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| Autor/inn/en | Linebaugh, Gary; Roche, Thomas |
|---|---|
| Titel | Learning to Hear by Learning to Speak: The Effect of Articulatory Training on Arab Learners' English Phonemic Discrimination |
| Quelle | In: Australian Review of Applied Linguistics, 36 (2013) 2, S.146-159 (14 Seiten)
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| Sprache | englisch |
| Dokumenttyp | gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz |
| ISSN | 0155-0640 |
| Schlagwörter | Arabs; Articulation (Speech); English (Second Language); Pronunciation Instruction; Auditory Discrimination; Semitic Languages; Phonemes; Auditory Perception; Accuracy; Second Language Learning; Second Language Instruction; Language Research; Foreign Countries; Pretests Posttests; Experimental Groups; Control Groups; Oman |
| Abstract | In this paper we explore English pronunciation teaching within an English as an International Language (EIL) framework, arguing that teaching learners how to produce English phonemes can lead to an improvement in their aural ability. English as an Additional Language (EAL) learners often have difficulty discriminating between and producing specific sounds of the target language; Arabic speakers, for example, typically have difficulty distinguishing between /p/ and /b/ in words such as "pin" and "bin." The research described here indicates that explicit articulatory training in the production of two problematic sounds, /p/ and /b/, improves learners' ability to perceptually discriminate between the two. Following articulatory training, participants were better at correctly identifying which member of a minimal pair they heard ("pack" or "back," for example), whereas simply providing focused aural exposure to those sounds, as advocated in the non-form focused intuitive-imitative approach, did not lead to similar improvement. This suggests that for sounds that are perceptually difficult for learners, complementing exposure as advocated by the intuitive-imitative approach with articulatory training may produce the best results in terms of segmental discrimination and ultimately target language production. We also point to evidence that accuracy in segmental production is especially relevant in the EIL context. (As Provided). |
| Anmerkungen | Applied Linguistics Association of Australia. e-mail: info@alaa.org.au; Web site: http://www.alaa.org.au/page/aral_journal.html |
| Erfasst von | ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC |
| Update | 2017/4/10 |
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