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undergraduate thesis: The perception of English vowels by native Cantonese English as a foreign language primary school students
Title | The perception of English vowels by native Cantonese English as a foreign language primary school students |
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Issue Date | 2014 |
Publisher | The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong) |
Citation | Pang, H. [彭曉華]. (2014). The perception of English vowels by native Cantonese English as a foreign language primary school students. (Thesis). University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong SAR. |
Abstract | This study investigated the perception of English vowels in Cantonese speakers who are beginning learners of English as a foreign language (EFL) in reference to the Perceptual Assimilation Model (PAM). Thirty-one primary school students participated in a perception study that required them to discriminate and identify English minimal vowel pairs. It was founded that Cantonese EFL learner’s vowel perception can be predicted by the similarity of spatial proximity of constriction locations between English vowels and Cantonese vowels. The study also provides support for the PAM. Further research is needed to include EFL learners from different age groups and at different English proficiency levels. |
Degree | Bachelor of Science in Speech and Hearing Sciences |
Subject | Vowels - English language Second language acquisition |
Dept/Program | Speech and Hearing Sciences |
Persistent Identifier | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/238939 |
HKU Library Item ID | b5806536 |
DC Field | Value | Language |
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dc.contributor.author | Pang, Hiu-wa | - |
dc.contributor.author | 彭曉華 | - |
dc.date.accessioned | 2017-02-23T23:30:44Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2017-02-23T23:30:44Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2014 | - |
dc.identifier.citation | Pang, H. [彭曉華]. (2014). The perception of English vowels by native Cantonese English as a foreign language primary school students. (Thesis). University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong SAR. | - |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/238939 | - |
dc.description.abstract | This study investigated the perception of English vowels in Cantonese speakers who are beginning learners of English as a foreign language (EFL) in reference to the Perceptual Assimilation Model (PAM). Thirty-one primary school students participated in a perception study that required them to discriminate and identify English minimal vowel pairs. It was founded that Cantonese EFL learner’s vowel perception can be predicted by the similarity of spatial proximity of constriction locations between English vowels and Cantonese vowels. The study also provides support for the PAM. Further research is needed to include EFL learners from different age groups and at different English proficiency levels. | - |
dc.language | eng | - |
dc.publisher | The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong) | - |
dc.rights | This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License. | - |
dc.rights | The author retains all proprietary rights, (such as patent rights) and the right to use in future works. | - |
dc.subject.lcsh | Vowels - English language | - |
dc.subject.lcsh | Second language acquisition | - |
dc.title | The perception of English vowels by native Cantonese English as a foreign language primary school students | - |
dc.type | UG_Thesis | - |
dc.identifier.hkul | b5806536 | - |
dc.description.thesisname | Bachelor of Science in Speech and Hearing Sciences | - |
dc.description.thesislevel | Bachelor | - |
dc.description.thesisdiscipline | Speech and Hearing Sciences | - |
dc.description.nature | published_or_final_version | - |
dc.identifier.mmsid | 991020913009703414 | - |