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Direct linkMussman, Denise Carpenter – ProQuest LLC, 2019
This study addresses the process of oral academic socialization that learners of a second language and culture undergo to succeed in disciplinary graduate courses. The participants were students from Mainland China and Taiwan pursuing an International Master of Business Administration (IMBA) degree at the University of Missouri-St. Louis (UMSL).…
Descriptors: Academic Language, Oral Language, Socialization, Acculturation
Huang, Karen – ProQuest LLC, 2012
This dissertation studies the realization of the rhythm of Taiwan Mandarin and focuses on the quality of its unstressed (neutral-tone) syllables. Taiwan Mandarin (TM) is often described as more syllable-timed than Standard Mandarin (SM). In TM, the unstressed syllables occur less frequently. The quality of the unstressed (neutral-tone) syllables…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Mandarin Chinese, Language Variation, Intonation
Shih, Ya-ting – ProQuest LLC, 2012
How bilinguals' two languages interact with each other has stimulated considerable research. However, little of this research has focused on objective measures of speech production. This study aims to investigate bilinguals' production of Guoyu and Taiwanese voiceless sibilant fricatives to see how language contact and language dominance influence…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Comparative Analysis, Foreign Countries, Oral Language
Huang, Heng-Tsung Danny – ProQuest LLC, 2010
Thus far, few research studies have examined the practice of integrated speaking test tasks in the field of second/foreign language oral assessment. This dissertation utilized structural equation modeling (SEM) and qualitative techniques to explore the relationships among topical knowledge, anxiety, and integrated speaking test performance and to…
Descriptors: Expertise, Speech Communication, Structural Equation Models, Research Methodology
Wu, Chen-Huei – ProQuest LLC, 2011
What is second language fluency? What is a foreign accent? Is it possible for an adult second language learner to speak fluently with a heavy accent or vice versa? What factors contribute to the perception of fluency and a foreign accent? What acoustic attributes correlate with the perception of fluency and a foreign accent? To answer these…
Descriptors: Pronunciation, Articulation (Speech), Vowels, Language Tests
Peng, Jui-ching Fion – ProQuest LLC, 2009
Due to the growing focus on learner independence, peer assessment has received a lion's share of attention in recent years. Nevertheless, this idea is novel to most English language teachers and students in Taiwan where traditional assessment is still dominant. This study investigated college students' attitudes towards and possible language…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Class Size, Student Attitudes, Peer Evaluation
