Perspectives on an Online English Pronunciation Course and Pronunciation Error Analysis
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The present study investigated Korean speakers’ perspectives on an online English pronunciation course and examined their English pronunciation errors in their voice recording assignments. Seventy cyber university students who were enrolled in an online English pronunciation course participated in the study. In order to examine the students’ opinions about the course, a questionnaire was used. For the analysis of English pronunciation errors, participants’ voice recording assignments were evaluated by two native English speakers. The results of the questionnaire presented that the majority of participants considered the course effective and the feedback on their recording assignments helpful. Moreover, 73% of the participants responded that for learning English pronunciation, an online course is more effective than or at least as effective as an offline course. Furthermore, many students showed a preference for the pronunciation clinic and episode sections in the course. The findings of the questionnaire suggested the possibility that an online pronunciation course could be a good replacement for traditional face-to-face classroom instruction. The results of pronunciation error analysis indicated that the participants received 3.5points on a five point scale for the individual consonant sounds, and 3.4 points for overall pronunciation accuracy. In addition, while the participants’ overall aptitude varied in terms of English pronunciation, the areas in which individual participants demonstrated the least proficiency were consistent. Thus, in a pronunciation instruction, more emphasis should be put on the specific features where Korean learners of English consistently make errors.
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The present study investigated Korean speakers’ perspectives on an online English pronunciation course and examined their English pronunciation errors in their voice recording assignments. Seventy cyber university students who were enrolled in an online English pronunciation course participated in the study. In order to examine the students’ opinions about the course, a questionnaire was used. For the analysis of English pronunciation errors, participants’ voice recording assignments were evaluated by two native English speakers. The results of the questionnaire presented that the majority of participants considered the course effective and the feedback on their recording assignments helpful. Moreover, 73% of the participants responded that for learning English pronunciation, an online course is more effective than or at least as effective as an offline course. Furthermore, many students showed a preference for the pronunciation clinic and episode sections in the course. The findings of the questionnaire suggested the possibility that an online pronunciation course could be a good replacement for traditional face-to-face classroom instruction. The results of pronunciation error analysis indicated that the participants received 3.5points on a five point scale for the individual consonant sounds, and 3.4 points for overall pronunciation accuracy. In addition, while the participants’ overall aptitude varied in terms of English pronunciation, the areas in which individual participants demonstrated the least proficiency were consistent. Thus, in a pronunciation instruction, more emphasis should be put on the specific features where Korean learners of English consistently make errors.
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