Phase 3: Findings
American Accent Worksheet.
- 35% of students used "spoken by Americans" in their definitions.
- 30% of students used the word "clear" in their definitions.
- 30% of students used the phrase "proper pronunciation" in their definition.
- 20% of students used the word "cool" in their definitions.
- 20% of students used the word "fast" in their definitions.
- 10% of students used the word "fluent" in their definitions.
- 5% of students used the words "friendly", "media", or "natural" in their definitions.
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American Accent Group Project Worksheet
- Out of the 7 different American accents, students identified 3 as accents they would like to have (42.8%)
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Redefined American Accent Worksheet.
- 100% of students used "spoken by Americans" in their definitions.
- 75% of students used "many different accents" in their definition
- 60% of students used "clear" in their definitions.
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Post-Intervention Questionnaire
- 65% of the students stated that the information in this intervention was completely new to them. 30% of the students stated that the information was somewhat new. 5% stated that the information was not new to them.
- 45% of the students stated that the information did not alter their pronunciation goals. 30% of the students said that the information somewhat altered their pronunciation goals and 25% of the students said that the information altered their pronunciation goals.
- 45% of the students stated that the information made them feel somewhat more confident with their own accents. 49% of the students stated that the information definitely made them feel more confident with their own accents and 15% of the students said that the information did not make them feel more confident with their own accents.
- 50% of the students stated that the information made them feel somewhat more like a member of the English speaking community. 35% of the students stated that the information did not make them feel more like a member of the English speaking community and 15% of the students stated that the information did make them feel more like a member of the English speaking community.
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