The Effect of Training on Pronunciation.

Autor/in	Madden, Edith H.
Titel	The Effect of Training on Pronunciation.
Quelle	In: ORTESOL Journal, 4 (1983), S.69-80 (13 Seiten)Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
Schlagwörter	Achievement Gains; Adult Learning; Arabic; Chinese; Comparative Analysis; English (Second Language); Group Instruction; Immigrants; Individualized Instruction; Interference (Language); Japanese; Korean; Persian; Program Effectiveness; Pronunciation Instruction; Second Language Instruction + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Achievement gain; Leistungssteigerung; Adulte education; Adult training; Erwachsenenbildung; Arabisch; China; Chinesen; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Gruppenunterricht; Immigrant; Immigrantin; Immigranten; Individualisierender Unterricht; Japaner; Japanisch; Koreanisch; Persisch; Ausspracheübung; Fremdsprachenunterricht
Abstract	The effect of pronunciation instruction on the speech of 29 adult speakers of other languages (Japanese, Arabic, Persian, Chinese, and Korean) with previous training in English as a second language was studied. Pronunciation improvement was compared in three groups: one receiving group pronunciation training, one receiving individualized pronunciation instruction, and a third control group receiving no pronunciation training. All subjects' speech was taped before and after the eight-week pronunciation course and evaluated by five judges. Results showed no significant difference in pronunciation improvement between the trained and untrained groups or between the group-trained and individually-trained students. However, the entire group showed some pronunciation improvement in the course of the study. This suggests that improvement in pronunciation occurs over time, but not necessarily as a result of formal training. (MSE)
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Update	2004/1/01