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Title: The Use of Rhymes and Tongue Twisters as a Resource to Improve Pronunciation
Other Titles: El uso de rimas y trabalenguas como recurso para mejorar la pronunciación
Advisor(s): Casalini, Lidia B.
OCDE field: https://purl.org/pe-repo/ocde/ford#6.02.01
Issue Date: 2020
Institution: Universidad Europea del Atlántico
Abstract: Determina qué tan significativamente mejora la pronunciación de los estudiantes del Programa de Adultos Trabajadores de la Universidad Privada del Norte luego de la aplicación de rimas y trabalenguas. Se observa que durante la enseñanza se cuenta con tiempo insuficiente para practicar la pronunciación. En consecuencia, los estudiantes adultos se sienten reacios a hablar frente a sus compañeros porque no quieren verse expuestos a cometer errores, especialmente errores de pronunciación. Hay mucho estrés en ellos cuando tienen que hablar, por eso en este trabajo se plantea que mediante el uso de rimas y trabalenguas pueden practicar ciertos sonidos de una manera divertida y práctica sin sentir que están siendo observados.

The paper will first revise the theoretical background behind the pronunciation aspect of the speaking skill. It will present the theory behind speaking skills and the different approaches used throughout history to deal with it. Additionally, the elements or components of pronunciation will be described as well as the most problematic or crucial aspects students have difficulties with. A description of the proposed technique to improve the pronunciation aspect of the speaking skill will be presented and explained too. After that, in the Methodology chapter, the research methodology that was applied is the objective when conducting this quantitative research study is to determine the relationship between the use of the tongue twister technique (independent variable) and the students’ pronunciation (dependent variable) within the population of students from the first course of English from Universidad Privada del Norte corresponding to the A1 Level. In the Study Chapter, I have included a thorough description of the institution this research was carried out. Additionally, a complete participants’ profile can be found. Also, I have described when and how the research was carried out, as well as the schedule designed and followed for this research project. I included the description of each stage of this research: pre-test, intervention, post-test. I have also included the research tools I used for the analysis. There is an in-depth analysis of the elements of pronunciation observed in this research paper. This analysis is aligned with the research questions and objectives presented in the Second Chapter of this paper. In the Results chapter, the results of each criterion included in the present study, that is to say Intelligibility and Individual Sounds are shown. Charts and graphics were included to help explain the behaviour of each one of the criterion had in the pre and post tests to determine the variables presented in the hypothesis. Finally, in the Conclusions Chapter, answers to the general and specific objectives of this study will be given taking into account the analysis of the results found and the research questions included in Chapter 3.
Discipline: Lingüística Aplicada a la Enseñanza del Inglés como Lengua Extranjera
Grade or title grantor: Universidad Europea del Atlántico
Grade or title: Máster Universitario en Lingüística Aplicada a la Enseñanza del Inglés como Lengua Extranjera
Register date: 12-Aug-2021

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