Effects of Pronunciation Training in the Classroom in French Learners of German Cover Image

Effekte von Aussprachetraining im Klassenverband bei frankophonen Deutschlernenden
Effects of Pronunciation Training in the Classroom in French Learners of German

Author(s): Jane Wottawa
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies
Published by: Oficyna Wydawnicza ATUT – Wrocławskie Wydawnictwo Oświatowe
Keywords: speech production; pronunciation teaching; French learners of German; vowel length; [h]; corpus linguistics

Summary/Abstract: The efficiency of pronunciation training in the classroom in French learners of German was studied. To this end the German vowel length contrast and word initial [h] productions were examined. For this purpose, a speech corpus was compiled, which contains recordings of the learners’ speech assignments over a university semester. Acoustic analyses of the speech productions indicated that French learners of German showed progress over the semester only for word initial [h] at the beginning of words, while their productions of the German vowel length contrast neither improved nor worsened.

  • Issue Year: 18/2020
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 465-478
  • Page Count: 14
  • Language: German
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