Observing Pitch Gestures Favors the Learning of Spanish Intonation by Mandarin Speakers

Autor/inn/en	Yuan, Chenjie; González-Fuente, Santiago; Baills, Florence; Prieto, Pilar
Titel	Observing Pitch Gestures Favors the Learning of Spanish Intonation by Mandarin Speakers
Quelle	In: Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 41 (2019) 1, S.5-32 (28 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0272-2631
DOI	10.1017/S0272263117000316
Schlagwörter	Spanish; Mandarin Chinese; Second Language Learning; Second Language Instruction; Intonation; Phonology; Language Patterns; Nonverbal Communication; Music; Suprasegmentals; Teaching Methods; Learning Processes; Outcomes of Education; Pronunciation; College Students; Foreign Countries; Computer Assisted Instruction; Visual Stimuli; Auditory Stimuli; Aptitude; Correlation; Tests; China + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Spanisch; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Fonologie; Sprachmodell; Sprachstruktur; Non-verbal communication; Nonverbale Kommunikation; Musik; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Learning process; Lernprozess; Lernleistung; Schulerfolg; Aussprache; Collegestudent; Ausland; Computer based training; Computerunterstützter Unterricht; Auditive Stimulation; Eignung; Korrelation; Examination; Prüfung; Examen
Abstract	Recent studies on the learning of L2 prosody have suggested that pitch gestures can enhance the learning of the L2 lexical tones. Yet it remains unclear whether the use of these gestures can aid the learning of L2 intonation, especially by tonal-language speakers. Sixty-four Mandarin speakers with basic-level Spanish were asked to learn three Spanish intonation patterns, all involving a low tone on the nuclear accent. In a pre-post test experimental design, half of the participants received intonation training without the use of pitch gestures (the control group) while the other half received the same training but with pitch gestures representing nuclear intonation contours (the experimental group). Musical (melody, pitch) abilities were also measured. The results revealed that (a) the experimental group significantly improved intonational production outcomes, and (b) even though participants with stronger musical abilities performed better, those with weaker musical abilities benefited more from observing pitch gestures. (As Provided).
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