Term
Spring 2018
Capstone
Capstone Project
Degree Name
MAESL
Facilitator(s)
Elizabeth Will
Content Expert
Sharon Hilberger
Abstract
The research question answered in this paper was, in order to implement effective pronunciation instruction, to what extent does fossilization affect adult learners' ability to acquire another language? The concluding research found that despite adult English learners’ (EL) long exposure to the target language, some ELs find themselves unable to progress in their second language development due to fossilization. Thus, ultimate attainment to achieve native-like comprehensibility becomes difficult, but not impossible. The literature researches the details of fossilization, phonemic awareness, and best approaches for pronunciation instruction in the classroom. The paper includes a complementary curriculum project that comprises /l/ and /r/ phoneme production for adult ELs. The curriculum includes a unit overview complete with lesson plans that emphasize /l/ and /r/ phoneme production through a sequence of phases: Description and Analysis, Listening Discrimination, Controlled Practice and Feedback, Guided Practice and Feedback, and Communicative Practice and Feedback.
Project Type
Curriculum
Keywords
Adult Education, Curriculum, ESL/ ELLs
Recommended Citation
Chandavong, Sacha, "Fossilization Of L And R Phonemes And Effective Pronunciation Teaching Practices For Adult English Language Students" (2018). School of Education and Leadership Student Capstone Projects. 162.
https://digitalcommons.hamline.edu/hse_cp/162
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text
dc_publisher
DigitalCommons@Hamline
dc_format
application/pdf
dc_source
School of Education Student Capstone Theses and Dissertations