Strategies for using voice recordings in the development of English pronunciation
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2024
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PUCE - Ibarra
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El objetivo de esta investigación es explorar el uso de grabaciones de voz en el desarrollo de las destrezas de pronunciación en inglés. A pesar de su eficacia potencial, sigue habiendo una falta de conocimiento sobre las técnicas más adecuadas para utilizarlas. Esta investigación pretende colmar esta laguna de conocimiento y proporcionar orientaciones prácticas a estudiantes de idiomas y educadores. El estudio se llevó a cabo mediante una combinación de encuesta y test. Se realizó una encuesta a 28 estudiantes para recabar información sobre el uso que hacían de las grabaciones de voz en su práctica de la pronunciación. La encuesta cubría factores como los tipos de grabaciones de voz que utilizan, la frecuencia de su uso y las estrategias que emplean para procesar las grabaciones. Se administraron pruebas de expresión oral y de lectura a los estudiantes para evaluar sus habilidades de pronunciación antes y después de utilizar grabaciones de voz. Las pruebas se diseñaron para evaluar una serie de características de la pronunciación, como el acento, la calidad de las vocales y la pronunciación de las consonantes. Los resultados del estudio revelaron que la mayoría de los estudiantes utilizaban grabaciones de voz para mejorar su pronunciación, pero no empleaban sistemáticamente las técnicas más eficaces. El estudio también reveló que las grabaciones de voz pueden ser una herramienta eficaz para mejorar la pronunciación, pero que las diferencias individuales y la calidad de las grabaciones pueden influir en su eficacia. Al llevar a cabo esta investigación, los investigadores pretenden proporcionar una valiosa orientación a los estudiantes de idiomas y a los educadores sobre el uso eficaz de las grabaciones de voz en el desarrollo de las destrezas de pronunciación en inglés. Esta investigación también podría servir de base para el desarrollo de futuros estudios que exploren otros aspectos del desarrollo de la pronunciación, como el uso de mecanismos de retroalimentación o el impacto del acento y la lengua materna en el aprendizaje de la pronunciación.
This research work to explore the use of voice recordings in the development of English pronunciation skills. Improving pronunciation requires listening, tone, accent, stress, and native language pronunciation practice to overcome communication barriers, especially for travelers abroad. This research aims to fill this gap in knowledge and provide practical guidance for language learners and educators. This is summarized in the use of data collection techniques in the following paragraph. The survey explored various factors, including the types and frequency of voice recordings such as podcasts and YouTube videos students utilize, and their employed strategies for processing these recordings. Speaking and reading tests were administered to the students to assess their pronunciation skills before and after using voice recordings. The tests were designed to evaluate a range of pronunciation features, including stress, vowel quality, and consonant pronunciation. The results of the study revealed that most students were using voice recordings to improve their pronunciation, to sharpen the ear and for the understanding of native English, but they were not consistently employing the most effective techniques. The study also found that voice recordings can be an effective tool for improving pronunciation, but that individual differences and the quality of the recordings can impact their effectiveness. By conducting this research work, the researchers aim to provide valuable guidance to language learners and educators on the effective use of voice recordings to improve the listening skill before the development of English pronunciation skills. This research could also inform the development of future studies to explore other aspects of pronunciation development, such as the use of feedback mechanisms or the impact of accent and native language on pronunciation learning.
This research work to explore the use of voice recordings in the development of English pronunciation skills. Improving pronunciation requires listening, tone, accent, stress, and native language pronunciation practice to overcome communication barriers, especially for travelers abroad. This research aims to fill this gap in knowledge and provide practical guidance for language learners and educators. This is summarized in the use of data collection techniques in the following paragraph. The survey explored various factors, including the types and frequency of voice recordings such as podcasts and YouTube videos students utilize, and their employed strategies for processing these recordings. Speaking and reading tests were administered to the students to assess their pronunciation skills before and after using voice recordings. The tests were designed to evaluate a range of pronunciation features, including stress, vowel quality, and consonant pronunciation. The results of the study revealed that most students were using voice recordings to improve their pronunciation, to sharpen the ear and for the understanding of native English, but they were not consistently employing the most effective techniques. The study also found that voice recordings can be an effective tool for improving pronunciation, but that individual differences and the quality of the recordings can impact their effectiveness. By conducting this research work, the researchers aim to provide valuable guidance to language learners and educators on the effective use of voice recordings to improve the listening skill before the development of English pronunciation skills. This research could also inform the development of future studies to explore other aspects of pronunciation development, such as the use of feedback mechanisms or the impact of accent and native language on pronunciation learning.
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Grabaciones de voz, Pronunciación, Comprensión oral, Aprendizaje de la pronunciación, Inglés nativo, Inglés, Acento y aprendizaje