A Study on the Production and Discrimination of Alveolar Stops in EFL students

Salhi Bouyakhrichan, Souhaila

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A Study on the Production and Discrimination of Alveolar Stops in EFL students - TFM:1515

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Student:	Salhi Bouyakhrichan, Souhaila
Language:	en
Title in original language:	A Study on the Production and Discrimination of Alveolar Stops in EFL students
Title in different languages:	A Study on the Production and Discrimination of Alveolar Stops in EFL students
Keywords:	Allophonic variations, explicit approach, implicit approach
Subject:	Educació
Abstract:	Pronunciation in teaching foreign languages tends to be disregarded in classrooms. The aim of this paper is to analyze which of the two methods implemented in the treatment (implicit or explicit) is more efficient to teach pronunciation to young students whose L1 is Catalan or Spanish. The subject matter is the flapping sound in EFL students, an allophonic variation of alveolar stops. The participants were split into two groups to complete a reading, where their ability to identify and produce the flapping sound would be analyzed. The same text was given to them after the instruction to study which of the two approaches helped improvement of the aspect studied. The results obtained revealed that none of the two methodologies was more effective than the other, but they both helped students in a different aspect. Explicit methodology helped students identify the flapping, and implicit methodology helped them accurately produce the sound. Thus, pronunciation should not be neglected in ETL classrooms as it is useful for students to enhance their language mastery.
Project director:	Romero Gallego, Joaquín
Department:	Estudis Anglesos i Alemanys
Education area(s):	Ensenyament i Adquisició de l'Anglès com a Llengua Estrangera - Segona Llengua
Entity:	Universitat Rovira i Virgili (URV)
TFM credits:	11
Work's public defense date:	2022-06-29
Academic year:	2021-2022
Confidenciality:	No
Subject areas:	Education sciences
Creation date in repository:	2023-10-11
Access Rights:	info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess

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Title:	A Study on the Production and Discrimination of Alveolar Stops in EFL students
Type:	info:eu-repo/semantics/masterThesis
Contributor:	Romero Gallego, Joaquín
Subject:	Ciencias de la educación Education sciences Ciències de l'educació Educació
Date:	2022-06-29
Language:	en
Format:	Universitat Rovira i Virgili (URV)
Creator:	Salhi Bouyakhrichan, Souhaila
Rights:	info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess

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