Training Spanish Speakers to Perceive and Pronounce English Vowels :: a Theoretical, Practical Approach.

This study investigated the effects of training native speakers of Spanish in the perception and production of English vowels in a regular classroom setting, not a laboratory. Thirty-two adult native Spanish speakers were trained to identify and produce English pairs of vowels /i/-/?/, /u/-/?/, and...

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1. Verfasser: García Pérez, Grisel Maria
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Lewiston : Edwin Mellen Press, 2011.
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Zusammenfassung:This study investigated the effects of training native speakers of Spanish in the perception and production of English vowels in a regular classroom setting, not a laboratory. Thirty-two adult native Spanish speakers were trained to identify and produce English pairs of vowels /i/-/?/, /u/-/?/, and /?/-/?/ over a three-week training period. The experimental design included a pretest-posttest procedure in order to compare the subject's performance before and after training. A significant improvement in the subjects' performance as an effect of training was revealed on perception, but no signifi.
Beschreibung:1 online resource (166 pages)
ISBN:9780773411197
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