ERIC Number: EJ1162720
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2017
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The Effectiveness of Video-Based Shadowing and Tracking Pronunciation Exercises for Foreign Language Learners
Martinsen, Rob; Montgomery, Cherice; Willardson, Véronique
Foreign Language Annals, v50 n4 p661-680 Win 2017
This exploratory classroom study investigated the effects of two video-assisted pronunciation interventions on the French pronunciation of 12 males and 7 females (n = 19) enrolled in a fourth-year high school French class. Interventions occurred three times per week over a semester and required participants to repeat what they heard while watching subtitled, cultural videos in French--both during class and in self-directed computer-lab exercises. Researchers assessed the improvement in pronunciation performance using pre- and posttests consisting of both read-aloud and oral free response tasks. Statistically significant improvements were observed on both tasks, with the most striking on the read-aloud task. Participants' perceptions of interventions were also examined using both qualitative and quantitative surveys, which indicated that students appreciated the authenticity and learning autonomy of the self-directed exercises. Findings suggest that distributed practice through culturally contextualized, video-based interventions may offer an engaging way to incorporate explicit pronunciation instruction into the high school classroom.
Descriptors: Video Technology, French, Second Language Instruction, Pronunciation, High School Students, Intervention, Technology Uses in Education, Pretests Posttests, Oral Reading, Speech Communication, Statistical Analysis, Observation, Student Attitudes, Student Surveys, Qualitative Research, Teaching Methods, Cultural Awareness
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: High Schools
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Language: English
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