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Developing and Evaluating a Flipped Corpus-Aided English Pronunciation Teaching Approach for Pre-Service Teachers in Hong Kong
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Chen, Hsueh Chu; Tian, Jing Xuan – Interactive Learning Environments, 2022
This study aimed to develop a corpus-aided pronunciation teacher-training programme and examine the effectiveness of a corpus-aided pronunciation teaching approach in English classrooms in Hong Kong. A workshop was conducted for 86 participants to introduce several English learner corpora. After the workshop, eight volunteer participants,…
Descriptors: Flipped Classroom, Teaching Methods, Computational Linguistics, Pronunciation Instruction
Cross-Language Perception of Cantonese Vowels Spoken by Native and Non-Native Speakers
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So, Connie K.; Attina, Virginie – Journal of Psycholinguistic Research, 2014
This study examined the effect of native language background on listeners' perception of native and non-native vowels spoken by native (Hong Kong Cantonese) and non-native (Mandarin and Australian English) speakers. They completed discrimination and an identification task with and without visual cues in clear and noisy conditions. Results…
Descriptors: Auditory Perception, Sino Tibetan Languages, Native Language, Mandarin Chinese
Bad Influence?--An Investigation into the Purported Negative Influence of Foreign Domestic Helpers on Children's Second Language English Acquisition
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Leung, Alex Ho-Cheong – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 2012
This paper explores the purported negative influence of foreign domestic helpers (FDHs) on child second language acquisition (SLA) by studying Hong Kong Cantonese children's listening ability in second language (L2) English. 31 kindergarten third graders aged 4;6 to 6, and 29 first year secondary students aged 11-14 who have had a Filipino…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Kindergarten, Grade 3, Listening Skills