dc.rights.license | CC-BY-NC-ND | |
dc.contributor.advisor | Chen, Aoju | |
dc.contributor.author | Brouwer, C.P.M. | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2021-05-04T18:00:32Z | |
dc.date.available | 2021-05-04T18:00:32Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2020 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://studenttheses.uu.nl/handle/20.500.12932/39371 | |
dc.description.abstract | In the English as a foreign language (EFL) teaching classroom, many methods are used to improve learners’ speaking abilities. This study assessed two form-based pronunciation training methods: explicit phonetic instruction (EPI) and performative output (PO). Specifically, it examined the effects of EPI training and PO training on Dutch high-school EFL learners’ speaking abilities in three aspects: self-efficacy, language anxiety and the production of mechanics. It furthermore examined the correlation between self-efficacy and language anxiety in an EFL classroom setting. The experiment was set up using an interrupted time-series design with a control group and a training group. The PO training was found to have a significant effect on students’ self-efficacy scores, affirming the usefulness of this method for improving affective factors influencing speaking ability. Neither of the training types had a significant effect on language anxiety or production of mechanics. Self-efficacy and language anxiety scores showed a strong, negative correlation after PO training, demonstrating that training programs based on performative output have a mediated effect on language anxiety. However, this study was restricted by several limitations due to the COVID-19 pandemic, which may have impacted its findings. | |
dc.description.sponsorship | Utrecht University | |
dc.format.extent | 1473631 | |
dc.format.mimetype | application/pdf | |
dc.language.iso | en_US | |
dc.title | Using Explicit Phonetic Instruction and Performative Output Training for Improving Speaking Ability in an EFL Classroom | |
dc.type.content | Master Thesis | |
dc.rights.accessrights | Open Access | |
dc.subject.keywords | speaking ability, pronunciation training, explicit phonetic instruction, performative output, self-efficacy, language anxiety, segmental pronunciation, mechanics | |
dc.subject.courseuu | Engelse taal en cultuur: educatie en communicatie | |