Adult ESL students' perceived pronunciation errors: An analysis of their actual speech and review of available curricula
Term
Fall 9-3-2014
Capstone
Thesis
Degree Name
MAESL
Primary Advisor/Dissertation Chair
Feride Erku
Secondary Advisor/Reader One
Anne DeMuth
Peer-Reviewer/Reader Two
Cliff Huff
Abstract
In this capstone, the students’ awareness of their own pronunciation will be identified as well as their actual pronunciation errors. Then, an analysis of curricula will be conducted to determine which curricula best meet students’ needs in pronunciation instruction. The study consists of a survey, speech analysis, and curriculum analysis. Some key influences in the literature review are Cenoz & Lecumberri (1999), who studied students’ perceptions of their pronunciation and Dlaska & Krekeler (2008) who studied students’ self-awareness in pronunciation. The study shows that students believe that pronunciation is important and they have strategies to improve their own pronunciation. The study also reveals that students are not always aware whether they are pronouncing sounds correctly or not and they cannot always identify their pronunciation errors. The curriculum review revealed that supplemental materials are needed to ensure students get sufficient segmental pronunciation instruction.
Keywords
ESL/ ELLs
Recommended Citation
Ambriz, Lianna L., "Adult ESL students' perceived pronunciation errors: An analysis of their actual speech and review of available curricula" (2014). School of Education and Leadership Student Capstone Theses and Dissertations. 32.
https://digitalcommons.hamline.edu/hse_all/32