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The Effects of Individual Voice Training on Pre-service Turkish Language Teachers' Speaking Performance

[...]it is suggested that voice training need to be integrated into Turkish language teacher education program. [...]the functions of distinctive features of prosodic items are emphasized in the exercises of intonation, melody, and stress, which are the elements of the prosody of Turkish Given that...

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Published in:Educational sciences : theory & practice 2018-02, Vol.18 (1), p.151-171
Main Authors: Bozkurt, B Ümit, Erim, Ali, Çelik-Demiray, Pınar
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Language:English
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Summary:[...]it is suggested that voice training need to be integrated into Turkish language teacher education program. [...]the functions of distinctive features of prosodic items are emphasized in the exercises of intonation, melody, and stress, which are the elements of the prosody of Turkish Given that a teacher's fundamental instrument is their voice, basic voice training could be integrated into teacher education programs. Single-subject designs, or single-case designs, investigate cause-effect relationships based on one or a few participants' data (Gravetter & Forzano, 2012, p. 396). [...]this design is selected on the basis of participant number and the cause-effect relationship between the dependent and independent variable is examined individually, without making a comparison between the participants. [...]it could be argued that integrating voice training into teacher education programs could fill a very important gap.
ISSN:1303-0485
DOI:10.12738/estp.2018.E0197