An Investigation into the Recognition and Production of Pitch Patterns of "If"-Clauses by Turkish Pre-Service Teachers of English

Autor/in	Topal, Ibrahim Halil
Titel	An Investigation into the Recognition and Production of Pitch Patterns of "If"-Clauses by Turkish Pre-Service Teachers of English
Quelle	In: Journal of Language and Linguistic Studies, 14 (2018) 4, S.285-300 (16 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Topal, Ibrahim Halil)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1305-578X
Schlagwörter	Intonation; Phrase Structure; English (Second Language); Second Language Learning; Second Language Instruction; State Universities; Preservice Teachers; Phonemes; Auditory Perception; Pronunciation; Grammar; Teaching Methods; Pretests Posttests; College Freshmen; Control Groups; Experimental Groups; Remedial Instruction; Language Patterns; Pattern Drills (Language); Foreign Countries; Language Teachers; Phonology; Teacher Education; Turkey + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Phrasenstruktur; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Staatliche Universität; Fonem; Auditive Wahrnehmung; Akustische Wahrnehmung; Akustik; Aussprache; Grammatik; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Studienanfänger; Förderkurs; Sprachmodell; Sprachstruktur; Pattern-Drill; Ausland; Language teacher; Sprachunterricht; Fonologie; Lehrerausbildung; Lehrerbildung; Türkei
Abstract	Teaching pitch patterns of English as part of one of the elements of intonation has considerably been undervalued in Turkish teacher education contexts despite its significance in communication (Roach, 2001; Scherer, 2003; Maastricht et al., 2016) hence less research was conducted on this subject (Wennerstrom, 2001; Pickering, 2002; Demirezen, 2014) especially in Turkish teacher education settings. This study therefore intended to explore the competency levels of Turkish pre-service teachers of English on the recognition and production of pitch phonemes of "If"-clauses. It further aimed to remediate any pitch-related problems of the participants through a variety of explicit drills utilizing Grammar/Intonation Model (Cauldwell & Hewings, 1996) and Audio-Articulation Model (Demirezen, 2003) in the light of Discourse Intonation Model (Brazil, 1997). Data were gathered through pre-test/post-test experimental design with the participation of 61 freshmen of the ELT department of a state university in the academic year of 2015/16. Descriptive and inferential analyses demonstrated that the majority of the participants were in need of remedial training. It was also discovered that the treatment was effective in ameliorating the participants' problems in terms of recognition. It was concluded in this study that Turkish pre-service teachers of English must be exposed to continuous remedial training in intonation, especially pitch patterns. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Journal of Language and Linguistic Studies. Hacettepe Universitesi, Egitim Fakultesi B Blok, Yabanci Diller Egitimi Bolumu, Ingiliz Dili Egitimi Anabilim Dali, Ankara 06800, Turkey. e-mail: jllsturkey@gmail.com; Web site: http://www.jlls.org
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01