Prosodic and Paralinguistic Features of Multiple English Varieties and the Attitudes and Performance of Korean Learners of English

This convergent mixed methods study explores prosodic and paralinguistic features of nine English speaker origins pertinent to Korean learners of English and how language attitude formation and English listening comprehension may be affected. The study found prosodic features (tone, clarity, rhythm,...

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Main Author: Pollard, Andrew
Format: Thesis
Published: Curtin University 2020
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/85485
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description This convergent mixed methods study explores prosodic and paralinguistic features of nine English speaker origins pertinent to Korean learners of English and how language attitude formation and English listening comprehension may be affected. The study found prosodic features (tone, clarity, rhythm, pausing, filled pausing) and paralinguistic features (talking to oneself, crying) interact with language attitude formation and English listening comprehension, which has implications for practice, pedagogy and policy in Korea and the wider ELF context.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-854852023-09-14T01:31:08Z Prosodic and Paralinguistic Features of Multiple English Varieties and the Attitudes and Performance of Korean Learners of English Pollard, Andrew This convergent mixed methods study explores prosodic and paralinguistic features of nine English speaker origins pertinent to Korean learners of English and how language attitude formation and English listening comprehension may be affected. The study found prosodic features (tone, clarity, rhythm, pausing, filled pausing) and paralinguistic features (talking to oneself, crying) interact with language attitude formation and English listening comprehension, which has implications for practice, pedagogy and policy in Korea and the wider ELF context. 2020 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/85485 Curtin University fulltext
spellingShingle Pollard, Andrew
Prosodic and Paralinguistic Features of Multiple English Varieties and the Attitudes and Performance of Korean Learners of English
title Prosodic and Paralinguistic Features of Multiple English Varieties and the Attitudes and Performance of Korean Learners of English
title_full Prosodic and Paralinguistic Features of Multiple English Varieties and the Attitudes and Performance of Korean Learners of English
title_fullStr Prosodic and Paralinguistic Features of Multiple English Varieties and the Attitudes and Performance of Korean Learners of English
title_full_unstemmed Prosodic and Paralinguistic Features of Multiple English Varieties and the Attitudes and Performance of Korean Learners of English
title_short Prosodic and Paralinguistic Features of Multiple English Varieties and the Attitudes and Performance of Korean Learners of English
title_sort prosodic and paralinguistic features of multiple english varieties and the attitudes and performance of korean learners of english
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/85485