Effectiveness of Audiovisual Training on Non-Native English Speech Production and Perception

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dc.contributor.authorShen, Chia-Ni Jennie
dc.date.accessioned2019-11-07T16:15:17Z
dc.date.available2019-11-07T16:15:17Z
dc.date.issued2019
dc.description85 pages
dc.description.abstractThis Project examines the effectiveness of audio-visual training on non-native English speech perception. Previous research utilizing audio-visual training has been employed in the field of speech pathology, showing positive outcomes on improving speech among dyslexic children. However, few studies to date have examined its use in second language learning, specifically labial and labiodental consonants (i.e., /b, p, m, f, v/), which are known to be challenging for many second language learners. The aim of this project is to explore audio-visual training across 3 native language groups, Mandarin, Japanese, and Arabic, who are all English language learners. Participants undergo a training regimen designed to examine the effects of audio-visual and audio-only training. We hypothesized that perception performance will improve after two days of training and will improve more after audio-visual training and 2) perception improvement will rely heavily on a participants’ language background and known difficulties with specific labial and labiodental sounds. Results from this study showed audio-visual training having no effect on Mandarin and Arabic speakers but an effect on Japanese speakers. Additional results suggest that the effectiveness of audio-visual training may be language-specific, which may have pedagogical implications on its use in second language teaching and learningen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1794/25058
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherUniversity of Oregon
dc.rightsCreative Commons BY-NC-ND 4.0-US
dc.subjectPsychologyen_US
dc.subjectSpeech Learningen_US
dc.subjectSpeech Perceptionen_US
dc.subjectAudiovisual Trainingen_US
dc.subjectNon-Native Soundsen_US
dc.subjectSpeech Productionen_US
dc.titleEffectiveness of Audiovisual Training on Non-Native English Speech Production and Perception
dc.typeThesis/Dissertation

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