Effects of imitation and self-imitation practice on L2 pronunciation progress
The major aim of the current study is to verify whether an interdependence between self-imitation practice and L2 pronunciation improvement in the process of second-language acquisition is stronger than traditional imitation tasks. 35 Polish students of Applied Linguistics (at English level B2+) div...
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Constantine the Philosopher University in Nitra
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| description | The major aim of the current study is to verify whether an interdependence between self-imitation practice and L2 pronunciation improvement in the process of second-language acquisition is stronger than traditional imitation tasks. 35 Polish students of Applied Linguistics (at English level B2+) divided into two groups performed imitation and self-imitation exercises in order to improve their L2 pronunciation skills. Three acoustic parameters were considered, namely, articulation rate, speech rate and average syllable duration. The results of the research have revealed that there is a significant interdependence between L2 pronunciation improvement and self-imitation training in terms of speech rate. The outcomes of the research are in line with Ding et al. (2019), De Meo et al.’s (2013), and Felps et al.’s (2009) assertion that the better the match between learners’ voices and their modified equivalents, the more positive impact there is on L2 pronunciation training. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-d288f4593f87411aa88f31ce532d59b42024-04-02T15:08:24ZengConstantine the Philosopher University in NitraTopics in Linguistics2199-65042022-12-0123211710.2478/topling-2022-0008Effects of imitation and self-imitation practice on L2 pronunciation progressKusz Ewa0University of Rzeszów, PolandThe major aim of the current study is to verify whether an interdependence between self-imitation practice and L2 pronunciation improvement in the process of second-language acquisition is stronger than traditional imitation tasks. 35 Polish students of Applied Linguistics (at English level B2+) divided into two groups performed imitation and self-imitation exercises in order to improve their L2 pronunciation skills. Three acoustic parameters were considered, namely, articulation rate, speech rate and average syllable duration. The results of the research have revealed that there is a significant interdependence between L2 pronunciation improvement and self-imitation training in terms of speech rate. The outcomes of the research are in line with Ding et al. (2019), De Meo et al.’s (2013), and Felps et al.’s (2009) assertion that the better the match between learners’ voices and their modified equivalents, the more positive impact there is on L2 pronunciation training.https://doi.org/10.2478/topling-2022-0008imitation and self-imitation practicel2 pronunciation improvementl2 prosody |
| spellingShingle | Kusz Ewa Effects of imitation and self-imitation practice on L2 pronunciation progress Topics in Linguistics imitation and self-imitation practice l2 pronunciation improvement l2 prosody |
| title | Effects of imitation and self-imitation practice on L2 pronunciation progress |
| title_full | Effects of imitation and self-imitation practice on L2 pronunciation progress |
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| title_full_unstemmed | Effects of imitation and self-imitation practice on L2 pronunciation progress |
| title_short | Effects of imitation and self-imitation practice on L2 pronunciation progress |
| title_sort | effects of imitation and self imitation practice on l2 pronunciation progress |
| topic | imitation and self-imitation practice l2 pronunciation improvement l2 prosody |
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