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App and classroom instruction for better pronunciation: some results
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Various studies show the positive impact of computer-assisted training on pronunciation, but it is important to evaluate how the use of mobile apps, easily available online, can influence pronunciation development. If helpful, the use of these gamified tools could boost the time-on-task and the effects of classroom instruction. Consequently, the goals of this study are (1) to as-sess the impact on pronunciation of a teaching strategy that combines the use of a mobile app and classroom instruction, and (2) to propose an im-proved model of the strategy “App+Class = better pronunciation”. The ef-fects, on pronunciation, of using the app "Fun Easy Learn European Portu-guese - 6000 Words" as an informal learning activity outside the classroom—combined with face-to-face classroom instruction—over a 2-week period are observed. The participants are 12 Chinese native speakers learning Portu-guese as a Foreign Language as 1st year undergraduate students majoring in Portuguese Language. A pretest and a posttest assessed the participants’ pronunciation of words included, and non-included, in the app. A question-naire presented after the posttest explored the users’ views and experience on this learning activity and the properties of the app. The main findings show a significant improvement in the pronunciation of the words “App+Class” and “App-only” but not in the “Class-only” ones, and the students’ belief that using the App promotes pronunciation learning. Considering the re-sults, several recommendations are proposed for an improved model of the strategy “App+Class = better pronunciation”.
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ICITED'22. Conferência Internacional em Tecnologia da Informação e Educação, realizada no Rio de Janeiro, Brasil e em Fafe, Portugal, de 14-16 de julho de 2022. Apresentação online com interação síncrona.
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Pronunciation learning Mobile-assisted language learning Portuguese as a foreign language
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Castelo, A. (2022). App and Classroom instruction for better pronunciation: some results. International Conference In Information Technology & Educations – ICITED’22 (ESPM – Higher School of Advertising and Marketing, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil & Fafe, Portugal, 14-16/07/2022, apresentação online com interação síncrona).