Acrolectal English for tertiary students: individualised metaphonological awareness instruction
This paper explores the process of implementing the Individualised Metaphonological Awareness Instruction (IMAI) for the teaching and learning of acrolectal English in terms of the phonological aspect: selected suprasegmental features of English sound, namely, the schwa and catenation or linking fe...
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| description | This paper explores the process of implementing the Individualised Metaphonological Awareness Instruction (IMAI) for the teaching and learning of acrolectal English in terms of the phonological aspect: selected
suprasegmental features of English sound, namely, the schwa and catenation or linking features. For instance,
not producing the neutral schwa vowel sound is in part what gives those whose second language is English an
accent or pronunciation that is different from those whose first language is English. Producing or not producing
schwa vowel sounds affects the quality of one’s pronunciation and how natural one sounds when speaking
English. If the sophisticated learners aspire to approximate the RP model in their enunciation, schwa and
catenation are deemed very important. The study assesses the instruction model in terms of its facilitative effects
in assisting the teacher as well as in assisting the student to learn selected aspects of suprasegmental features of
English sounds via scaffolding process. It is a qualitative case study which involves five (5) participant
undergraduates at a public university in Sarawak. Only qualitative data involving one participant were reported
and discussed in this paper. It was found that firstly the I-MAI model did assist both the teacher and the student
in coaching and learning pronunciation respectively. The process of micro-scaffolding yielded varied
scaffolding features/characteristics that explain the interactive dynamics occurring within the individualised
instructional process itself. The I-MAI was also found to be positive and facilitative in enhancing the student’s
metaphonological awareness of the suprasegmental features of English sounds. |
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| spelling | oai:generic.eprints.org:158832020-12-01T02:18:36Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/15883/ Acrolectal English for tertiary students: individualised metaphonological awareness instruction Bromeley Philip, John Francis Noyan, This paper explores the process of implementing the Individualised Metaphonological Awareness Instruction (IMAI) for the teaching and learning of acrolectal English in terms of the phonological aspect: selected suprasegmental features of English sound, namely, the schwa and catenation or linking features. For instance, not producing the neutral schwa vowel sound is in part what gives those whose second language is English an accent or pronunciation that is different from those whose first language is English. Producing or not producing schwa vowel sounds affects the quality of one’s pronunciation and how natural one sounds when speaking English. If the sophisticated learners aspire to approximate the RP model in their enunciation, schwa and catenation are deemed very important. The study assesses the instruction model in terms of its facilitative effects in assisting the teacher as well as in assisting the student to learn selected aspects of suprasegmental features of English sounds via scaffolding process. It is a qualitative case study which involves five (5) participant undergraduates at a public university in Sarawak. Only qualitative data involving one participant were reported and discussed in this paper. It was found that firstly the I-MAI model did assist both the teacher and the student in coaching and learning pronunciation respectively. The process of micro-scaffolding yielded varied scaffolding features/characteristics that explain the interactive dynamics occurring within the individualised instructional process itself. The I-MAI was also found to be positive and facilitative in enhancing the student’s metaphonological awareness of the suprasegmental features of English sounds. Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2018 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/15883/1/27586-91318-1-PB.pdf Bromeley Philip, and John Francis Noyan, (2018) Acrolectal English for tertiary students: individualised metaphonological awareness instruction. 3L; Language,Linguistics and Literature,The Southeast Asian Journal of English Language Studies., 24 (4). pp. 27-46. ISSN 0128-5157 http://ejournals.ukm.my/3l/issue/view/1152 |
| spellingShingle | Bromeley Philip, John Francis Noyan, Acrolectal English for tertiary students: individualised metaphonological awareness instruction |
| title | Acrolectal English for tertiary students: individualised metaphonological awareness instruction |
| title_full | Acrolectal English for tertiary students: individualised metaphonological awareness instruction |
| title_fullStr | Acrolectal English for tertiary students: individualised metaphonological awareness instruction |
| title_full_unstemmed | Acrolectal English for tertiary students: individualised metaphonological awareness instruction |
| title_short | Acrolectal English for tertiary students: individualised metaphonological awareness instruction |
| title_sort | acrolectal english for tertiary students: individualised metaphonological awareness instruction |
| url | http://journalarticle.ukm.my/15883/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/15883/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/15883/1/27586-91318-1-PB.pdf |