ERIC Number: EJ1258796
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Publication Date: 2020-Jul
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L2 Production of English Word Stress by L1 Thai Learners
Jaiprasong, Sawaros; Pongpairoj, Nattama
LEARN Journal: Language Education and Acquisition Research Network, v13 n2 p142-157 Jul 2020
This research was aimed at investigating L1 Thai learners' English word stress production in two aspects of English words -- 1) English words with different suffixes: suffixes affecting stress shift, i.e. '-ic' (e.g. 'fantástic'), '-ity' (e.g. 'idéntity') and '-tion / -sion' (e.g. 'eléction') and suffixes demanding stress, i.e. '-oon' (e.g. 'typhóon'), '-eer' (e.g. mutinéer) and '-ee' (e.g. foresée) and 2) compound words: compound nouns (e.g. bédroom) and compound verbs (e.g. look fór). In total, 10 intermediate learners and 10 advanced learners participated in this study. The participants completed two production tasks: "Reading English Word Stress in Isolation" and "Reading English Word Stress in Sentences". The results showed that the advanced learners had better English word stress production than the intermediate learners in both tasks. It was assumed that the errors made were caused by interlingual errors as the word stress assignment rules of the two languages were different. This led to negative transfer which interferes with L1 Thai learners' acquisition of English word stress. The results contribute to second language acquisition with respect to English word stress of L1 Thai learners and also provide pedagogical implications for English pronunciation. [This paper was presented at the 1st International ASEAN-ELT Conference 2017 and Thailand TESOL International Conference 2018.]
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Thai, Native Language, Morphemes, Pronunciation, Nouns, Reading Processes, Sentences, Advanced Students, Task Analysis, Error Patterns, Interference (Language), Interlanguage, Teaching Methods, Pronunciation Instruction, Foreign Countries
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