Interaction in action: The perception of English phonetic segments

This paper aims at verifying the influence of different types of interaction (student/video, student/text, student/teacher and student/student) on the perception of the English vowel contrasts [æ, ɛ] and [i, ɪ] by beginner Brazilian English learners. Those types are adapted from Ellis’s (1999) assum...

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Main Authors: Marden Oliveira Silva, Vicente Aguimar Parreiras, Adriana Silvia Marusso
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo 2014-11-01
Series:The ESPecialist: Research in Language for Specific Purposes
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Online Access:https://revistas.pucsp.br/index.php/esp/article/view/21314
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Summary:This paper aims at verifying the influence of different types of interaction (student/video, student/text, student/teacher and student/student) on the perception of the English vowel contrasts [æ, ɛ] and [i, ɪ] by beginner Brazilian English learners. Those types are adapted from Ellis’s (1999) assumptions concerning interpersonal, intrapersonal and subject/content types of interaction. Pre and post tests are used in order to verify the effects of the four types of interaction, which indicate that student/video interaction seems to influence more positively the perception tests. Other results concerning the role of teachers and the relevance of new technologies integrated with pronunciation teaching and learning are also discussed.
ISSN:0102-7077
2318-7115