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Sijbom, Raene (2014)

Pronunciation and Aptitude: A Comparison of the Pronunciation Acquisition of a Talented Student and a Less-Talented Student

Bachelor thesis | Engelse taal en cultuur (BA)

The purpose of this research is to identify the differences in the stages of acquisition of pronunciation between talented and less talented students. The research is based on the different theories concerning second language acquisition (SLA) and pronunciation aptitude. The most important theories are those along the lines of Contrastive Analysis, but the research also includes theories such as those by Dörnyei (2006) and Carroll (1965). All theories will be discussed in greater detail later on in this thesis. The research also has a component of comparison, reviewing the researches by Hu et al. (2012) and DeFrance and Smakman (2012).

Aptitude for Pronunciation

Author

Sijbom, Raene

Note

Made use of:phonetic transcriptions of recordings; the LLAMA aptitude tests; interviews.

Faculty

Faculty of Humanities

Specialisation

English language and culture

Supervisors

Smakman, Dick

ECTS Credits

10

Language

en