(LUẬN văn THẠC sĩ) a study on the effectiveness of WASP and online audio recorder to develop sentence intonation reproduction by first year, non major students at university of sciences – thai nguyen university

VIETNAM NATIONAL UNIVERSITY, HANOI UNIVERSITY OF LANGUAGES AND INTERNATIONAL STUDIES FACULTY OF POST-GRADUATE STUDIES ********************* MAI CƠNG TRÌNH A STUDY ON THE EFFECTIVENESS OF WASP AND ONLINE AUDIO RECORDER TO DEVELOP SENTENCE INTONATION REPRODUCTION BY FIRST-YEAR, NON-MAJOR STUDENTS AT UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCES – THAI NGUYEN UNIVERSITY Nghiên cứu hiệu phần mềm WASP Online audio recorder việc nâng cao khả bắt chước ngữ điệu câu sinh viên tiếng Anh không chuyên năm thứ Đại học Khoa học - Đại học Thái Nguyên M.A MINOR PROGRAMME THESIS FIELD: ENGLISH TEACHING METHODOLOGY CODE: 60140111 Hanoi, 2015 TIEU LUAN MOI download : skknchat@gmail.com VIETNAM NATIONAL UNIVERSITY, HANOI UNIVERSITY OF LANGUAGES AND INTERNATIONAL STUDIES FACULTY OF POST-GRADUATE STUDIES ********************* MAI CƠNG TRÌNH A STUDY ON THE EFFECTIVENESS OF WASP AND ONLINE AUDIO RECORDER TO DEVELOP SENTENCE INTONATION REPRODUCTION BY FIRST-YEAR, NON-MAJOR STUDENTS AT UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCES – THAI NGUYEN UNIVERSITY Nghiên cứu hiệu phần mềm WASP Online audio recorder việc nâng cao khả bắt chước ngữ điệu câu sinh viên tiếng Anh không chuyên năm thứ Đại học Khoa học - Đại học Thái Nguyên M.A MINOR PROGRAMME THESIS FIELD: ENGLISH TEACHING METHODOLOGY CODE: 60140111 SUPERVISOR: ASSOC PROF VÕ ĐẠI QUANG, Ph.D Hanoi, 2015 TIEU LUAN MOI download : skknchat@gmail.com CERTIFICATE OF ORIGINALITY I, the undersigned, hereby certify my authority of the study project report entitled: A study on the effectiveness of WASP and Online audio recorder to develop sentence intonation reproduction by first-year, non-major students at University of Sciences – Thai Nguyen University Submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of MA in English Teaching Methodology Except where the reference is indicated, no other person’s work has been used without due acknowledgement in the text of the thesis Hanoi, August 2014 Mai Cong Trinh i TIEU LUAN MOI download : skknchat@gmail.com ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS This thesis could not have been completed without the help and support from a number of people First and foremost, I would like to express my sincere gratitude to Assoc Prof Dr Vo Dai Quang, my supervisor, who has patiently and constantly supported me through the stages of the study, and whose stimulating ideas, expertize, and suggestions have inspired me greatly through my growth as an academic researcher A special word of thanks goes to my colleagues at University of Sciences – TNU who have helped me in piloting the materials and making constructive and insightful comments as well as suggestions for this paper, and many others, without whose support and encouragement it would never have been possible for me to have this thesis accomplished Last but not least, I am greatly indebted to my family, my wife for the sacrifice they have devoted to the fulfillment of this academic work ii TIEU LUAN MOI download : skknchat@gmail.com (LUAN.van.THAC.si).a.study.on.the.effectiveness.of.WASP.and.online.audio.recorder.to.develop.sentence.intonation.reproduction.by.first.year non.major.students.at.university.of.sciences.–.thai.nguyen.university(LUAN.van.THAC.si).a.study.on.the.effectiveness.of.WASP.and.online.audio.recorder.to.develop.sentence.intonation.reproduction.by.first.year non.major.students.at.university.of.sciences.–.thai.nguyen.university(LUAN.van.THAC.si).a.study.on.the.effectiveness.of.WASP.and.online.audio.recorder.to.develop.sentence.intonation.reproduction.by.first.year non.major.students.at.university.of.sciences.–.thai.nguyen.university(LUAN.van.THAC.si).a.study.on.the.effectiveness.of.WASP.and.online.audio.recorder.to.develop.sentence.intonation.reproduction.by.first.year non.major.students.at.university.of.sciences.–.thai.nguyen.university (LUAN.van.THAC.si).a.study.on.the.effectiveness.of.WASP.and.online.audio.recorder.to.develop.sentence.intonation.reproduction.by.first.year non.major.students.at.university.of.sciences.–.thai.nguyen.university(LUAN.van.THAC.si).a.study.on.the.effectiveness.of.WASP.and.online.audio.recorder.to.develop.sentence.intonation.reproduction.by.first.year non.major.students.at.university.of.sciences.–.thai.nguyen.university(LUAN.van.THAC.si).a.study.on.the.effectiveness.of.WASP.and.online.audio.recorder.to.develop.sentence.intonation.reproduction.by.first.year non.major.students.at.university.of.sciences.–.thai.nguyen.university(LUAN.van.THAC.si).a.study.on.the.effectiveness.of.WASP.and.online.audio.recorder.to.develop.sentence.intonation.reproduction.by.first.year non.major.students.at.university.of.sciences.–.thai.nguyen.university ABSTRACT This study investigates whether first-year, non-major students at University of Sciences – Thai Nguyen University perceive and reproduce accurate intonation contours of sentences in English after two weeks of training with WASP and Online Audio Recorder focusing on two types of intonation patterns (definite statements, yes/no questions) The study found that the learners improved their correctness in reproducing the intonation patterns according to the results and analyses of pre-test, post-test and interview The participants also stated that the tools were beneficial, interesting to use and helpful for their learning The study also motivates future research in some kinds of aspects related iii TIEU LUAN MOI download : skknchat@gmail.com (LUAN.van.THAC.si).a.study.on.the.effectiveness.of.WASP.and.online.audio.recorder.to.develop.sentence.intonation.reproduction.by.first.year non.major.students.at.university.of.sciences.–.thai.nguyen.university(LUAN.van.THAC.si).a.study.on.the.effectiveness.of.WASP.and.online.audio.recorder.to.develop.sentence.intonation.reproduction.by.first.year non.major.students.at.university.of.sciences.–.thai.nguyen.university(LUAN.van.THAC.si).a.study.on.the.effectiveness.of.WASP.and.online.audio.recorder.to.develop.sentence.intonation.reproduction.by.first.year non.major.students.at.university.of.sciences.–.thai.nguyen.university(LUAN.van.THAC.si).a.study.on.the.effectiveness.of.WASP.and.online.audio.recorder.to.develop.sentence.intonation.reproduction.by.first.year non.major.students.at.university.of.sciences.–.thai.nguyen.university (LUAN.van.THAC.si).a.study.on.the.effectiveness.of.WASP.and.online.audio.recorder.to.develop.sentence.intonation.reproduction.by.first.year non.major.students.at.university.of.sciences.–.thai.nguyen.university(LUAN.van.THAC.si).a.study.on.the.effectiveness.of.WASP.and.online.audio.recorder.to.develop.sentence.intonation.reproduction.by.first.year non.major.students.at.university.of.sciences.–.thai.nguyen.university(LUAN.van.THAC.si).a.study.on.the.effectiveness.of.WASP.and.online.audio.recorder.to.develop.sentence.intonation.reproduction.by.first.year non.major.students.at.university.of.sciences.–.thai.nguyen.university(LUAN.van.THAC.si).a.study.on.the.effectiveness.of.WASP.and.online.audio.recorder.to.develop.sentence.intonation.reproduction.by.first.year non.major.students.at.university.of.sciences.–.thai.nguyen.university LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS L1: First Language L2: Second Language ASR: Automatic Speech Recognition CMS: Course Management System TNU: Thai Nguyen University iv TIEU LUAN MOI download : skknchat@gmail.com (LUAN.van.THAC.si).a.study.on.the.effectiveness.of.WASP.and.online.audio.recorder.to.develop.sentence.intonation.reproduction.by.first.year non.major.students.at.university.of.sciences.–.thai.nguyen.university(LUAN.van.THAC.si).a.study.on.the.effectiveness.of.WASP.and.online.audio.recorder.to.develop.sentence.intonation.reproduction.by.first.year non.major.students.at.university.of.sciences.–.thai.nguyen.university(LUAN.van.THAC.si).a.study.on.the.effectiveness.of.WASP.and.online.audio.recorder.to.develop.sentence.intonation.reproduction.by.first.year non.major.students.at.university.of.sciences.–.thai.nguyen.university(LUAN.van.THAC.si).a.study.on.the.effectiveness.of.WASP.and.online.audio.recorder.to.develop.sentence.intonation.reproduction.by.first.year non.major.students.at.university.of.sciences.–.thai.nguyen.university (LUAN.van.THAC.si).a.study.on.the.effectiveness.of.WASP.and.online.audio.recorder.to.develop.sentence.intonation.reproduction.by.first.year non.major.students.at.university.of.sciences.–.thai.nguyen.university(LUAN.van.THAC.si).a.study.on.the.effectiveness.of.WASP.and.online.audio.recorder.to.develop.sentence.intonation.reproduction.by.first.year non.major.students.at.university.of.sciences.–.thai.nguyen.university(LUAN.van.THAC.si).a.study.on.the.effectiveness.of.WASP.and.online.audio.recorder.to.develop.sentence.intonation.reproduction.by.first.year non.major.students.at.university.of.sciences.–.thai.nguyen.university(LUAN.van.THAC.si).a.study.on.the.effectiveness.of.WASP.and.online.audio.recorder.to.develop.sentence.intonation.reproduction.by.first.year non.major.students.at.university.of.sciences.–.thai.nguyen.university LIST OF TABLES Table Participants’ information 13 Table Summary of Design Study 15 Table Pre-test results 28 Table Post-test results 28 v TIEU LUAN MOI download : skknchat@gmail.com (LUAN.van.THAC.si).a.study.on.the.effectiveness.of.WASP.and.online.audio.recorder.to.develop.sentence.intonation.reproduction.by.first.year non.major.students.at.university.of.sciences.–.thai.nguyen.university(LUAN.van.THAC.si).a.study.on.the.effectiveness.of.WASP.and.online.audio.recorder.to.develop.sentence.intonation.reproduction.by.first.year non.major.students.at.university.of.sciences.–.thai.nguyen.university(LUAN.van.THAC.si).a.study.on.the.effectiveness.of.WASP.and.online.audio.recorder.to.develop.sentence.intonation.reproduction.by.first.year non.major.students.at.university.of.sciences.–.thai.nguyen.university(LUAN.van.THAC.si).a.study.on.the.effectiveness.of.WASP.and.online.audio.recorder.to.develop.sentence.intonation.reproduction.by.first.year non.major.students.at.university.of.sciences.–.thai.nguyen.university seen as a problem for students at University of Sciences – TNU in particular, and Vietnamese learners of English in general The two tools had showed a positive impact on participants because after being trained with the tools, participants reported becoming more aware of the English intonation contours The tools proved the potential for enhancing language learning, particularly for learners who are not aware of the acoustic characteristics of intonation contours It can be seen that both the pre- and post-tests results could differentiate between participants’ ability to match intonation contours with the right types of sentences and ability to reproduce the right pitch for each type of sentences It is clear that WASP and Online Audio Recorder, in some aspects, effectively developed the students’ perception and reproduction of sentence intonation Limitations of the Study This study investigated the effectiveness of using computer-based training and feedback to help non-major first year students at University of Sciences – TNU to improve their perception and re production of sentence intonation Despite the positive impact the process had on participants, there were still limitations to some extent Firstly, the number of participants were small, so it may not reflect the exact conditions for a large number of learners of English in University of Sciences – TNU in particular, and Vietnamese learners of English in general Secondly, the schedule for training lasted in a short time (two weeks), it may be difficult to discuss the results of the study and/or clearly differentiate the outcomes through the analyses of pre-test and posttest Thirdly, the study focus only on types of intonation contours of definite statements and yes/no questions, so there is still a lack of other intonation patterns which are also confusing to the Vietnamese learners of English 33 TIEU LUAN MOI download : skknchat@gmail.com (LUAN.van.THAC.si).a.study.on.the.effectiveness.of.WASP.and.online.audio.recorder.to.develop.sentence.intonation.reproduction.by.first.year non.major.students.at.university.of.sciences.–.thai.nguyen.university(LUAN.van.THAC.si).a.study.on.the.effectiveness.of.WASP.and.online.audio.recorder.to.develop.sentence.intonation.reproduction.by.first.year non.major.students.at.university.of.sciences.–.thai.nguyen.university(LUAN.van.THAC.si).a.study.on.the.effectiveness.of.WASP.and.online.audio.recorder.to.develop.sentence.intonation.reproduction.by.first.year non.major.students.at.university.of.sciences.–.thai.nguyen.university(LUAN.van.THAC.si).a.study.on.the.effectiveness.of.WASP.and.online.audio.recorder.to.develop.sentence.intonation.reproduction.by.first.year non.major.students.at.university.of.sciences.–.thai.nguyen.university (LUAN.van.THAC.si).a.study.on.the.effectiveness.of.WASP.and.online.audio.recorder.to.develop.sentence.intonation.reproduction.by.first.year non.major.students.at.university.of.sciences.–.thai.nguyen.university(LUAN.van.THAC.si).a.study.on.the.effectiveness.of.WASP.and.online.audio.recorder.to.develop.sentence.intonation.reproduction.by.first.year non.major.students.at.university.of.sciences.–.thai.nguyen.university(LUAN.van.THAC.si).a.study.on.the.effectiveness.of.WASP.and.online.audio.recorder.to.develop.sentence.intonation.reproduction.by.first.year non.major.students.at.university.of.sciences.–.thai.nguyen.university(LUAN.van.THAC.si).a.study.on.the.effectiveness.of.WASP.and.online.audio.recorder.to.develop.sentence.intonation.reproduction.by.first.year non.major.students.at.university.of.sciences.–.thai.nguyen.university Suggestions for Future Research Although this study was limited in several aspects, this study motivates further research to address issues related to computer-based training and feedback to help learners improve perception, reproduction and production of English intonation Future studies with large numbers of participants, different groups of learners, and different combinations of tools are needed in order to generate findings which give clearer points on the effectiveness of technology to pronunciation in particular, and in English learning in general Future research could also explore the effects of longer training sessions Another area to investigate could be applied to a larger range of intonation patterns and/or to the production of intonation contours 34 TIEU LUAN MOI download : skknchat@gmail.com (LUAN.van.THAC.si).a.study.on.the.effectiveness.of.WASP.and.online.audio.recorder.to.develop.sentence.intonation.reproduction.by.first.year non.major.students.at.university.of.sciences.–.thai.nguyen.university(LUAN.van.THAC.si).a.study.on.the.effectiveness.of.WASP.and.online.audio.recorder.to.develop.sentence.intonation.reproduction.by.first.year non.major.students.at.university.of.sciences.–.thai.nguyen.university(LUAN.van.THAC.si).a.study.on.the.effectiveness.of.WASP.and.online.audio.recorder.to.develop.sentence.intonation.reproduction.by.first.year non.major.students.at.university.of.sciences.–.thai.nguyen.university(LUAN.van.THAC.si).a.study.on.the.effectiveness.of.WASP.and.online.audio.recorder.to.develop.sentence.intonation.reproduction.by.first.year non.major.students.at.university.of.sciences.–.thai.nguyen.university (LUAN.van.THAC.si).a.study.on.the.effectiveness.of.WASP.and.online.audio.recorder.to.develop.sentence.intonation.reproduction.by.first.year non.major.students.at.university.of.sciences.–.thai.nguyen.university(LUAN.van.THAC.si).a.study.on.the.effectiveness.of.WASP.and.online.audio.recorder.to.develop.sentence.intonation.reproduction.by.first.year 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(LUAN.van.THAC.si).a.study.on.the.effectiveness.of.WASP.and.online.audio.recorder.to.develop.sentence.intonation.reproduction.by.first.year non.major.students.at.university.of.sciences.–.thai.nguyen.university(LUAN.van.THAC.si).a.study.on.the.effectiveness.of.WASP.and.online.audio.recorder.to.develop.sentence.intonation.reproduction.by.first.year non.major.students.at.university.of.sciences.–.thai.nguyen.university(LUAN.van.THAC.si).a.study.on.the.effectiveness.of.WASP.and.online.audio.recorder.to.develop.sentence.intonation.reproduction.by.first.year non.major.students.at.university.of.sciences.–.thai.nguyen.university(LUAN.van.THAC.si).a.study.on.the.effectiveness.of.WASP.and.online.audio.recorder.to.develop.sentence.intonation.reproduction.by.first.year non.major.students.at.university.of.sciences.–.thai.nguyen.university 19 Taniguchi , M., & Abberton, E (1999) Effect of interactive visual feedback on the improvement of English intonation of Japanese EFL learners Speech, Hearing and 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non.major.students.at.university.of.sciences.–.thai.nguyen.university(LUAN.van.THAC.si).a.study.on.the.effectiveness.of.WASP.and.online.audio.recorder.to.develop.sentence.intonation.reproduction.by.first.year non.major.students.at.university.of.sciences.–.thai.nguyen.university(LUAN.van.THAC.si).a.study.on.the.effectiveness.of.WASP.and.online.audio.recorder.to.develop.sentence.intonation.reproduction.by.first.year non.major.students.at.university.of.sciences.–.thai.nguyen.university(LUAN.van.THAC.si).a.study.on.the.effectiveness.of.WASP.and.online.audio.recorder.to.develop.sentence.intonation.reproduction.by.first.year non.major.students.at.university.of.sciences.–.thai.nguyen.university (LUAN.van.THAC.si).a.study.on.the.effectiveness.of.WASP.and.online.audio.recorder.to.develop.sentence.intonation.reproduction.by.first.year non.major.students.at.university.of.sciences.–.thai.nguyen.university(LUAN.van.THAC.si).a.study.on.the.effectiveness.of.WASP.and.online.audio.recorder.to.develop.sentence.intonation.reproduction.by.first.year non.major.students.at.university.of.sciences.–.thai.nguyen.university(LUAN.van.THAC.si).a.study.on.the.effectiveness.of.WASP.and.online.audio.recorder.to.develop.sentence.intonation.reproduction.by.first.year non.major.students.at.university.of.sciences.–.thai.nguyen.university(LUAN.van.THAC.si).a.study.on.the.effectiveness.of.WASP.and.online.audio.recorder.to.develop.sentence.intonation.reproduction.by.first.year non.major.students.at.university.of.sciences.–.thai.nguyen.university APPENDIX A: Language Background Questionnaire Date of testing: _ Name: Gender: Male _ Female _ Phone number: _ Email address: Do you have any problems with your hearing? Yes: No: _ Program at this university: Date of beginning of full-time studies: Expected graduation date: Date of birth: Birthplace (City, Province): _ What English courses are you taking now at this university? _ At what age did you start learning English? Please list amount of time (per week) that you learned English in: High school (time) _ for (number of years) University (time) for (number of years) Did you learn any English outside of school? How? _ 10 Have you been taught pronunciation before? Please give details _ _ 11 What are your strengths in speaking English? _ 12 What are your weaknesses? _ I TIEU LUAN MOI download : skknchat@gmail.com (LUAN.van.THAC.si).a.study.on.the.effectiveness.of.WASP.and.online.audio.recorder.to.develop.sentence.intonation.reproduction.by.first.year non.major.students.at.university.of.sciences.–.thai.nguyen.university(LUAN.van.THAC.si).a.study.on.the.effectiveness.of.WASP.and.online.audio.recorder.to.develop.sentence.intonation.reproduction.by.first.year non.major.students.at.university.of.sciences.–.thai.nguyen.university(LUAN.van.THAC.si).a.study.on.the.effectiveness.of.WASP.and.online.audio.recorder.to.develop.sentence.intonation.reproduction.by.first.year non.major.students.at.university.of.sciences.–.thai.nguyen.university(LUAN.van.THAC.si).a.study.on.the.effectiveness.of.WASP.and.online.audio.recorder.to.develop.sentence.intonation.reproduction.by.first.year non.major.students.at.university.of.sciences.–.thai.nguyen.university (LUAN.van.THAC.si).a.study.on.the.effectiveness.of.WASP.and.online.audio.recorder.to.develop.sentence.intonation.reproduction.by.first.year non.major.students.at.university.of.sciences.–.thai.nguyen.university(LUAN.van.THAC.si).a.study.on.the.effectiveness.of.WASP.and.online.audio.recorder.to.develop.sentence.intonation.reproduction.by.first.year non.major.students.at.university.of.sciences.–.thai.nguyen.university(LUAN.van.THAC.si).a.study.on.the.effectiveness.of.WASP.and.online.audio.recorder.to.develop.sentence.intonation.reproduction.by.first.year non.major.students.at.university.of.sciences.–.thai.nguyen.university(LUAN.van.THAC.si).a.study.on.the.effectiveness.of.WASP.and.online.audio.recorder.to.develop.sentence.intonation.reproduction.by.first.year non.major.students.at.university.of.sciences.–.thai.nguyen.university