Paper Info
Title
Auditory and Visual Training on Mandarin Tones: A Pilot Study on Phrases and Sentences
Abstract
Beginning level Mandarin learners with different L1 backgrounds received six hours of Mandarin tone training using phrases and sentences produced by multiple native Mandarin speakers. Using Kay Elementric's Sona Speech II software with real time display of pitch contours along with speech output on a PC computer, the trainees had both auditory and visual input when they recorded and compared their own productions with the training stimuli during the training. The trainees' productions of Mandarin tones were judged by native Mandarin listeners to be significantly better at post test than at pretest. Such improvement was not matched by a control group that received the same classroom instruction but did not take the training. The trainees also reported very positive experience with the training. The findings suggest that the training is effective for learning Mandarin tones in a larger linguistic context beyond isolated syllables.
Year
DOI
Venue
2012
10.4018/ijcallt.2012040102
IJCALLT
Keywords
Field
DocType
kay elementric,native mandarin listener,sona speech ii software,visual training,pilot study,level mandarin learner,training stimulus,multiple native mandarin speaker,l1 background,pc computer,mandarin tone,mandarin tones,mandarin tone training
VISUAL TRAINING,Speech output,Psychology,Speech recognition,Language acquisition,Real time display,Mandarin Chinese
Journal
Volume
Issue
ISSN
2
2
2155-7098
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
0
0.34
0
Authors
1
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Xinchun Wang112.78