| Title: | Testing pronunciation varieties of English in primary school through pictorial and textual input |
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| Authors: | ID Tomažič, Mejade (Author)
ID Jurančič, Klementina Penelope (Mentor) More about this mentor...  |
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| Files: |  UN_Tomazic_Mejade_2016.pdf (1,13 MB)
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| Language: | English |
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| Work type: | Undergraduate thesis |
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| Typology: | 2.11 - Undergraduate Thesis |
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| Organization: | FF - Faculty of Arts
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| Abstract: | We are surrounded with different varieties of English language. We listen to English music or radio shows, watch English movies and shows and watch English videos on the internet. The most common varieties that we encounter are British English and American English, which have distinctive differences in stress and pronunciation. Because we encounter both varieties daily, we have found it interesting to see which one prevails in our primary schools. The British English variety is primarily taught in school and the American variety is all around us and is thus more likely to be acquired. Children acquire a foreign language very easily if they are in contact with it on a regular basis. This is as nowadays, as we all hear English lyrics on the radio or hear English conversations on TV.
The thesis focuses on the factors that might influence the choice of the English variety. It explores if the input, whether it is pictorial with pictures or textual with words, influences the choice of variety. It also presents connections between the pronunciation of more frequent and less frequent words with choice of variety, the influence of the pupils’ backgrounds, and way of learning English. |
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| Keywords: | word recognition, working and long-term memory, second language, language acquisition, language learning, British and American English pronunciation. |
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| Place of publishing: | Maribor |
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| Publisher: | [M. Tomažič] |
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| Year of publishing: | 2016 |
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| PID: | 20.500.12556/DKUM-64096 |
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| UDC: | 811.111'355(043.2) |
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| COBISS.SI-ID: | 22765320 |
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| NUK URN: | URN:SI:UM:DK:UTAHMDAK |
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| Publication date in DKUM: | 15.11.2016 |
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| Categories: | FF
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