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A Case Study of Solutions to Some Intonation Mistakes Made by Vietnamese Students - A Phonetic Experimental Research

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This study focuses on the importance of combining phonological knowledge with rhythm, melody and syntax rules in teaching English intonation affected by stress for Vietnamese students, verified by Experimental Phonetics. The hypothesis is that the English Rhythmic patterns and melodic aspect will help students to identify their intonation mistakes and change from negative to positive attitude towards practicing intonation melodically affected by stress. The final target is to improve Vietnamese students’ pronunciation skill as well as catching the main idea in the conversation in order to have successful communication in English.

DOI 10.11648/j.ijll.20150302.13
Published in International Journal of Language and Linguistics (Volume 3, Issue 2, March 2015)
Page(s) 52-60
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English Rhythmic Patterns, Melody, Syntactic rules, Stress, Intonation, Phonetic Experiment

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