Essays about: "errors in pronunciation"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 6 essays containing the words errors in pronunciation.

1. 1. L2 intonation by Swedish learners of Japanese:Analysis of pitch accent and prosodic phrasing errors

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Japanska; Lunds universitet/Masterprogram: Språk och språkvetenskap

   Author : Natsumi Goto; [2020]
   Keywords : L2 Japanese intonation; Swedish learners of Japanese; L2 errors at the phrasal and sentence levels; pitch accent.; Languages and Literatures;

   Abstract : This thesis examines the L2 intonation of Swedish learners of Japanese with a focus on pitch accent and prosodic phrasing errors. Previous studies have attempted to predict L2 learners’ difficulties and errors, such as Contrastive Analysis Hypothesis (CAH) by Lado (1957) and Markedness Differential Hypothesis (MDH) by Eckman (1977; 1985). READ MORE

3. 2. The Pronunciation of English by Somali L1 students in Sweden. Testing indications of phonetic transfer through Error Analysis and Contrastive Analysis

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för språk och litteraturer

   Author : Mathias Börjesson; [2014-02-06]
   Keywords : Engelska; Transfer; mother tongue; interlanguage; Contrastive Analysis; Error Analysis; pronunciation phonetics; a didactic perspective on errors; the curricula the syllabi; second language learning;

   Abstract : This study was based on a mixed method, being both quantitative and qualitative. Contrastive Analysis and Error Analysis was used to predict and identify errors. Contrastive Analysis was mainly used to create a pronunciation test on typical Swedish and Somali difficulties. READ MORE

4. 3. Common L2 Pronunciation Errors

   University essay from Malmö högskola/Lärarutbildningen (LUT)

   Author : Sofi Centerman; Felix Krausz; [2011]
   Keywords : focus on form; speech sounds; pronunciation errors;

   Abstract : The present study focuses on students at two Swedish secondary schools and the pronunciation errors that are the most prominent during reception and production of specific speech sounds. The primary focus of this degree paper is to establish whether or not certain speech sounds such as e.g. READ MORE

5. 4. "How mean can you be?" : A study of teacher trainee and teacher views on error correction

   University essay from Akademin för utbildning och ekonomi

   Author : Sofie Jakobsson; [2010]
   Keywords : Error correction; correction techniques; teacher beliefs; error types;

   Abstract : The present study investigates three teacher trainees and three teachers’ views on error correction during oral communication, and the similarities and differences between them. These six people were interviewed separately and they were asked six questions; the first five questions were asked to all six people but the last question differed between the teacher trainees and the teachers. READ MORE

6. 5. How do I pronounce this word? : Strategies used among Swedish learners of English when pronouncing unfamiliar words

   University essay from Centrum för språk- och litteraturdidaktik

   Author : Ruti Jaime; [2008]
   Keywords : Pronunciation; reactive teaching; intelligibility; phonetic training; trial-and-error;

   Abstract : This study aimed to identify some of the strategies students used when pronouncing unfamiliar words. Questionnaires were handed out to 94 students in the 9th grade in a medium-sized Swedish town. In addition, two teachers and 13 students were interviewed. READ MORE