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Overcoming the pronunciation barrier. The aptitude for phonetic mimicry and German ESL students' linguistic awareness


Term Paper (Advanced seminar), 2020

39 Pages, Grade: 1.3


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TABLE OF CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION

1. THEORETICAL BACKGROUND
1.1. The English and German Phonetic and Phonological Systems Compared
1.2. Common Errors and Potential Misunderstandings

2. THE APTITUDE FOR PHONETIC MIMICRY
2.1. Mimicry as an Interdisciplinary Phenomenon
2.2. Innate or Acquired? A Decades-Long Debate

3. EMPIRICAL RESEARCH AND TEACHING APPROACHES
3.1. Participants and Design of the Small-Scale Study
3.2. Evaluation of the Results
3.3. Teaching Pronunciation: Shifts in Educational Trends

4. CONCLUSION

BIBLIOGRAPHY

APPENDIX

Exercises Used in the Study

Questionnaire

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Title
Overcoming the pronunciation barrier. The aptitude for phonetic mimicry and German ESL students' linguistic awareness
College
University of Cologne
Grade
1.3
Author
Year
2020
Pages
39
Catalog Number
V593683
ISBN (eBook)
9783346216113
ISBN (Book)
9783346216120
Language
English
Keywords
german, overcoming
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Anna Lynn Dolman (Author), 2020, Overcoming the pronunciation barrier. The aptitude for phonetic mimicry and German ESL students' linguistic awareness, Munich, GRIN Verlag, https://www.grin.com/document/593683

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