Effects of self-monitoring and discrimination training on pronunciation change by nonstandard speakers of English.
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Title
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Effects of self-monitoring and discrimination training on pronunciation change by nonstandard speakers of English.
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Identifier
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AAI9431352
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identifier
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9431352
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Creator
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Ellis, Dorothy Ann.
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Contributor
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Adviser: Barry J. Zimmerman
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Date
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1994
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Language
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English
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Publisher
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City University of New York.
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Subject
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Education, Educational Psychology | Education, Language and Literature | Psychology, Developmental | Speech Communication
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Abstract
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This study examined the independent and joint effects of discrimination training and self-monitoring training on (1) the learning of standard American English pronunciation by nonstandard speakers of English; (2) feelings of self-efficacy and self-evaluation; and (3) the accuracy of one's self-evaluations.;Subjects were 80 urban college students who were unable to pronounce and reliably discriminate the triple consonant cluster /skt/ embedded in the word asked using a standard American English pronunciation. Subjects were stratified by gender (33 males, 47 females) and language status (35 native, 45 non-native) and randomly assigned to the following treatment conditions: (1) Self-Monitoring plus Discrimination Training; (2) Self-Monitoring Only; (3) Discrimination Only, (4) Practice Only; and (5) No Treatment Control.;Results indicate that discrimination training and self-monitoring training (either jointly or independently) had a significant effect on: the learning of the standard pronunciation of the word asked; transfer of that learning to new words (i.e. masked, risked); and the estimates of accuracy of their performance. However, only subjects who received discrimination training independently or in conjunction with self-monitoring felt significantly more efficacious prior to taking the posttest and when asked about a hypothetical situation in front of 30 strangers and were significantly more sure of how they had performed after they took the posttest. As predicted, subjects in the Self-Monitoring plus Discrimination Group were significantly more successful in learning the standard pronunciation of the /skt/ consonant cluster, transferring that learning to new words, and estimating their performance on the pronunciation posttest than subjects in the Discrimination Only and Self-Monitoring Only conditions. Although subjects in the Discrimination Only and Self-Monitoring Only conditions did show significant changes in pronunciation, the fact that the combined condition was significantly more effective suggests that discrimination is an important precursor that facilitates or enhances self-monitoring.;This study provides strong evidence that in a learning task, self-observation and self-recording can assist in changing pronunciation for some learners. However, to be truly effective, a learner must be able to have a clear idea of the standard and be able to accurately discriminate among the various pronunciations in order for self-correction to occur. Therefore, the importance of the self-evaluation component has been verified by the results of this study.
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Type
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dissertation
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Source
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PQT Legacy CUNY.xlsx
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degree
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Ph.D.
