The Importance Of English Intonation

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serve as the foundation for each student's instructional plan, midterm evaluation and final evaluation. For many of the students, it's the first time that they have had the opportunity to examine their actual performance in relation to their assigned score.All data generated by the test and subsequent evaluations are accessible to researchers. Studies generated by these data will be reviewed.This presentation will demonstrate the components of the system and how they are accessed by its users. The local system has many advantages that are not possible when large-scale assessments and tests focus primarily on placement and not on the extended and system-integrated opportunities for test score use. Jeanne (Yu-Chen) Lee (2006) studied English Intonation as a Descriptor for Evaluating Oral English Proficiency. Intonation is often listed as a descriptor in oral English proficiency scales, which demonstrates that it is a part of a performance that influences people's perception of proficiency. However, there is no explanation or guideline of how to evaluate intonation in oral English performance. This study proposes an acoustic approach to reliably measure English intonation for the analysis of pitch patters by native speakers (NS) of English and English as a second language (ESL) speakers who speak Mandarin as their first …show more content…

ITA's responded about their demographic make-up, their participation in extra-curricular and community activities, the amount of time they spend engaged in activities for which they use their first language vs. English, and the use of their first language vs. English to communicate (oral and written) in their work and social environments. Analysis of responses indicate their use and need of first language maintenance as well as English and participation in activities spanning from home country traditions to mainstream American

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