ERIC Number: EJ1141031
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2017
Pages: 23
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ISSN: ISSN-1832-4215
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Learner Perceptions of Online Peer Pronunciation Feedback through P-Check
Yonesaka, Suzanne M.
JALT CALL Journal, v13 n1 p29-51 2017
Receiving adequate pronunciation feedback is an ongoing challenge for L2 learners. Although instructors are the most important source of corrective pronunciation feedback (Szpyra, 2014; Timson, 2007), L2 learners can also benefit from peer pronunciation feedback (Lord, 2008; Kim & Yoon, 2014; Roccamo, 2015). This paper examines Japanese university students' perceptions of online peer feedback on intelligibility (Derwing & Munro, 2005). To aggregate the feedback, P-Check, a plug-in for the Glexa LMS (Version2, 2015) was developed and its recognition and dialog functions were piloted in two studies. In the first exploratory study (N = 59), a post-treatment survey and diaries were used to explore participants' attitudes. Participants believed that peer feedback through P-Check was useful and had increased their awareness of their pronunciation strengths and weaknesses. In the second quasi-experimental study (N = 55), no significant difference was found in participants' perceptions of the usefulness of peer feedback, whether delivered face-to-face or via P-Check. Recommendations for further development of P-Check and other similar plug-ins are given.
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Peer Influence, Second Language Learning, College Students, Student Attitudes, Technology Uses in Education, Educational Technology, Pretests Posttests, Student Surveys, Diaries, Quasiexperimental Design, Foreign Countries, Pronunciation, English (Second Language), Phonemes, Listening Skills
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research; Tests/Questionnaires
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Japan
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