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@article{ART002376942},
author={Park, Hyesook and Seok-Chae Rhee},
title={Suprasegmentals affecting oral reading fluency in Korean elementary students’ English read speech},
journal={Modern English Education},
issn={1598-0782},
year={2018},
volume={19},
number={3},
pages={48-56},
doi={10.18095/meeso.2018.19.3.05}

TY - JOUR
AU - Park, Hyesook
AU - Seok-Chae Rhee
TI - Suprasegmentals affecting oral reading fluency in Korean elementary students’ English read speech
JO - Modern English Education
PY - 2018
VL - 19
IS - 3
PB - The Modern English Education Society
SP - 48
EP - 56
SN - 1598-0782
AB - Various L2 studies claim that measuring suprasegmentals is an effective way to evaluate L2 oral fluency. Our study seeks to find the most affecting suprasegmentals to assess the oral fluency. To meet this purpose, this study has proceeded in two steps. First, five raters (2 natives and 3 Koreans) rated 3,069 unrated Korean elementary students’ read speech from Korean-Spoken English Corpus. They evaluated the data and rated them into 5 fluency levels based on Genie Corpus Rubric (Level 5 is the most fluent one). After that, 500 data were randomly selected to measure pause numbers and duration, speech rate, and pitch range using Praat. This study reveals that speech rate and pause duration affect fluency levels; Pause numbers have little correlation and pitch range has no meaningful relation with fluency levels. This result suggests that first, reading speed is important in judging fluency levels in Korean elementary students’ spoken English. In addition, other supraseg- mentals also influence the perception of fluency. The study result implies that teachers should teach suprasegmentals in their pronunciation lessons along with segments.
KW - fluency levels;suprasegmentals;speech rate;pause;pitch
DO - 10.18095/meeso.2018.19.3.05
ER -

Park, Hyesook and Seok-Chae Rhee. (2018). Suprasegmentals affecting oral reading fluency in Korean elementary students’ English read speech. Modern English Education, 19(3), 48-56.

Park, Hyesook and Seok-Chae Rhee. 2018, "Suprasegmentals affecting oral reading fluency in Korean elementary students’ English read speech", Modern English Education, vol.19, no.3 pp.48-56. Available from: doi:10.18095/meeso.2018.19.3.05

Park, Hyesook, Seok-Chae Rhee "Suprasegmentals affecting oral reading fluency in Korean elementary students’ English read speech" Modern English Education 19.3 pp.48-56 (2018) : 48.

Park, Hyesook, Seok-Chae Rhee. Suprasegmentals affecting oral reading fluency in Korean elementary students’ English read speech. 2018; 19(3), 48-56. Available from: doi:10.18095/meeso.2018.19.3.05

Park, Hyesook and Seok-Chae Rhee. "Suprasegmentals affecting oral reading fluency in Korean elementary students’ English read speech" Modern English Education 19, no.3 (2018) : 48-56.doi: 10.18095/meeso.2018.19.3.05

Park, Hyesook; Seok-Chae Rhee. Suprasegmentals affecting oral reading fluency in Korean elementary students’ English read speech. Modern English Education, 19(3), 48-56. doi: 10.18095/meeso.2018.19.3.05

Park, Hyesook; Seok-Chae Rhee. Suprasegmentals affecting oral reading fluency in Korean elementary students’ English read speech. Modern English Education. 2018; 19(3) 48-56. doi: 10.18095/meeso.2018.19.3.05

Park, Hyesook, Seok-Chae Rhee. Suprasegmentals affecting oral reading fluency in Korean elementary students’ English read speech. 2018; 19(3), 48-56. Available from: doi:10.18095/meeso.2018.19.3.05

Park, Hyesook and Seok-Chae Rhee. "Suprasegmentals affecting oral reading fluency in Korean elementary students’ English read speech" Modern English Education 19, no.3 (2018) : 48-56.doi: 10.18095/meeso.2018.19.3.05