Examining the Effectiveness of Extensive Speaking Practice via Voice Blogs in a Foreign Language Learning Context
Examining the Effectiveness of Extensive Speaking Practice via Voice Blogs in a Foreign Language Learning Context
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检验外语学习环境中通过语音博客进行广泛口语练习的有效性
DOI：
10.11139/cj.29.3.494-506
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发表时间：
2012
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通讯作者：
Yu
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作者：
Yu
教育博客由于其用户友好的界面和强大的存档功能，吸引了越来越多的研究人员和语言教师的兴趣。本研究的目的有两方面：(1)考察语音博客中广泛口语练习对口语表现的影响；(2)考察学习者通过语音博客进行广泛口语练习的感知收益。本研究以46名在台湾学习英语的大学生为研究对象。他们被要求在课堂博客上发表语音博客文章，作为课堂上口语练习不足的补充。参与者在口语技能上的进步由两名评分员评估，他们检查了学习者的前三篇和最后三篇语音博客文章，而参与者在口语技能上的感知进步的数据则通过问卷调查收集。结果表明，学生普遍认为自己的口语水平有所提高。然而，在他们的发音、语言复杂性、流利性或准确性方面没有明显的改善。研究结果证实了之前的研究，即博客的个人和真实性可能会鼓励学生更多地关注意义表达，而不是准确性。
Educational blogs have drawn growing interest of researchers and language teachers due to the user-friendly interfaces as well as the powerful archiving features. The purpose of the current study is two-fold: (1) to examine the effectiveness of extensive speaking practice on speaking performance in voice blogs, and (2) to examine learners’ perceived gains in extensive speaking practice via voice blogs. The participants of the study were 46 college students learning English as a foreign language in Taiwan. They were required to post voice blog entries on a class blog as a supplement to the insufficient speaking practice in the class. The participants’ gains in speaking skill were evaluated by two raters who examined the learners’ first three and last three voice-blog entries, whereas data on the participants’ perceived gains in speaking skills were collected through questionnaires. The results indicate that students generally perceived gains in their speaking proficiency. However, there was no significant improvement in their pronunciation, language complexity, fluency, or accuracy. The results corroborate with previous studies that the personal and authentic nature of blogging might encourage students to focus more on meaning expression, rather than accuracy.
语言学习视角：语言与认知模型
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发表时间：
2007
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関西大学人間活動理論研究センターCHAT Technical Reports No.6
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作者：
Kite;Yuriko
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Yuriko