The Effects of the Corrective Transcription on English Speaking Performance for AFL Students- A Case of AFL Students at a University of Technology in Central Taiwan

• Main Authors: Wen-Hsing Chang, 張文馨
• Other Authors: Po-Yi Hung
• Format: Others
• Language: en_US
• Published: 2012
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/07874297521016611779

碩士 === 朝陽科技大學 === 應用外語研究所 === 101 === The ability to communicate is very important in a global village, and English is the main language used in communication. In Taiwan, although most students begin to learn English in elementary school, most Taiwanese students are unable to speak fluent English. This study aims to investigate the effects of using corrective transcription on English speaking performance. The participants were sixty freshmen students in two Applied English Foreign Language (AFL) classes at the Chaoyang University of Technology (CYUT) in central Taiwan. All of the participants were asked to present two short conversations and two English speeches during the semester. The students were also asked to describe a picture in pre- and post-tests at the beginning and the end of the semester. During the semester, students’ presentations, pre-tests, and post-tests were video recorded. The 30 students in the experimental group were asked to examine their own performances from the recorded video, transcribe their speech, and revise the transcriptions. The 30 students in the control group were asked only to watch and transcribe their own performances. The spoken errors that students made in the pre- and post-tests were analyzed to understand the accuracy of their spoken English. A questionnaire, conducted at the end of the semester, was used to explore the participants’ preferences for using corrective transcription. The results indicated that corrective transcription provided students a chance to re-examine their own speaking performance, which led to increased accuracy in their spoken English. The findings revealed that the participants had positive attitudes toward the use of corrective transcription. Implications and suggestions for further research are provided at the end of the study.