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@article{ART001850994},
author={이지우 and Hyun-Woo Lim and Kim, Hyun Jung},
title={An investigation into native English-speaking and Korean raters’ judgments of Korean English learners’ pronunciations.},
journal={Modern English Education},
issn={1598-0782},
year={2014},
volume={15},
number={1},
pages={195-216}

TY - JOUR
AU - 이지우
AU - Hyun-Woo Lim
AU - Kim, Hyun Jung
TI - An investigation into native English-speaking and Korean raters’ judgments of Korean English learners’ pronunciations.
JO - Modern English Education
PY - 2014
VL - 15
IS - 1
PB - The Modern English Education Society
SP - 195
EP - 216
SN - 1598-0782
AB - The present study examines the rating criteria, rating behaviors, and inter-rater reliabilities between native English-speaking (NES) raters and Korean raters in their judgments of Korean English learners’ pronunciations. Fifteen NES and 15 Korean English-teaching professionals rated the pronunciation in 15 Korean English learners’ utterances responding to a controlled and a spontaneous speech prompt. The two rater groups showed no significant differences in their rating scores. Many-facet Rasch model tests also revealed no different rating patterns between the groups. However, the raters’ think-aloud protocols suggested the possible differences in the raters’ sound recognitions and/or evaluation foci. Specifically, the NES raters commented on the errors on both consonant and vowel sounds while the Korean raters tended to mainly focus on the errors on consonant sounds. The NES raters evaluated the errors on word stress but few Korean raters ever considered stress errors. The study results suggest that despite the good estimates of inter-rater and intra-rater reliabilities of rating scores, NES and Korean raters could differ in their sound recognitions and evaluation foci. Suggestions for future research and implications for rater training are provided, along with the limitations of the study.
KW - English pronunciation;rater reliability;NES rater;Korean rater
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이지우, Hyun-Woo Lim and Kim, Hyun Jung. (2014). An investigation into native English-speaking and Korean raters’ judgments of Korean English learners’ pronunciations.. Modern English Education, 15(1), 195-216.

이지우, Hyun-Woo Lim and Kim, Hyun Jung. 2014, "An investigation into native English-speaking and Korean raters’ judgments of Korean English learners’ pronunciations.", Modern English Education, vol.15, no.1 pp.195-216.

이지우, Hyun-Woo Lim, Kim, Hyun Jung "An investigation into native English-speaking and Korean raters’ judgments of Korean English learners’ pronunciations." Modern English Education 15.1 pp.195-216 (2014) : 195.

이지우, Hyun-Woo Lim, Kim, Hyun Jung. An investigation into native English-speaking and Korean raters’ judgments of Korean English learners’ pronunciations.. 2014; 15(1), 195-216.

이지우, Hyun-Woo Lim and Kim, Hyun Jung. "An investigation into native English-speaking and Korean raters’ judgments of Korean English learners’ pronunciations." Modern English Education 15, no.1 (2014) : 195-216.

이지우; Hyun-Woo Lim; Kim, Hyun Jung. An investigation into native English-speaking and Korean raters’ judgments of Korean English learners’ pronunciations.. Modern English Education, 15(1), 195-216.

이지우; Hyun-Woo Lim; Kim, Hyun Jung. An investigation into native English-speaking and Korean raters’ judgments of Korean English learners’ pronunciations.. Modern English Education. 2014; 15(1) 195-216.

이지우, Hyun-Woo Lim, Kim, Hyun Jung. An investigation into native English-speaking and Korean raters’ judgments of Korean English learners’ pronunciations.. 2014; 15(1), 195-216.

이지우, Hyun-Woo Lim and Kim, Hyun Jung. "An investigation into native English-speaking and Korean raters’ judgments of Korean English learners’ pronunciations." Modern English Education 15, no.1 (2014) : 195-216.