The perception and interpretation of English tones by Iraqi learners at the university level : a statistical study
Other Title(s)
ادراك و تفسير النغمات الإنكليزية لدى المتعلمين العراقيين في الجامعة : دراسة إحصائية
Author
al-Rayyahi, Ala Abd al-Imam A.
Source
Journal of Basrah Researches : Humanities
Issue
Vol. 40, Issue 4 (31 Dec. 2015), pp.5-25, 21 p.
Publisher
University of Basrah College of Education for Human Sciences
Publication Date
2015-12-31
Country of Publication
Iraq
No. of Pages
21
Main Subjects
Languages & Comparative Literature
Abstract EN
This paper investigates the perception and interpretation of English sentence intonation by Iraqi learners at the university level.
Forty subjects participated in an experiment to perceive and interpret the tones of five pairs of sentences.
Intonation was the only aspect that differentiated each pair.
The analysis of the results reveals the poor knowledge of the learners in perceiving the tones and in realising the meanings associated with each tone.
The study suggests that emphasis should be placed on the teaching of intonation in real life situations to increase the students' sensitivity to this important aspect of language.
American Psychological Association (APA)
al-Rayyahi, Ala Abd al-Imam A.. 2015. The perception and interpretation of English tones by Iraqi learners at the university level : a statistical study. Journal of Basrah Researches : Humanities،Vol. 40, no. 4, pp.5-25.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-791131
Modern Language Association (MLA)
al-Rayyahi, Ala Abd al-Imam A.. The perception and interpretation of English tones by Iraqi learners at the university level : a statistical study. Journal of Basrah Researches : Humanities Vol. 40, no. 4 (2015), pp.5-25.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-791131
American Medical Association (AMA)
al-Rayyahi, Ala Abd al-Imam A.. The perception and interpretation of English tones by Iraqi learners at the university level : a statistical study. Journal of Basrah Researches : Humanities. 2015. Vol. 40, no. 4, pp.5-25.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-791131
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references : p. 24-25
Record ID
BIM-791131