The Effectiveness of the Flipped Classroom Mode on the English Pronunciation Course
- 1 Foreign Language Department, Baoding University, Baoding, China
- 2 Foreign Language Department, Baoding University, Baoding, China
- 3 Foreign Language Department, Baoding University, Baoding, China
- 4 Foreign Language Department, Baoding University, Baoding, China
Abstract
A lot of problems in pronunciation teaching remain unsolved after many years of efforts made by both teachers and researchers. This study is to research into the effectiveness of a comparatively new teaching mode—the flipped classroom—in the English pronunciation course. Mixed methods are adopted in this study in order to seek sufficient evidences for the effectiveness of the flipped classroom teaching mode. The students’ final exam scores are compared with those of the students taught with the traditional teaching mode. And individual face-to-face interviews are carried out to investigate the students’ attitudes towards the teaching modes. Finally, the conclusion is made that the flipped classroom mode is more effective than the traditional mode in pronunciation teaching.
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