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An Acoustic Phonetic Portfolio Of A Thai-Accented English Idiolect, Ettien N. Koffi Dr., Ekkarat Ruanglertsilp
An Acoustic Phonetic Portfolio Of A Thai-Accented English Idiolect, Ettien N. Koffi Dr., Ekkarat Ruanglertsilp
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This Acoustics Phonetic Portfolio is a compilation of acoustic recordings and analyses that students who take Professor Koffi’s phonology course (English 473/573) complete during the semester. This study is divided into four sections. The first represents the speaker’s use of the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) to describe his pronunciation of English. The second describes the spectrograms of the speaker’s vowels and consonants. The third focuses on the acoustic correlates that the speaker uses to express lexical stress on homographic and multisyllabic words. The fourth and final section investigates the various phonological rules that the speaker implements to produce the word …
An Acoustic Phonetic Portfolio Of A Japanese-Accented English Idiolect, Yoshimi Nakayama
An Acoustic Phonetic Portfolio Of A Japanese-Accented English Idiolect, Yoshimi Nakayama
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This is an acoustic analysis of the pronunciation of 11 vowels of a native Japanese speaker. These 11 vowels are compared to that of a native English speaking female and the differences are discussed. Reasons for the differences in pronunciation are mainly attributed to a lack of tongue movement. Pedagogical implications for teachers of Japanese students are also briefly considered.
Ethnography Of Polite And Impolite Student Classroom Behavior In The Intensive English Center, Robyn Zander
Ethnography Of Polite And Impolite Student Classroom Behavior In The Intensive English Center, Robyn Zander
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International students entering U.S. universities are faced with many challenges, including classroom pragmatics, which are seldom taught. When determining what constitutes polite and impolite behavior in the classroom, they may have preconceived ideas of U.S. classroom culture, which may or may not be true. This study explores these notions through multiple lenses: the ethnographer, the students themselves, and their teachers. Results of observations, surveys, and interviews indicate that perceptions of polite and impolite behaviors do vary, depending on linguistic and cultural background. Implications for pedagogy include direct teaching of cultural similarities and differences; by doing so, teachers will help to …
Mini-Grammar Lessons: The Pedagogical Application Of Government And Binding Theory To L2 Composition, Nathan Woudenberg, Kathleen Lafferty
Mini-Grammar Lessons: The Pedagogical Application Of Government And Binding Theory To L2 Composition, Nathan Woudenberg, Kathleen Lafferty
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In the process of building academic-level written literacy in English language learners (ELLs), teachers face numerous trials, such as how to identify the most pressing problem areas, how to provide effective feedback in absorbable amounts, and how much explanation or theory to integrate into lessons. While answers to this vary widely by culture, time limits, systemic restraints, instructor style, and student personality, this paper makes a case for using explicit grammar instruction with a focus on form (FonF). In the following analysis of one learner’s writing sample, persistent pronoun errors indicate a gap in the learner’s knowledge, which can be …
Back Channeling: Function Of Back Channeling And L1 Effects On Back Channeling In L2, Leah Shelley, Fernanado Gonzalez
Back Channeling: Function Of Back Channeling And L1 Effects On Back Channeling In L2, Leah Shelley, Fernanado Gonzalez
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This paper is about the use of back-channels in speakers of English as a second language. It is mainly focused on the use of the utterances: yeah, ok, uh huh and mhmm. The functions of back channeling signals and when can they occur will be discussed. For this study, we recorded a group of women conversing for fifteen minutes and analyzed two three-minute sections of this recording. The women in the recording represented Japan, Taiwan, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, and the United States. The findings suggest that the most commonly used types of back channeling were continuers and signals of acknowledgment. …
I Would Like To Speak Now: Types And Analyses Of Bidding In The Iec, Jackie Peterson
I Would Like To Speak Now: Types And Analyses Of Bidding In The Iec, Jackie Peterson
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This ethnography focuses on how students bid for a chance to speak in the classroom setting. English learners attending two different leveled classes were observed. The learners attended classes in the Intensive English Center at St. Cloud State University. Observations showed that there are many types of bidding students use, both verbal and nonverbal. Instructors were also observed bidding for attention. Ethnographic analysis showed that verbal bidding was important and common in the observed classrooms. It was found that verbal bidding did not drastically hinder or interrupt the classroom. Additionally, students bid differently depending on their gender, culture, and classroom …
Mini-Grammar Lessons: The Pedagogical Application Of A Syntactic Analysis To L2 Composition, Paul Keyworth, Qian Li
Mini-Grammar Lessons: The Pedagogical Application Of A Syntactic Analysis To L2 Composition, Paul Keyworth, Qian Li
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In this paper we demonstrate that by using syntax error-analysis from a single composition from an ESL learner, a succession of structure lessons can be devised based upon the principles of Chomsky’s Generative Transformational Grammar (Koffi, 2010). This is analogous to the Cognitive Code Approach of the 1970s which was greatly influenced by the work of linguists and psycholinguists such as Chomsky and Miller (Celce-Murcia, 1991). We reveal that while mistakes are inevitable in the acquisition process, teachers can create personalized “mini-grammar lessons” (Celce-Murcia & Hilles, 1988, p.145) based on the identification of recurring patterns of errors in their students’ …
Vowel Project: Analysis Of A Native-Japanese Speaker, Rebekah Gordon, Edward Hart
Vowel Project: Analysis Of A Native-Japanese Speaker, Rebekah Gordon, Edward Hart
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This paper is the culmination of a vowel analysis project that examined the pronunciation of a non-native speaker of English. Eleven vowels from Yuka, a native-Japanese speaker, were analyzed using the phonetic software, Praat, and were then compared to the pronunciation of general American English females (data from Peterson and Barney, 1952). Differences between the pronunciations are highlighted in this paper. These differences may become areas of difficulty and unintelligibility for Yuka. The pedagogical implications of these differences are discussed and suggestions are made for Yuka and her language teachers.
Pedagogical Application Of Verb Error Correction In An L2 Composition, Tonja Brown, Marni Myles-Vollan
Pedagogical Application Of Verb Error Correction In An L2 Composition, Tonja Brown, Marni Myles-Vollan
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Using error analysis can be an effective tool by ESL teachers for discovering individual student’s difficulties with the English language. Controversies exist, however, over which of these errors should be used for focused instruction. In this study, a detailed inspection of grammatical errors was done with a sample essay written by an anonymous college-level ESL student. The results of the analysis found that out of the eight parts of speech, verbs were the most prevalent errors within this essay. In particular, four grammatical verb errors were noted. The first error included subject-verb agreement when an auxiliary verb was used. The …
Vowel Project: Analysis Of A Native-Arabic Speaker, Amber Brown, Stacia Oyer
Vowel Project: Analysis Of A Native-Arabic Speaker, Amber Brown, Stacia Oyer
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This paper investigates the pronunciation of a non-native speaker of English. The subject was a native-speaker of Arabic. Eleven vowels produced by the subject were recorded and analyzed using the phonetic software, Praat, and were subsequently compared to pronunciation of general American English speakers. Differences in pronunciation are discussed and an intelligibility assessment is provided. In addition, the pedagogical implications of these pronunciation differences are discussed.
Acoustic Vowel Space Analysis Of An English Language Learner, Claire Brakel Packer, Kristen Lorincz
Acoustic Vowel Space Analysis Of An English Language Learner, Claire Brakel Packer, Kristen Lorincz
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This paper is an analysis of our participant’s (Ibrahim) vowel data compared to the vowel data provided by Peterson and Barney (1952) for General American English (GAE). The participant’s vowels were recorded using a Logitech Webcam C300, and analyzed with the free program, Praat, and website, Norm (http://ncslaap.lib.ncsu.edu/tools/norm). The data taken were the first two vowel formants and duration. The purpose of such a project is in understanding variation, as well as intelligibility. The degree to which Ibrahim’s vowels vary from GAE provides insight into his idiolect as a language learner. In addition, Koffi (2012) explains that differences in F1 …
The Acoustic Vowel Space Of Central Minnesota English: Focus On Female Vowels, Ettien Koffi
The Acoustic Vowel Space Of Central Minnesota English: Focus On Female Vowels, Ettien Koffi
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This study is the first of its kind devoted to the acoustic vowel space of the dialect of American English spoken by female residents of Central Minnesota. It uses the methodology that Peterson and Barney (1952) used in their landmark study of General American English (GAE). Hillenbrand et al. (1995) used the same methodology to study Midwest vowels. The present study is based on 12 vowels produced by 22 female college students who grew up in one of the nine counties of Central Minnesota. The study highlights three important ways in which Central Minnesotan vowels differ from vowels produced by …
Editor's Prologue: Welcome To The 2nd Volume, Ettien N. Koffi Dr.
Editor's Prologue: Welcome To The 2nd Volume, Ettien N. Koffi Dr.
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Phonetic Manifestations Of /Ai/ Raising, Nick Woolums
Phonetic Manifestations Of /Ai/ Raising, Nick Woolums
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Playing The Toefl Game At Scsu, Sarah Vinz
Playing The Toefl Game At Scsu, Sarah Vinz
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Phonetic Portfolio (Walden), Melissa Walden
Phonetic Portfolio (Walden), Melissa Walden
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Phonetic Portfolio (Tsai), Pei-Fen Tsai
A Laboratory Phonology Account Of The Past Tense Suffix <-Ed> And Its Allomorphs, Doug Leblanc, Ettien Koffi
A Laboratory Phonology Account Of The Past Tense Suffix <-Ed> And Its Allomorphs, Doug Leblanc, Ettien Koffi
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Difficulties In Learning Prepositions And Possible Solutions, Kristen Lorincz, Rebekah Gordon
Difficulties In Learning Prepositions And Possible Solutions, Kristen Lorincz, Rebekah Gordon
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Phonetic Portfolio (Kwon), Soon Jeong Kwon
Phonetic Portfolio (Kwon), Soon Jeong Kwon
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An Acoustic Account Of The Allophonic Realization Of /T/, Amber King, Ettien Koffi
An Acoustic Account Of The Allophonic Realization Of /T/, Amber King, Ettien Koffi
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Phonetic Portfolio (Marinović), Jovana Marinović
Phonetic Portfolio (Marinović), Jovana Marinović
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Phonetic Portfolio (Glynn), Sylvia Glynn
Comparative Analysis Of Vowel Space Of L1 Spanish Speakers And General American English, Lindsay Giacomino
Comparative Analysis Of Vowel Space Of L1 Spanish Speakers And General American English, Lindsay Giacomino
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Phonetic Portfolio (Feero), Elizabeth Feero
Phonetic Portfolio (Feero), Elizabeth Feero
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Phonetic Portfolio, Makenzie Ewins
The Role Of Syllable Structure In The Acquisition Of American English By Three Native Amharic Speakers, Tonja Brown
The Role Of Syllable Structure In The Acquisition Of American English By Three Native Amharic Speakers, Tonja Brown
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A Game Theoretic Evaluation Of English Preferences In Japan, Claire Brakel
A Game Theoretic Evaluation Of English Preferences In Japan, Claire Brakel
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Phonetic Portfolio (Blunt), Abdulqaadir Blunt
Phonetic Portfolio (Blunt), Abdulqaadir Blunt
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Neurobiological Underpinnings And Linguistic Manifestations In Autism Spectrum Disorders, Jill Bayliss
Neurobiological Underpinnings And Linguistic Manifestations In Autism Spectrum Disorders, Jill Bayliss
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No abstract provided.