From: Teacher professional development in the contexts of teaching English pronunciation
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feedback intervention design | The six error type categories were very clear and useful. (Simon) |
Working with the module was easy and did not take a lot of time. (Danny) | |
The CAPTT is well structured. (Deejay) | |
The videos were very enlightening. (Danny) | |
Well-chosen lesson materials. (Deejay) | |
need for intervention | I do thing that a better pronunciation enhances the credibility of the speaker. (Bo) |
I thought less of my English teachers when their English pronunciation wasn’t near native like. (Ella) | |
I do consider a good pronunciation very important for my pupils, especially for their follow up studies at university. (Ella) | |
I good pronunciation leads to more credibility. (Sanna) | |
A good pronunciation is important and the speaker will be taken more seriously. (Simon) | |
I am well aware of the importance of pronunciation, but I realise I should work on it sooner. (Simon) | |
It’s also still important because of intelligibility. (Deejay) | |
I do consider teaching pronunciation to be very important and we need to devote more time to it. (Sergio) | |
A good pronunciation immediately determines what you think of the speaker’s intelligence. (Jacky) | |
The listener will automatically judge a speaker on his pronunciation or accent. (Andrew) | |
I think that near-native pronunciation is only affecting the speaker’s credibility when he’s speaking to a native speaker. (Lizz) | |
A good pronunciation comes with a good first impression. (Sanna) | |
change in attitude (TPD) | I pay more attention to the pronunciation mistakes students make in class. (Bo) |
I correct students more when I notice them making the mistakes we discussed in the CAPTT. (Ella) | |
I teach more pronunciation than before working with the CAPTT. (Jacky) | |
I am more interested in the pronunciation mistakes my students make. (Sanna) | |
Even when I teach grammar or other things, when I speak with friends or watch TV I focus more on pronunciation. (Sergio) | |
Pronunciation is on my mind even if it’s not the focus of the EFL lesson. (Deejay) | |
I pay more attention to my own pronunciation now. (Andrew) | |
I’m more aware of my own pronunciation after working with the CAPTT (Bo) | |
I didn’t do a lot of pronunciation teaching, but now that I have these materials I feel I can actually teach pronunciation. (Simon) | |
Teaching English at this level doesn’t improve your own pronunciation. This CAPTT made me focus more on my own pronunciation. (Simon) | |
I learned a lot myself, using the CAPTT. (Sergio) | |
I became less accurate with my own pronunciation through the years, but teaching pronunciation helped me to focus on my own performance again. (Katrien) |