声明
Abstract
摘要
CONTENT
1.Introduction
1.1 Research background
1.2 Research purposes and significance
1.3 Thesis outline
2.Literature Review
2.1 An introduction to English intonation
2.1.2 Intonation system:tonality,tonicity and tone
2.1.3 Intonation transfer and interference
2.2 Researches of intonation in EFL
2.2.1 Necessity and teachability of English intonation
2.2.2 Problems concerning intonation acquisition
2.2.3 Limitations of previous researches
2.3 Praat and intonation instruction
2.3.1 Visualization and intonation teaching
2.3.2 Computer-generated visualization of intonation
2.3.3 Perception of Praat
2.4 Summary
3.Research Design
3.1 Research questions
3.2 Participants
3.3 Materials and instruments
3.3.1 Materials
3.3.2 Tbst
3.3.3 Questionnaire
3.3.4 Praat
3.3.5 Reflective journals
3.4 Experiment procedure
3.5 Data analysis
3.5.2 Extraction of data
3.5.3 Calculation and comparison
4.Results and Discussion
4.1 Tonality improvement
4.1.1 Pretest
4.1.2 Posttest
4.2 Tonicity patterns improvement
4.2.1 Pretest
4.2.2 Posttest
4.3 Intonation patterns improvement
4.3.1 Falling Tone
4.3.2 Rising tone
4.4 Participant attitudes and perceptions
4.4.1 Perception of intonational accuracy improvement
4.4.2 Affect and perception of the instruction
5.Conclusion
5.1 Major findings
5.2 Pedagogical implications
5.3 Limitations and suggestions for future research
Bibliography
Appendix
Acknowledgements