A Study on Teaching Intonation Patterns in English from EFL Teachers’ Perspectives

Mehmet Emrah Kuru

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Original article | International Journal of Research in Teacher Education 2022, Vol. 13(3) 56-66

A Study on Teaching Intonation Patterns in English from EFL Teachers’ Perspectives

Mehmet Emrah Kuru

pp. 56 - 66 | Manu. Number: MANU-2209-07-0005

Published online: September 26, 2022 | Number of Views: 284 | Number of Download: 574

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Abstract

Intonation is such a complex system that each language has its distinctive patterns. Although intonation has an inevitable position in language teaching, most of the non-native teachers are unaware of its prominent role in English language teaching (ELT). Therefore, this paper aims to raise awareness about the significance of English intonation by revealing the views of English as a foreign language (EFL) teachers on teaching stress and intonation in terms of teaching setting, materials and to what extent the patterns of English intonation is integrated in English courses. The study also investigates the English language skills for which EFL teachers find relatively more useful when teaching intonation patterns in English. With this goal in mind, quantitative methodology was followed. Purposeful sampling was adopted and 222 English teachers participated in the study. An online questionnaire, which consisted of two sections, was administered through Google Forms document to elicit EFL teachers’ responses in the 2019-2020 academic term in Biga district of Çanakkale. The data was analysed statistically using SPSS data editor. The findings indicated that teaching setting and materials are insufficient to teach intonation patterns in English, and that the vast majority of EFL teachers do not touch upon intonation patterns in English classrooms.

Keywords: Intonation, stress, English as a foreign language (EFL) teachers, English classrooms

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Kuru, M.E. (2022). A Study on Teaching Intonation Patterns in English from EFL Teachers’ Perspectives . International Journal of Research in Teacher Education, 13(3), 56-66.

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Kuru, Mehmet Emrah (2022). "A Study on Teaching Intonation Patterns in English from EFL Teachers’ Perspectives ". International Journal of Research in Teacher Education 13 (3):56-66.

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