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How biased are listeners towards second language speech? A replication and extension ...
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The contributions of phonological awareness and decoding on spelling in isiXhosa Grade 3 readers ...
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Black Lives Matter in Teaching English as a Second Language!
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In: Faculty Publications (2021)
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Sociolinguistic Approaches to Sibilant Variation in Spanish
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In: World Languages and Literatures Faculty Publications and Presentations (2021)
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Learning multiple syntactic structures via chat-based alignment: What is the role of learners' prior knowledge and conscious decisions? ...
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The role of empathy and proficiency in the perception and processing of second language prosody ...
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Auditory distraction while reading in different languages ...
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Everybody Does It: The Pragmatics and Perceptions of International Chinese Graduate Students and their American Peers Regarding Gossip
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In: Journal of Multilingual Education Research (2021)
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Peer interaction among intensive immersive language course participants: Comparing the impact of face-to-face vs online delivery ...
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Khmer Phonetics & Phonology: Theoretical Implications for ESL Instruction
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In: Senior Honors Theses (2020)
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Restructuring a Beginner Language Program: A Quantitative Analysis of Face-to-Face Versus Flipped-Blended Spanish Instruction
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In: Faculty Publications (2020)
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All About the American Flap
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In: Faculty Publications (2019)
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The Semantics of Article Acquisition
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In: Montview Liberty University Journal of Undergraduate Research (2019)
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Expertise and Expression in Second Language Acquisition: An Embodied Perspective
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In: Senior Theses (2019)
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The Effects of English Pronunciation Instruction on Listening Skills among Vietnamese Learners
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In: Masters Theses (2019)
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Listening has been a neglected skill in both second language research and teaching practice (Khaghaninejad & Maleki, 2015; Nowrouzi, Tam, Zareian & Nimehchisalem, 2015) and recent research has shown that second language (L2) listening difficulties might relate to phonological problems besides syntactic and lexical knowledge (e.g., Suristro, 2018). There have been some empirical studies examining the effects of phonetic instruction on perceptual skills showing promising results (e.g., Aliaga-Garcia & Mora, 2009; Linebaugh & Roche, 2013). This study contributes to this area with a focus on investigating the impacts of English pronunciation instruction on listening skills among Vietnamese English as a Foreign Language (EFL) learners, targeting the four English phonemes: word-final stop consonants /t/-/d/, the lax high front vowel /ɪ/ and the tense high front vowel /i/. Particularly, it examines whether pronunciation instruction would have effects on (a) students’ abilities to listen to and distinguish target phonemes, and (b) students’ abilities to listen to and dictate monosyllabic words containing the target sounds. To examine the effects of mere explicit pronunciation instruction on perception, the study excluded perceptual training from the treatment. Sixteen Vietnamese learners were recruited to join the study, divided into two groups: an experimental group (n=10) and a control group (n=6). Only the experimental group received a five-hour online phonetic instruction emphasizing the four English target phonemes and other distractors. A pre-test and a post-test in listening skills measured the difference between and within groups. In addition, a post-instructional survey was administered to collect qualitative data in an attempt to explain the study results. Non-parametric tests (Wilcoxon rank sum and Wilcoxon signed rank tests) were used to analyze the quantitative data. The study results revealed that there was no difference in listening performance between the two groups, and within each group, which might suggest unclear impact of pronunciation instruction on perceptual skills. Perceptual training, which has often been used in research on pronunciation instruction, is discussed and suggestions for future research are made.
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Applied Linguistics; explicit instruction; First and Second Language Acquisition; listening; perceptual skills; phonetics; Phonetics and Phonology; pronunciation; sound perception; Vietnamese
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URL: https://scholarworks.gvsu.edu/theses/929 https://scholarworks.gvsu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1929&context=theses
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American Association of Applied Linguistics (AAAL) and Language Testing Research Colloquium (LTRC)
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In: Instructional Development Grants (2019)
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Foreign Language Anxiety, Sexuality, and Gender: Lived Experiences of Four LGBTQ+ Students
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In: Dissertations and Theses (2018)
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Grammatical Errors by Arabic ESL Students: an Investigation of L1 Transfer through Error Analysis
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In: Dissertations and Theses (2018)
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