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ERIC Number: EJ994396
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2007
Pages: 4
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-0021-8855
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A Tutoring Package to Teach Pronunciation of Mandarin Chinese Characters
Wu, Hang; Miller, L. Keith
Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, v40 n3 p583-586 Fall 2007
We examined the effects of a tutoring package (verbal modeling, prompts, and contingent praise/Chinese conversations with the tutor) on the performance of a college student's Mandarin Chinese pronunciation. The effects of the tutoring package were analyzed using a multiple baseline design across two sets of 50 Chinese characters. The tutoring package produced improvement in the student's correct pronunciation of Chinese characters from 48% (pretutoring) to 90% (posttutoring). Results suggested that the tutoring package produced mastery pronunciation of targeted Mandarin Chinese vocalizations by a nonnative speaker. (Contains 2 figures.)
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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