Pronunciation in a Distance Learning Environment

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Pronunciation in a Distance Learning Environment

• Marsha Chan
• Mission College, Santa Clara, CA

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Survey

• 410 students in 25 intermediate to advanced ESL
  classes at Mission College participated
• Results
• 65 Very interested
• 149 Interested
• 158 Uninterested
• 38 Very uninterested

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Two Models

• Online
• Community Colleges
• Universities
• Corporate Training
• DVD check-out f2f contact
• Adult Education Centers
• Community-Based Organizations

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Online ModelCollege, University

• Students need/want flexibility
• Anytime learning
• Save commute time, fuel, parking
• Institutions save brick mortar
• Students access online website
• Syllabus
• Weekly assignments
• Sound and video files delivered/linked
• Digital drop boxes
• Discussion boards
• Students earn college credit
• Student learning objectives
• Homework, assessments

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Information webpage

• Pronunciation course description, units
• Prerequisites advisories
• Course objectives
• Course topics
• Instructor contact information
• Orientation dates, times places
• Pronunciation course materials
• Textbook
• Audio CDs
• DVDs or CD-ROMs
• Equipment needed
• Computer with Internet access
• Headset (earphones microphone) or speaker mic
• CD player or iPod
• DVD player standalone or
  in computer
• Methods of instruction and assessment
• Web registration link info

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On-campus orientation in a computer lab

• Pedagogical objectives
• Course Overview expectations, objectives,
  outcomes
• Orientation to Course Management System
• Site navigation
• Communication
• Demonstration of course materials
• Textbook
• Audio CDs
• DVDs or CD-ROMs
• Teach how to use sound recording software
  download, record, edit, save as mp3, send,
  receive
• administrative objectives
• Ensure students are registered
• Authorize student adds

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Sample website
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Assignment folder
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Practice Quizzes
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Student Sound Files
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Audio/Video/Web Resources

• Pronunciation video clips
• Audio files for pron lis
• Photos related to themes
• Songs
• Web links

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Delivery Alternatives

• 100 online (except f2f orientation)
• Onlineon-campus hybrid
• 51 online
• 49- face-to-face
• Synchronousasynchronous DL hybrid
• Online asynchronous
• Online synchronous web conferencing

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Orientation 2if synchronous web sessions

• Live interactive web seminar
• CCC Confer, WebEx
• Login , equipment, plugin, help
• Participation by web chat
• Oral communication by telephone or using VOIP
  headset
• Application sharing
• Web camera
• Accessing archives

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Check-out ModelAdult Community Education

• Students desire flexibility
• Family, work, health, legal issues affect regular
  class attendance
• Students want to learn more faster
• Institutions save brick mortar
• Adult Ed collects A.D.A. from DVD learning at
  home
• Proven pronunciation curriculum
• With DVDs, family members learn too

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Information meeting

• Purposes of the pronunciation class
• Improve pronunciation, intelligibility
• Improve listening discrimination
• Equipment needed
• CD player
• DVD player, VCR, or computer
• Pronunciation materials demonstration
• Textbook, workbook or worksheets
• Audio CDs or cassette tapes
• DVDs, videotapes or CD-ROMs
• Weekly time commitment
• 10 hours at home
• 20 minutes at school
• Class sign-ups

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First 20-minute meeting

• Pedagogical objectives
• Review how to use course materials
• Textbook, workbook or worksheets
• Audio CDs
• DVDs
• Assign first lesson
• Respond to students questions
• administrative objectives
• Check materials out
• Generate contact hours

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Subsequent 20-min meetings

• Pedagogical objectives
• Review previous lesson
• Assess student learning
• Respond to students questions
• Introduce next lesson
• Encourage persistent learning
• administrative objectives
• Check materials in and out
• Generate contact hours

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Sample materials

• Phrase by Phrase
• 16 lessons on American English rhythm, stress,
  intonation, vowels, consonants
• IntermediateAdvanced ESL
• Textbook (172 pp lessons How to, pron glossary,
  etc.)
• 5 DVDs (8 hrs 34 min)
• 5 Audio CDs
• Download this presentation at http//www.sunburstm
  edia.com/present/pron_dl.ppt

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Sample materials

• Connected Speech CD-ROM
• Three levels - Lower Intermediate, Upper
  Intermediate, Advanced
• http//www.sunburstmedia.com