Teaching Pronunciation with Computer Assisted Pronunciation Instruction in a Technological University

Autor/inn/en	Liu, Sze-Chu; Hung, Po-Yi
Titel	Teaching Pronunciation with Computer Assisted Pronunciation Instruction in a Technological University
Quelle	In: Universal Journal of Educational Research, 4 (2016) 9, S.1939-1943 (5 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2332-3205
Schlagwörter	Pronunciation Instruction; Computer Assisted Instruction; Foreign Countries; Undergraduate Students; Vocational Schools; Computer Assisted Testing; Artificial Intelligence; Educational Technology; Technology Uses in Education; English (Second Language); Second Language Learning; Statistical Analysis; Instructional Effectiveness; College Freshmen; Sentences; Computer Software; Language Proficiency; Questionnaires; Pretests Posttests; Taiwan + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausspracheübung; Computer based training; Computerunterstützter Unterricht; Ausland; Vocational school; Berufsbildende Schule; Berufsschule; Fachschule; Künstliche Intelligenz; Unterrichtsmedien; Technology enhanced learning; Technology aided learning; Technologieunterstütztes Lernen; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Statistische Analyse; Unterrichtserfolg; Studienanfänger; Sentence analysis; Satzanalyse; Language skill; Language skills; Sprachkompetenz; Fragebogen
Abstract	The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of computer assisted pronunciation instruction in English pronunciation for students in vocational colleges and universities in Taiwan. The participants were fifty-one first-year undergraduate students from a technological university located in central Taiwan. The participants received an eight-week pronunciation instruction, in which the participants were presented model utterances and corresponding pitch contours of target sentences and then practiced pronunciation of target sentences with computer assisted pronunciation training software. Computerized speaking tests were conducted before, during, and after the training to measure the improvement of pronunciation quality, and a questionnaire was administered at the end of the instruction. The results of repeated measures analysis of variance on the scores of the tests indicate that the pronunciation quality of the participants was significantly improved. The results of this study provide empirical evidence in teaching pronunciation to vocational college students with computer technology. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01