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Les apprenants polonophones du français et la phonétique : représentations et auto-évaluation

Publication date: 12.2019

Romanica Cracoviensia, Volume 19 (2019), Volume 19, Issue 4, pp. 217 - 233

https://doi.org/10.4467/20843917RC.19.021.11910

Authors

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Krzysztof Kotuła
Jagiellonian University in Kraków, Gołębia 24, 31-007 Kraków, Poland
Maria Curie Skłodowska University, Plac Marii Skłodowskiej-Curie 5, Lublin, Poland
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Françoise Collinet
Université Jagellonne de Cracovie
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Les apprenants polonophones du français et la phonétique : représentations et auto-évaluation

Abstract

Polish students learning French phonetics: comparing teacher and self-assessment perspectives

The goal of the research was to determine whether learners of French are able to accurately assess the quality of their pronunciation. Study participants were Polish students of Applied Linguistics (n = 25). Participants were asked to complete a questionnaire containing items related to their beliefs about pronunciation, as well as to self-evaluate their pronunciation. Four basic components were taken into consideration: sounds, intonation, accentuation and liaisons. Next, the subjects were recorded while reading a text. Immediately after the completion of the recording, they were asked to assess one more time the quality of their pronunciation. The recordings were then submitted to three judges (experienced French teachers). Statistical analysis of the data showed that students tended to perceive their abilities in a less favourable light immediately after the recording. This decrease was found to be in concordance with the scores attributed by the judges, proving that students are able to correctly evaluate the quality of their pronunciation, but also that the context of self-assessment is a crucial factor. 

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Information: Romanica Cracoviensia, Volume 19 (2019), Volume 19, Issue 4, pp. 217 - 233

Article type: Original article

Titles:

Polish:
Les apprenants polonophones du français et la phonétique : représentations et auto-évaluation
English:

Polish students learning French phonetics: comparing teacher and self-assessment perspectives

Authors

Jagiellonian University in Kraków, Gołębia 24, 31-007 Kraków, Poland

Maria Curie Skłodowska University, Plac Marii Skłodowskiej-Curie 5, Lublin, Poland

https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7520-2000

Françoise Collinet
Université Jagellonne de Cracovie
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7520-2000 Orcid
All publications →

Université Jagellonne de Cracovie

Published at: 12.2019

Article status: Open

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Percentage share of authors:

Krzysztof Kotuła (Author) - 50%
Françoise Collinet (Author) - 50%

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