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Randall Davis ([email protected])Amy Delis ([email protected])
English Language ns!i!u!e" #niversi!y o$ #!ah
Creating Digital Voice Journals for Self-Assessment
I. Pedagogical Issues: %he &ur&ose o$ !he &rojec!is !o use !echnology !o give s!uden!s an o&&or!uni!y !o sel$'evalua!e !heir s&eaing sills in a &edagogically'sound ay.
%his assignmen! as designed $or a lo'in!ermedia!elis!ening*s&eaing class" +u! may +e revised !oaccommoda!e any level o$ language &ro$iciency. According!o !he assignmen!" s!uden!s record a conversa!ion or a&assage a+ou! a given !o&ic. As !hey lis!en !o !he recording"!hey are re,uired !o evalua!e !heir s&eaing sills in $our areas (i.e. &ronuncia!ion" in!ona!ion" grammar" s&eech&a!!erns" e!c.). -or !he $irs! recording (&re'!es!)" !hey ra!e !heir sills using a sim&le ru+ric (1 needsim&rovemen!" 2 average" / good) and !hen ri!e s&eci$ic e0am&les !ha! e0&lain hy !hey gave !hemselves!ha! score. -or !he second recording (&os!'!es!)" !hey evalua!e !heir sills as +e!!er" or having no change" andare !hen re,uired !o s&eci$y one more !ime hy !hey gave !hemselves !ha! evalua!ion.
Objectives3 %he ra!ionale +ehind !his ac!ivi!y is3
%o give !he s!uden!s an o&&or!uni!y !o hear !heir on voice (a chance !o crea!e aareness and
$acili!a!e sel$'correc!ion).%o aid !he s!uden!s in im&roving !heir English s&eaing sills.
Outcomes3 %he resul!s o$ !his ac!ivi!y ere !ha! !he s!uden!s3
4ad more s&eaing &rac!ice.
Recogni5ed !heir s&eaing sills and more o+jec!ively acnoledged !heir s!reng!hs and eanesses.
4ad an o&&or!uni!y !o moni!or !heir &rogress and ere more res&onsi+le $or !heir on learning.
ade no!icea+le im&rovemen! on !he $inal e0ams in !he areas !ha! !hey had &rac!iced in !heir sel$'evalua!ion (i.e. &ronuncia!ion" in!ona!ion" grammar s!ruc!ures" voca+ulary usage).
%oo more in!eres! in !he areas here !hey ere re,uired !o evalua!e !hemselves (demons!ra!ed!hrough more ,ues!ions and &ar!ici&a!ion in class).
Future Considerations3 7ome $u!ure a&&lica!ions o$ !his &rojec! could +e3
A digi!al voice journal $or !he s!uden!s !o ee& and re$er +ac !o as a measure o$ &rogress over ane0!ended &eriod o$ !ime.
A diagnos!ic !ool a! !he &rogram level $or veri$ica!ion o$ &lacemen!.
A &re'!es!*&os!'!es! !ool !o de!ermine &rogress and &romo!ion !o !he ne0! level.
E0&and assessmen! areas !o including sociolinguis!ic and $unc!ional com&e!encies.
odel recordings !o hel& s!uden!s unders!and" &rac!ice" and emula!e sam&le s&eech.
II. Technical Issues: %eachers should $irs! assess !heir needs E-9RE deciding on a !echnical o&!ion.Le! your o+jec!ives dedica!e your choice" no! !he o!her ay around. Less is o$!en more.
Hardware3 %radi!ional casse!!e &layers or :D &layers i!h s&eed con!rol
;/ &layers i!h +uil!'in audio recording (7ansa E0&ess" :rea!ive La+s audaci!y.source$orge.ne! ($ree)?indos edia ;layer ($ree i!h varia+le s&eed se!!ings)
Web-based Otions3a+cas! ' h!!&3**.ga+cas!.com ($ree ' B12*mon!h)oogle %al > h!!&3**.google.com*!al* ($ree)
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Digital Voice Journal
%he &ur&ose o$ !hese recordings is !o hel& you hear your on s&eaing sills and !ry !o im&rove on !hem +ychecing your on s&eech. Lis!en !o your recording and chec yoursel$ using !he &oin!s +elo. Lis!en !o your $irs!recording and circle !he num+er !ha! +es! descri+es your a+ili!y in !ha! &ar!icular sill. %hen" ri!e s&eci$ic sam&lesen!ences o$ ha! you said. -inally" ra!e yoursel$3 ! 3+ mistakes. Needs improvement " Okay, but a couplemistakes # ood. -or !he second recording" circle e!!er or Co :hange !o sho your $eelings and !henri!e s&eci$ic e0am&les.
$ronunciation3 (&&. 8/'"11) F
?ord 7!ress (Ce voca+ulary)
:orrec! sylla+les and s!ressn!ona!ion
:hoice ,ues!ions3 rising on 1s!
choice and $alling on 2ndE03 s7al! Lae :i!y in !he nor!h or!he sou!h o$ #!ahG
Rising i!h each comma (ycoun!ry has moun!ains" "valleys " deser!s " andrivers.
-irs!
Recording
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Date: __________
:ommen!s
7econdRecording
Da!e3 HHHHHHHHH
e!!er*Co :hange
%rammar3 (&&. I8" 1" 11/'" )
#se !he correc! ord order
As and anser ,ues!ionsa+ou! loca!ion (Add >ern or 'al !odirec!ions !o mae !hemadjec!ives3 e0. eas!ern*cen!ral)
As ,ues!ions using3 4olong*4o $ar. . .G
-irs!Recording
1 2 /
7econdRecording
e!!er*Co :hange
Vocabular&3
#se !he voca+ulary on &agesJ'I" 2'" and 82'8
#sing num+ers (&g. J8)
#se !his scale !o gradeyoursel$3
1'/ ne ords 1
'6 ne ords 2
J'I ne ords /
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Recording
1 2 /
7econdRecording
e!!er*Co :hange
'estating(Clarif&ing )deas3
#h. ?ha! an! !o say is HHH.
n o!her ords" HHHHHHHHHHHH.
?ha! mean !o say isHHHHHHH.:ould you re&ea! !he las! &ar!G
?ha! does HHHHHHHHH meanG
#h. ?ha!Ks !he ordG #h . . .
-irs!Recording
1 2 /
7econdRecordinge!!er*Co :hange
;age num+ers re$er !o !he class !e0!+oo" !ollege Oral !ommunication ". arsha :han. 26
Randall Davis ([email protected])Amy Delis ([email protected])
English Language ns!i!u!e" #niversi!y o$ #!ah
