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Improving Phonemic Awareness In Esl Pronunciation Using Shadowing During Tutorials: Implications For Esl Teachers, Matthew A. Zook
Improving Phonemic Awareness In Esl Pronunciation Using Shadowing During Tutorials: Implications For Esl Teachers, Matthew A. Zook
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Although there are numerous reasons to improve pronunciation instruction, the teaching of phonologic structures in English has become less popular among k-12 classrooms. This study proposes that the use of a relatively new technique may positively improve ESL students' pronunciation of American Standard English. This technique is known as shadowing. The data obtained was analyzed and evaluated in terms of phonological structures. The motivation to do this particular study came from previous research concerning word boundaries and phonological structures of consonants, in addition to my previous experience as an ESL tutor and instructor at SCSU. Students were making too many …