The remarkable effect of Korean orthographic awareness on Thai KFL learners’ pronunciation production

• 영문명: The remarkable effect of Korean orthographic awareness on Thai KFL learners’ pronunciation production
• 발행기관: 경희대학교 언어정보연구소
• 저자명: 김춘예(Chun-Ye Kim)
• 간행물 정보: 『언어연구』제39권 Special Edition, 123~158쪽, 전체 36쪽
• 주제분류: 인문학 > 언어학
• 파일형태: PDF
• 발행일자: 2022.09.30

영문 초록

The purpose of this study is to examine the effects of beginner-level Thai KFL learners’ (N=79) PA (Phonological Awareness) and OA (Orthographic Awareness) on their PP (Pronunciation Production) in terms of accuracy, fluency, and intonation. The format of PA and OA tasks was adapted from previous studies, and the task items were developed by the researcher in three domains: initial phonemes, final phonemes, and vowel phonemes for PA, and initial consonants, final consonants, and vowels for OA. The learners’ PP was evaluated through the oral text of speaking tests in terms of accuracy, fluency, and intonation. The findings from multiple regression analyses demonstrate that the final phoneme awareness of PA and final consonant awareness of OA contributed significantly to the accuracy and intonation of PP. The final phoneme awareness and vowel phoneme awareness of PA and final consonant awareness of OA contributed significantly to the fluency of PP. This implies that, in the Korean language, final phonemes and final consonants are significant elements that educators and learners should pay the most attention to improve PP. The results of the regression analysis of six PA and OA variables on the total score of PP indicate that only final consonant awareness of OA contributed significantly to the model up to 31.0%. This study manifests that final consonant awareness of OA has a remarkable effect on learners’ PP in the Korean language. Therefore, in order to improve learners’ PP, Korean language educators should recognize the importance of OA and try to provide explicit instructional strategies to improve learners’ OA.

목차

1. Introduction

2. Literature review

3. Research Methodology

4. Findings

5. Discussion and conclusion

References

키워드

PA (Phonological Awareness) OA (Orthographic Awareness) PP (Pronunciation Production) Thai KFL learners Effects