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Exploring optimal pronunciation teaching: Integrating instructional software into intermediate-level EFL classes in China

CALICO journal, 2016-01, Vol.33 (2), p.201-230 [Peer Reviewed Journal]

2016, Equinox Publishing ;Copyright Equinox Publishing Ltd. 2016 ;ISSN: 0742-7778 ;ISSN: 2056-9017 ;EISSN: 2056-9017 ;DOI: 10.1558/cj.v33i2.26054

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Title:
Exploring optimal pronunciation teaching: Integrating instructional software into intermediate-level EFL classes in China
Author: Gao, Yang ; Hanna, Barbara E.
Subjects: Adolescents ; Attitudes ; Chinese languages ; College English ; Comparative Analysis ; Computer Assisted Instruction ; Computer assisted language learning ; Computer programs ; Computer Software ; Control Groups ; Educational Objectives ; Educational Technology ; English (Second Language) ; English as a second language instruction ; English language ; Experimental Groups ; Foreign Countries ; Language Acquisition ; Language proficiency ; Learning ; Observation ; Optimization ; Pretests Posttests ; Program Effectiveness ; Pronunciation ; Pronunciation instruction ; Questionnaires ; Second Language Instruction ; Software ; Speech ; Statistical Analysis ; Student Attitudes ; Student Surveys ; Students ; Studies ; Teacher education ; Teachers ; Teaching ; Teaching Methods ; Technology Uses in Education
Is Part Of: CALICO journal, 2016-01, Vol.33 (2), p.201-230
Description: This study investigates the effectiveness of teaching pronunciation with instructional software to a cohort of Chinese learners of English aged 13 to 16 at lower-intermediate level. It also explores the relationship between learners' attitudes towards pronunciation and their pronunciation learning. Participants were 60 students at a language school in China: 20 were instructed by a teacher, 20 used instructional software (New Oriental Pronunciation) alone, and the remaining 20 received combined instruction from teacher and software. Participants' pronunciation was evaluated in pretests and posttests. Presurveys and postsurveys assessed attitudes towards pronunciation. Additionally, a questionnaire collected students' reflections on the software, and observations were made during instruction. The greatest increase in performance was achieved by students receiving combined instruction, who also exhibited the greatest (positive) changes towards pronunciation. The authors suggest that this combination of human- and computer-assisted instruction particularly suits young learners. Recommendations are made for software design, teacher training, and research into computer-assisted pronunciation learning.
Publisher: San Marcos: Equinox Publishing Ltd
Language: English
Identifier: ISSN: 0742-7778
ISSN: 2056-9017
EISSN: 2056-9017
DOI: 10.1558/cj.v33i2.26054
Source: ERIC Full Text Only (Discovery)
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Exploring optimal pronunciation teaching: Integrating instructional software into intermediate-level EFL classes in China

2016, Equinox Publishing ;Copyright Equinox Publishing Ltd. 2016 ;ISSN: 0742-7778 ;ISSN: 2056-9017 ;EISSN: 2056-9017 ;DOI: 10.1558/cj.v33i2.26054

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