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ANALYZING ORAL SKILLS IN VOICE E-MAIL AND ONLINE INTERVIEWS

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dc.creator Lisa M. Volle
dc.date 2005-09-01T00:00:00Z
dc.date.accessioned 2015-08-12T11:18:40Z
dc.date.available 2015-08-12T11:18:40Z
dc.identifier 1094-3501
dc.identifier https://doaj.org/article/9b397e9c6bda4503a5d3abafe84c0582
dc.identifier.uri http://evidence.thinkportal.org/handle/123456789/27078
dc.description This study investigated the acquisition of speaking skills in an online distance education course of 19 first semester Spanish learners. The possibility of oral development in a strictly online course was examined based on students' pronunciation production in two types of recorded speaking activities and in two real-time conversations. Students created two types of voiced audio e-mails each week during the semester: read aloud passages and grammar-drill completions. In order to determine whether students' pronunciation indeed improved over the course of the semester, their performance on these two types of audio e-mails were compared at the beginning of the semester and at the end of the semester. In addition, students participated in two Internet-mediated oral conversations with their instructor using MSN messaging at the mid-term week and final week of the semester. Three kinds of data were collected from the conversations: an articulation score (articulation = pronunciation, stress, and intonation), an accuracy score, and a proficiency score. Students' performance on these interviews provided further evidence regarding the development of their oral skills. The findings suggest that only in the area of oral proficiency were there significant gains in scores.
dc.language English
dc.publisher University of Hawaii
dc.relation http://llt.msu.edu/vol9num3/pdf/volle.pdf
dc.relation https://doaj.org/toc/1094-3501
dc.source Language Learning and Technology, Vol 9, Iss 3, Pp 146-163 (2005)
dc.subject Distance Learning
dc.subject Pronunciation
dc.subject Speaking
dc.subject Testing
dc.subject Web-Based Instruction
dc.subject Special aspects of education
dc.subject LC8-6691
dc.subject Education
dc.subject L
dc.subject DOAJ:Education
dc.subject DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject Literature (General)
dc.subject PN1-6790
dc.subject Language and Literature
dc.subject P
dc.subject DOAJ:Languages and Literatures
dc.subject Special aspects of education
dc.subject LC8-6691
dc.subject Education
dc.subject L
dc.subject DOAJ:Education
dc.subject DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject Literature (General)
dc.subject PN1-6790
dc.subject Language and Literature
dc.subject P
dc.subject DOAJ:Languages and Literatures
dc.subject Special aspects of education
dc.subject LC8-6691
dc.subject Education
dc.subject L
dc.subject Literature (General)
dc.subject PN1-6790
dc.subject Language and Literature
dc.subject P
dc.subject Special aspects of education
dc.subject LC8-6691
dc.subject Education
dc.subject L
dc.subject Literature (General)
dc.subject PN1-6790
dc.subject Language and Literature
dc.subject P
dc.subject Special aspects of education
dc.subject LC8-6691
dc.subject Education
dc.subject L
dc.subject Literature (General)
dc.subject PN1-6790
dc.subject Language and Literature
dc.subject P
dc.title ANALYZING ORAL SKILLS IN VOICE E-MAIL AND ONLINE INTERVIEWS
dc.type article


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