The studies devoted to the so-called good language learners that emerged in the 1970s (Rubin 1975... more The studies devoted to the so-called good language learners that emerged in the 1970s (Rubin 1975) reveal that efficient learners fall back on an abundant and highly individualised array of techniques and strategic behaviours related to and employed while learning. The well-known taxonomies by Oxford (1990) and O’Malley and Chamot (1990) gave rise to analyses and investigations in the field of learner autonomy and self-development, also in pronunciation learning/teaching. As has been corroborated by empirical studies (Oxford 2001a; Oxford 2001b; Chamot, 2004) strategy training contributes to the increase in overall proficiency as well as to a number of invaluable benefits such as enhanced motivation, greater self-efficacy, anxiety reduction and more positive attitudes. Although studies dedicated to the relationship between learning strategies and pronunciation are still in their infancy, there are a number of investigations that set the directions for further research and developmen...
The longitudinal action-research study sets out to investigate the opinions of a group of seconda... more The longitudinal action-research study sets out to investigate the opinions of a group of secondary school learners on English pronunciation and both its role as well as relevance in language learning. In an attempt to meet the expectations and needs of good language learners, I came to a decision to run a stand-alone pronunciation course for volunteers who declared their interest in pronunciation and their readiness to work on it in order to improve their general oral performance as well as their pronunciation. In the light of the above-mentioned motivation, the study aims to discover the degree of the impact that systematic, albeit not extremely intensive, pronunciation instruction may have on learners’ performance and whether it contributes to pronunciation awareness raising and confidence building.
Pronunciation, just like the other subcomponents of the linguistic system, has to be taught/learn... more Pronunciation, just like the other subcomponents of the linguistic system, has to be taught/learnt, and it can hardly take care of itself. Teaching pronunciation involves using a great variety of techniques that can be employed by the teacher in order to enhance the learning process. Apart from techniques, there are numerous tools, which also, to a great extent, contribute to better understanding of the speech processes and facilitate both perception and production.
The longitudinal action-research study provides a vast wealth of qualitative data, which contribu... more The longitudinal action-research study provides a vast wealth of qualitative data, which contribute to a better understanding of young adult learners and their needs related to learning English and English pronunciation instruction. The fact that the participants themselves expressed their interest in further and more detailed phonetic practice means that their awareness regarding its relevance was already on a relatively high level, which might have stemmed from regular pronunciation slots in their first year or from their personal observations of international communication and the communicative use of English in different linguistic contexts. The regular and planned pronunciation instruction led to their further development and progress not only in the field of phonetics, accuracy and speech organisation, but it also turned most of them into better and more confident English users.
This paper compares the treatment of English pronunciation in school textbooks from France and Po... more This paper compares the treatment of English pronunciation in school textbooks from France and Poland, in order to see what resources teachers have at their disposal. It is limited to textbooks used at the secondary level of each education system. Recent research has shown that European teachers do not find teaching English pronunciation easy and that many are unsatisfied with their training in relation to teaching pronunciation (Bradford & Kenworthy 1991; Burgess and Spencer 2000; Henderson et al. 2012; Frost and Henderson, 2013; Iivonen, 2005). Textbooks are a widespread resource with the potential to alleviate a lack of extensive pedagogical training.The first part of this paper analyses pronunciation exercises in a representative sample of textbooks from each country. Pronunciation exercises were classified based on the degree to which they mobilize communicative abilities, according to the five categories of a Communicative Framework for teaching pronunciation (Celce-Murcia et ...
The studies devoted to the so-called good language learners that emerged in the 1970s (Rubin 1975... more The studies devoted to the so-called good language learners that emerged in the 1970s (Rubin 1975) reveal that efficient learners fall back on an abundant and highly individualised array of techniques and strategic behaviours related to and employed while learning. The well-known taxonomies by Oxford (1990) and O’Malley and Chamot (1990) gave rise to analyses and investigations in the field of learner autonomy and self-development, also in pronunciation learning/teaching. As has been corroborated by empirical studies (Oxford 2001a; Oxford 2001b; Chamot, 2004) strategy training contributes to the increase in overall proficiency as well as to a number of invaluable benefits such as enhanced motivation, greater self-efficacy, anxiety reduction and more positive attitudes. Although studies dedicated to the relationship between learning strategies and pronunciation are still in their infancy, there are a number of investigations that set the directions for further research and developmen...
Gli aspetti principali che riguardano la traduzione e che infatti sono i concetti chiave nella di... more Gli aspetti principali che riguardano la traduzione e che infatti sono i concetti chiave nella discussione sull’attivita di tradurre come l’equivalenza e l’intraducibilita vengono presentati nell’articolo, che cerca di spiegare e chiarire gli studi sulla traduzione e il loro sviluppo riguardando particolarmente la traduzione letteraria. Tradurre i testi letterari significa approfondire, comprendere ed esplorare il mondo unico ed eccezionale dell’autore, cioe entrare in questo mondo e poi creare un duplicato in un’altra lingua che potrebbe evocare simili reazioni, emozioni e riflessioni.
Teachers of English might be tempted to pose a question structured on the one that Hamlet asked h... more Teachers of English might be tempted to pose a question structured on the one that Hamlet asked himself in his great monologue: “Pronunciation: to teach or not to teach…”. At first glance, the question may seem a trivial one, but the problem it tackles is undeniably worth attention and scrutiny. The teachers who would start pondering about such an issue must be aware of the relevance and importance of pronunciation instruction.
The studies devoted to the so-called good language learners that emerged in the 1970s (Rubin 1975... more The studies devoted to the so-called good language learners that emerged in the 1970s (Rubin 1975) reveal that efficient learners fall back on an abundant and highly individualised array of techniques and strategic behaviours related to and employed while learning. The well-known taxonomies by Oxford (1990) and O’Malley and Chamot (1990) gave rise to analyses and investigations in the field of learner autonomy and self-development, also in pronunciation learning/teaching. As has been corroborated by empirical studies (Oxford 2001a; Oxford 2001b; Chamot, 2004) strategy training contributes to the increase in overall proficiency as well as to a number of invaluable benefits such as enhanced motivation, greater self-efficacy, anxiety reduction and more positive attitudes. Although studies dedicated to the relationship between learning strategies and pronunciation are still in their infancy, there are a number of investigations that set the directions for further research and developmen...
The longitudinal action-research study sets out to investigate the opinions of a group of seconda... more The longitudinal action-research study sets out to investigate the opinions of a group of secondary school learners on English pronunciation and both its role as well as relevance in language learning. In an attempt to meet the expectations and needs of good language learners, I came to a decision to run a stand-alone pronunciation course for volunteers who declared their interest in pronunciation and their readiness to work on it in order to improve their general oral performance as well as their pronunciation. In the light of the above-mentioned motivation, the study aims to discover the degree of the impact that systematic, albeit not extremely intensive, pronunciation instruction may have on learners’ performance and whether it contributes to pronunciation awareness raising and confidence building.
Pronunciation, just like the other subcomponents of the linguistic system, has to be taught/learn... more Pronunciation, just like the other subcomponents of the linguistic system, has to be taught/learnt, and it can hardly take care of itself. Teaching pronunciation involves using a great variety of techniques that can be employed by the teacher in order to enhance the learning process. Apart from techniques, there are numerous tools, which also, to a great extent, contribute to better understanding of the speech processes and facilitate both perception and production.
The longitudinal action-research study provides a vast wealth of qualitative data, which contribu... more The longitudinal action-research study provides a vast wealth of qualitative data, which contribute to a better understanding of young adult learners and their needs related to learning English and English pronunciation instruction. The fact that the participants themselves expressed their interest in further and more detailed phonetic practice means that their awareness regarding its relevance was already on a relatively high level, which might have stemmed from regular pronunciation slots in their first year or from their personal observations of international communication and the communicative use of English in different linguistic contexts. The regular and planned pronunciation instruction led to their further development and progress not only in the field of phonetics, accuracy and speech organisation, but it also turned most of them into better and more confident English users.
This paper compares the treatment of English pronunciation in school textbooks from France and Po... more This paper compares the treatment of English pronunciation in school textbooks from France and Poland, in order to see what resources teachers have at their disposal. It is limited to textbooks used at the secondary level of each education system. Recent research has shown that European teachers do not find teaching English pronunciation easy and that many are unsatisfied with their training in relation to teaching pronunciation (Bradford & Kenworthy 1991; Burgess and Spencer 2000; Henderson et al. 2012; Frost and Henderson, 2013; Iivonen, 2005). Textbooks are a widespread resource with the potential to alleviate a lack of extensive pedagogical training.The first part of this paper analyses pronunciation exercises in a representative sample of textbooks from each country. Pronunciation exercises were classified based on the degree to which they mobilize communicative abilities, according to the five categories of a Communicative Framework for teaching pronunciation (Celce-Murcia et ...
The studies devoted to the so-called good language learners that emerged in the 1970s (Rubin 1975... more The studies devoted to the so-called good language learners that emerged in the 1970s (Rubin 1975) reveal that efficient learners fall back on an abundant and highly individualised array of techniques and strategic behaviours related to and employed while learning. The well-known taxonomies by Oxford (1990) and O’Malley and Chamot (1990) gave rise to analyses and investigations in the field of learner autonomy and self-development, also in pronunciation learning/teaching. As has been corroborated by empirical studies (Oxford 2001a; Oxford 2001b; Chamot, 2004) strategy training contributes to the increase in overall proficiency as well as to a number of invaluable benefits such as enhanced motivation, greater self-efficacy, anxiety reduction and more positive attitudes. Although studies dedicated to the relationship between learning strategies and pronunciation are still in their infancy, there are a number of investigations that set the directions for further research and developmen...
Gli aspetti principali che riguardano la traduzione e che infatti sono i concetti chiave nella di... more Gli aspetti principali che riguardano la traduzione e che infatti sono i concetti chiave nella discussione sull’attivita di tradurre come l’equivalenza e l’intraducibilita vengono presentati nell’articolo, che cerca di spiegare e chiarire gli studi sulla traduzione e il loro sviluppo riguardando particolarmente la traduzione letteraria. Tradurre i testi letterari significa approfondire, comprendere ed esplorare il mondo unico ed eccezionale dell’autore, cioe entrare in questo mondo e poi creare un duplicato in un’altra lingua che potrebbe evocare simili reazioni, emozioni e riflessioni.
Teachers of English might be tempted to pose a question structured on the one that Hamlet asked h... more Teachers of English might be tempted to pose a question structured on the one that Hamlet asked himself in his great monologue: “Pronunciation: to teach or not to teach…”. At first glance, the question may seem a trivial one, but the problem it tackles is undeniably worth attention and scrutiny. The teachers who would start pondering about such an issue must be aware of the relevance and importance of pronunciation instruction.
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