A Pedagogical Choice for Improving the Perception of English Intonation

• 발행기관: 한국영어어문교육학회
• 저자명: Kim Sunghye Jeon Yoon-Shil
• 간행물 정보: 『영어어문교육』영어어문교육 제15권 제4호, 95~108쪽, 전체 14쪽
• 주제분류: 사회과학 > 교육학
• 파일형태: PDF
• 발행일자: 2009.12.30

영문 초록

One of the learning difficulties for Korean learners of English is the intonation of English focused yes/no questions Focused words in English yes/no questions are realized as low pitch accents which contrast with high pitch accents in Korean counterparts In order to improve Korean students' intonation, direct and metalinguistic explanations on the intonation of English focused yes/no questions were given to Korean learners of English In pre-tests and post-tests, students' perceptions on the target items were measured The study results showed that phonetic explanation using intonation contour enhanced students' perception on English intonation With respect to the position of focused words, sentence initial and medial focused questions were more difficult than sentence final focused questions The perception was most improved in sentence initial focused questions The study showed the immediate effects of the explicit instruction on perceptions of English intonation

키워드

explicit instruction English intonation