Field Independence/Dependence, Hemispheric Specialization and Attitude in Relation to Pronunciation  

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ELLIOTT, A. RAYMOND

Jenis: Article from Journal - ilmiah internasional
Dalam koleksi: The Modern Language Journal (sebagian Full Text & ada di JSTOR) vol. 79 no. 3 (Sep. 1995), page 356-371.
Fulltext: Vol 79 no 3 pp.356-371.pdf (498.91KB)

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Perpustakaan PKBB Nomor Panggil: 405/MLJ/79 Non-tandon: 1 (dapat dipinjam: 0) Tandon: tidak ada

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Sixty-six intermediate students studying Spanish at Indiana University were measured on L2 variables believed to be related to pronounciation accuracy. The students' pronounciation was rated by three judges. Variables that related most to pronounciation accuracy were: (a) attitude or individual concern for pronounciation; (b) subject's degree of field independence (FI) as measured by the Group Embedded Figures Test (GEFT) (Witkin et al., 1971); and (c) subject's degree of right hemispheric specialization (RT) in relation to accurate pronunciation in a free-speech exercise. Variables that proved to have little or no relationship to pronunciation were: (a) left/integrated hemispheric specialization, (b) gender, (c) for eign travel, (d) other languages learned/spoken, (e) overall Grade Point Avarage (GPA), (f) GPA in Spanish, and (g) having Spanish-speaking relatives. The relationship between pronunciation accuracy and subjects' total number of years of formal instruction in Spanish approached significance; however, this relation ship was lost in a multiple regression analysis when factors such as attitude and FI were taken into consideration. The results suggest than although FI and RT hemispheric specialization relate to accuracy proved to be the most significant factor. Finally, a classroom model of pronunciation instruction is posited, as well as implications for future research.

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