Advisor: Roger Yang

Class: 碩研英一甲No: MA2C0203

Purpose

Methodology

Result & Discussion

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Conclusion

Purpose• investigating factors in learning English

Phonology

• finding out the “natural” phonological processes

Methodology

Research

Type Qualitative

Location home

Participant 1

background Junior high school (8th grade)

Synopsis

Research

Instrument phonics book, pic books, worksheets

Data collectionObservational field notes / Semi-structured interview / minimal pairs

Data analysis Qualitative content analysis

Procedure April 27. – May 29., 2014

Synopsis

Result & Discussion

place of articulation (vowel)

First period

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_a_ (e.g. mat) _e_ (e.g. peg) a_e (e.g. cake)

as we can see appendix 1

C-V-C & silent e

Second period

• It is a cat.• Mac is the cat.• The cat is on the mat.• The cat is mad.• My dad is sad.

Reading (From Phonics to Reading/Archie)

Third period

I’ll love you for – e - ver, I’ll like you for always.(Robert Munsch)

Syllable Counting

Fourth period

Betty has a little red sledthat she takes wherever she goes.

No, he said, and shook his head,I don’t need clothes to wear.

Betty and the YET! (pic books)

Discussion

• Substitution Substitution (vowels)

1. /æ/ /ɛ/ : mat [ mæt ] [ mɛt ]

2. simple V. complex V. steak [stek ] [sthɛkh]

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• 1. jam [dʒæm][dʒæn]

• 2. yam [jæm][jæn]

Substitution (consonants)

Conclusion

• 1. The sound & spelling should be emphasized. 2. Most of students are lack of

English phonology.

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