PASAA
Publication Date
2009-01-01
Abstract
Word stress, especially for terminologies like medical terms, has been of great concern among EFL instructors for many years, and EFL students find it difficult to get the correct pronunciation due to the polysyllabic nature of most medical terms. This study has three main objectives: to explore the CU medical students' problems in marking stress in English polysyllabic medical terms; to find out the relationship between the students' ability to identify stress patterns of English polysyllabic medical terms and the ability to pronounce them; and to investigate students' opinions on the word-stress marking in English polysyllabic medical terms. The participants included 30 CU first-year medical students in semester two of the academic year 2007. The students were asked to pronounce the medical terms and then to identify stress patterns of the terms in the word list. Moreover, they were asked to complete the questionnaires. The data from the tape recording, from the word list and from the questionnaires were statistically analyzed.
DOI
10.58837/CHULA.PASAA.43.1.5
First Page
93
Last Page
113
Recommended Citation
Watanapokakul, Satita
(2009)
"The Relationship between the Chulalongkorn University Students' Ability to Identify Stress Patterns of English Polysyllabic Medical Terms and the Ability to Pronounce Them,"
PASAA: Vol. 43:
Iss.
1, Article 5.
DOI: 10.58837/CHULA.PASAA.43.1.5
Available at:
https://digital.car.chula.ac.th/pasaa/vol43/iss1/5