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Creating Digital Voice Journals for Self-Assessment I. Pedagogical Issues:

%he &ur&ose o$ !he &rojec! is !o use !echnology !o give s!uden!s an o&&or!uni!y !o sel$' evalua!e !heir s&ea(ing s(ills in a &edagogically'sound )ay. %his assignmen! )as designed $or a lo)'in!ermedia!e lis!ening*s&ea(ing class" +u! may +e revised !o accommoda!e any level o$ language &ro$iciency. According !o !he assignmen!" s!uden!s record a conversa!ion or a &assage a+ou! a given !o&ic. As !hey lis!en !o !he recording" !hey are re,uired !o evalua!e !heir s&ea(ing s(ills in $our areas (i.e. &ronuncia!ion" in!ona!ion" grammar" s&eech &a!!erns" e!c.). -or !he $irs! recording (&re'!es!)" !hey ra!e !heir s(ills using a sim&le ru+ric (1. needs im&rovemen!" 2 . average" / . good) and !hen )ri!e s&eci$ic e0am&les !ha! e0&lain )hy !hey gave !hemselves !ha! score. -or !he second recording (&os!'!es!)" !hey evalua!e !heir s(ills as 1+e!!er"2 or having 1no change"2 and are !hen re,uired !o s&eci$y one more !ime )hy !hey gave !hemselves !ha! evalua!ion. Objectives3 %he ra!ionale +ehind !his ac!ivi!y is3 %o give !he s!uden!s an o&&or!uni!y !o hear !heir o)n voice (a chance !o crea!e a)areness and $acili!a!e sel$'correc!ion). %o aid !he s!uden!s in im&roving !heir English s&ea(ing s(ills. Outcomes3 %he resul!s o$ !his ac!ivi!y )ere !ha! !he s!uden!s3 4ad more s&ea(ing &rac!ice. Recogni5ed !heir s&ea(ing s(ills and more o+jec!ively ac(no)ledged !heir s!reng!hs and )ea(nesses. 4ad an o&&or!uni!y !o moni!or !heir &rogress and )ere more res&onsi+le $or !heir o)n learning. 6ade no!icea+le im&rovemen! on !he $inal e0ams in !he areas !ha! !hey had &rac!iced in !heir sel$' evalua!ion (i.e. &ronuncia!ion" in!ona!ion" grammar s!ruc!ures" voca+ulary usage). %oo( more in!eres! in !he areas )here !hey )ere re,uired !o evalua!e !hemselves (demons!ra!ed !hrough more ,ues!ions and &ar!ici&a!ion in class). Future Considerations3 7ome $u!ure a&&lica!ions o$ !his &rojec! could +e3 A digi!al voice journal $or !he s!uden!s !o (ee& and re$er +ac( !o as a measure o$ &rogress over an e0!ended &eriod o$ !ime. A diagnos!ic !ool a! !he &rogram level $or veri$ica!ion o$ &lacemen!. A &re'!es!*&os!'!es! !ool !o de!ermine &rogress and &romo!ion !o !he ne0! level. E0&and assessmen! areas !o including sociolinguis!ic and $unc!ional com&e!encies. 6odel recordings !o hel& s!uden!s unders!and" &rac!ice" and emula!e sam&le s&eech.

II. Technical Issues:

%eachers should $irs! assess !heir needs 8E-9RE deciding on a !echnical o&!ion. Le! your o+jec!ives dedica!e your choice" no! !he o!her )ay around. Less is o$!en more. Hardware3 %radi!ional casse!!e &layers or :D &layers )i!h s&eed con!rol 6;/ &layers )i!h +uil!'in audio recording (7ansa E0&ess" :rea!ive La+s <en = ;lus) Digi!al =oice Recorders (9lym&us analog or digi!al recorders*m&/ &layers) Software3 Audaci!y > audaci!y.source$orge.ne! ($ree) ?indo)s 6edia ;layer ($ree )i!h varia+le s&eed se!!ings) Web-based O tions3 @a+cas!A ' h!!&3**))).ga+cas!.com ($ree ' B12*mon!h) @oogle %al( > h!!&3**))).google.com*!al(* ($ree)

Digital Voice Journal

%he &ur&ose o$ !hese recordings is !o hel& you hear your o)n s&ea(ing s(ills and !ry !o im&rove on !hem +y chec(ing your o)n s&eech. Lis!en !o your recording and chec( yoursel$ using !he &oin!s +elo). Lis!en !o your $irs! recording and circle !he num+er !ha! +es! descri+es your a+ili!y in !ha! &ar!icular s(ill. %hen" )ri!e s&eci$ic sam&le sen!ences o$ )ha! you said. -inally" ra!e yoursel$3 ! . 3+ mistakes. Needs improvement " . Okay, but a couple mistakes # . ood. -or !he second recording" circle 18e!!er2 or 1Co :hange2 !o sho) your $eelings and !hen )ri!e s&eci$ic e0am&les. $ronunciation3 (&&. 8/'D"1E1) F ?ord 7!ress (Ce) voca+ulary) :orrec! sylla+les and s!ress n!ona!ion :hoice ,ues!ions3 rising on 1s! choice and $alling on 2nd E03 s 7al! La(e :i!y in !he nor!h or !he sou!h o$ #!ahG Rising )i!h each comma (6y coun!ry has moun!ains" " valleys " deser!s " and rivers. -irs! Recording 1 2 / :ommen!s

Date: __________

7econd Recording
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8e!!er* Co :hange -irs! Recording 1 2 /

%rammar3 (&&. I8" 1EE" 11/'D" ) #se !he correc! )ord order As( and ans)er ,ues!ions a+ou! loca!ion (Add >ern or 'al !o direc!ions !o ma(e !hem adjec!ives3 e0. eas!ern*cen!ral) As( ,ues!ions using3 4o) long*4o) $ar. . .G

7econd Recording 8e!!er* Co :hange -irs! Recording 1 2 /

Vocabular&3 #se !he voca+ulary on &ages J'I" D2'DD" and 82'8D #sing num+ers (&g. J8) #se !his scale !o grade yoursel$3 1'/ ne) )ords . 1 D'6 ne) )ords . 2 J'I ne) )ords . / 'estating(Clarif&ing )deas3 #h. ?ha! )an! !o say is HHH. n o!her )ords" HHHHHHHHHHHH. ?ha! mean !o say isHHHHHHH. :ould you re&ea! !he las! &ar!G ?ha! does HHHHHHHHH meanG #h. ?ha!Ks !he )ordG #h . . .

7econd Recording 8e!!er* Co :hange -irs! Recording 1 2 /

7econd Recording 8e!!er* Co :hange

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Randall Davis (eslrandall@yahoo.com) Amy Delis (ladyjane1826@yahoo.com) English Language ns!i!u!e" #niversi!y o$ #!ah