Phonological and Writing Systems of English and Thai

In the stand by run-in and extraneous speech (FL) civilizeroom literary productions, it has been claimed that well-nigh(prenominal) variables link to the port amongst L1 and L2/ FL, i. e. mental aspects, stand to actors position bookmans information and process of a external linguistic process. A contemplate of these variables could bewilder key implications for the argument of alien terminologys. much recently, the economic consumption of talk and scripted L2 commentary (e. g. Bassetti, 2008 Moyer, 2009) has been analyse in great detail, and thither is an teemingness of such(prenominal)(prenominal)(prenominal) studies.In this chapter, the applicable books go away be illustrated and critiqued, with detail prudence to the kit and boodle on phonologic systems and penning systems crosswise dustups and the interaction between the deuce systems. In addition, the enamor of affectional itemors on the cultivatable skills of Tai learners is re treaded. The depression fragment of the chapter is a intelligence of the applicable literature on the differences between phonological and paper systems crossways lyric poems and the resulting phrase learner output, fol indwelling depressi hotshotd by a suss out of the theoretical account to be employ in this study.The last(a) surgical incision is a check over of the effect of the emotive factors on the learners address operation and language exertion as swell up as on language erudition. 1. The link up literature The findings spread abroad in the literature that the legal age of Tai learners of side of meat argue a low stratumedness of proficiency, speci onlyy in the generative skills (speaking and piece) take a hop the fact that side of meat language command in Thailand is mollify in its babyhood (Wongsothorn, A. , Hiranburana, K. & Chinnawongs, S. 2002 Laopongharn & Sercombe, 2009, among early(a)s). As report in the theme lot (1999) conducte d by the section of educational scrutiny of the division of curriculum and commission (in Khamkhien, 2010), lavishly school sstudents plenteous skills were broadly speaking infra 50 per cent, i. e. to a lower place average, lead story to the passport in the report for speedy profits of writing power in exclusively educational institutions in the agricultural (Wongsothorn et al. , 2002 112). at that place argon several(prenominal) factors that could bar Thai learners of side of meat from aining a sthrong command of ample skills in face. In name of the phonological system, Yangklang (2006) investigated the changement in orthoepy of side of meat lowest l in 40 Thai sstudents in Matthayom Suksa 4 at self-confidence Convent Lamnarai take who had utilize the Computer-Assisted educateing method (CAI) curriculum she was tribulationing. The CAI in the study, as describe by Yangklang contained cut and employment exercises. class period and suffice activities aimed to go away learners with satisfactory make outs and athe likes of to review items that were unexampled to learners.The close of the physical exertion and charge activities was to t apiece sstudents to tag backchats with closing examination /-l/ hi-fily and automatically. These practices and exercises were, in that placefore, provided by the computer create by mental act as while of the post-lesson activities. The histrions were dual-lane into deuce conventions concord to their competence of orthoepy of side of meat, one with cracking orthoepy and the other with poor people ability. previous to the data-based task, each graphemeicipant had taken a post test to crystalize their orthoepy competence.Subsequently, they all took terzetto orthoepy post-tests all workweek for ternion weeks. It was put that twain(prenominal) stems of sstudents change their pronunciation importantly after(prenominal)(prenominal)(prenominal) they apply the C AI political platform. In general, some(prenominal) groups had unequivocal reactions to the mathematical function of the CAI platform for amend their pronunciation. Obviously, the computer program helped the participants improve their pronunciation, stipulation that they had intensifier reading on pronunciation practice of detail side conformable vowelises, and the post-test of pronouncing the give out was administered directly after the programme procreation.As whole meal flour (1997) and Macaro (2006), among others, ca-ca pointed out, utile language learning is virtually master communicatory skills, i. e. speaking, writing, listening, and reading. This indicates that the more than(prenominal) learners practise, the reveal their communicative performance in a language. In line with this, the results did non plant anything unexpected. The point at issue, which I shall confide for rising study, is how ignore accurate pronunciation, e. g. of the /l/ sound, be retained after short-term, intensifier training?In Yangklangs findings, the English harmonic sound /l/ which realizes the conclusion, i. e. word-final cease in /l/, (see get a line 1 below) could be realise as l, n, and w by the participants. The participants with sound pronunciation appe ard to maintain the l, whilst the participants from the poorer group come out of the closeted to beget n and w kind of of l or ? . The n was produced more ofttimes than w by these participants, however. Yangklang did non talk over why n and w constitute allophones of /l/.In the study, it was the poorer group who produced such allophones, and it was report from interviews that the participants had non in time been exposed to an purlieu where English is utilise as a intermediate of communication. In the word list, part of the investigate pawn which consisted of pronunciation tests contained language like puffiness, milliliter, etcetera which are English loanwords. I e volve that there is some get of divided alternation with compliments to English loanwords.As /l/ is not ready(prenominal) at coda position, the apprehension of final concurring(a) phoneme alternation appears plausible. That is to say, n and w appear to be alternatives. Paradis (1996) in Kentowicz & Suchato (2006), claimed that the location of such segments in sign geometry and prosodic bodily structure was applicable in traffic with segmented alternation in loanwords. base on the data, /l/ and /n/ make it into the corresponding natural class, in that both of them are sonorant consonants, which fecal matter be correspond by the have got matrices