anecdote after hearing it (discourse-level task). The other group paused the recording of each anecdote whenever a word was unclear (word-level task). Each group of listeners also rated excerpts for accentedness, comprehensibility, and fluency.
Results of quantitative and qualitative analyses showed that: (a) no unambiguous changes in the pronunciation or intelligibility of either L2 learner group occurred over time; (b) word-level intelligibility measures more consistently differentiated L1 and L2 groups, and the instructed and uninstructed L2 groups; (c) compared to the instructed group, the uninstructed group logged relatively more English exposure/use for academic activities and relatively less for interactive social activities; (d) many instructed L2 learners did not believe that their pronunciation had noticeably improved, but almost all expressed satisfaction with their ability to communicate in English; (e) at the end of the study, many uninstructed learners reported persistent difficulties in communicating in English.
The results suggest that instruction in suprasegmental aspects of pronunciation sometimes may not lead to improved intelligibility or pronunciation. In addition, some L2 learners can be as intelligible as L1 speakers, depending on the listening task. Finally, results suggest that L2 learners' perceptions of their communicative ability and their patterns of L2 exposure/use are related. Implications for university preparation and support programs for L2 graduate students are discussed.
Guinn-Collins, Shannon. "Motivation in Late Learners of Japanese: Self-Determination Theory, Attitudes and Pronunciation." PDXScholar, 2011. https://pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu/open_access_etds/191.
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