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Soisithorn Isarankura . Research report variability of pause patterns in English read speech of native speakers and Thai learners of English. (). Dhurakij Pundit University. Library and Information Center.. : , 2013.
Research report variability of pause patterns in English read speech of native speakers and Thai learners of English
ความแตกต่างของรูปแบบการหยุดเว้นระยะในการอ่านภาษาอังกฤษของเจ้าของภาษาและผู้เรียนไทย
Name: Soisithorn Isarankura
Organization :
Dhurakij Pundit University. Faculty of Arts.
Classification :.DDC: 428.4
ThaSH:
Oral reading
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Abstract:
Research suggests that pauses are essential in oral communication in that they render intelligibility and contribute to the improvement of speech comprehension. Unfortunately, the teaching of correct pausing has received little attention in EFL classes. As a result, many Thai learners of English tend to use inappropriate phrasing and pausing, which makes their speech sound unnatural or even hinders communication. This study investigated Thai learners pause patterns in read speech in comparison with those produced by native English speakers. Participants included 30 undergraduate students, classified into the high- and low-proficiency groups based on their English proficiency test scores. Seven native English-speaking teachers represented NS controls. The participants read an Aesop fable and recorded their speech in a laboratory. Individual recordings were analyzed by means of auditory and acoustic analyses to identify pause locations and measure pause durations.
The results reveal that native speakers paused exclusively at sentence ends. Additional pauses were made at major syntactic boundaries. Inter-speaker variability existed at minor syntactic boundaries. Among Thai learners, the low group paused more frequently and produced shorter lengths of pause-defined units (PDU) than the high group, who read with longer and more syntactically and semantically unified PDUs. The high group also paused less, which gave the impression of faster and more fluent speech. The findings support previous studies that pausing is, to a large extent, affected by syntactic structures. Since correct use of pauses can make a marked improvement of intelligibility in speech production, the pedagogical implication offered from the findings is to support the importance of introducing read-aloud tasks in EFL classes.
Dhurakij Pundit University. Library and Information Center.
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Created:
2013
Modified:
2014-06-16
Issued:
2014-06-16
งานวิจัย/Research report
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428.4 S683v
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| Title | Contributor | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Acquisition of the English article system by Thai learners : an analysis of metalinguistic knowledge in English article use
จุฬาลงกรณ์มหาวิทยาลัย Soisithorn Isarankura | Sudaporn Luksaneeyanawin | วิทยานิพนธ์/Thesis |
| Research report variability of pause patterns in English read speech of native speakers and Thai learners of English
มหาวิทยาลัยธุรกิจบัณฑิตย์ Soisithorn Isarankura | Dhurakij Pundit University. | งานวิจัย/Research report |
Dhurakij Pundit University.