Babkina, V. (2018). Phonological interference of mother tongue over the English

3.5.4
 
English language consonant sounds pronunciation evaluation 
rubric 
 
The pronunciation evaluation rubric was designed in order to 
describe the levels of pronunciation proficiency for each case of 
phonological interference studied in the paper. The rubric accompanied 
the oral tests with the corresponding evaluation points and the description 
of each level of pronunciation
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The appropriateness of the content of the pronunciation evaluation 
rubric was validated by the experts who studied the rubric, reviewed the 
results of the investigation and confirmed that the instrument 
accomplished 
the 
objectives 
it 
was 
designed 
for.
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3.6
 
Procedure of the investigation 
 
3.6.1
 
 Part 1. The research. Selecting and analysing the cases of 
phonological interference.
 
The objective of Part 1 is to select for the study the most typical 
and problematic cases of phonological interference of the Spanish 
language as the mother tongue on the L2 consonant sounds pronunciation 
among Peruvian EFL learners, using such methods as observing and 
recording. Moreover, with the help of the questionnaire, Part 1 discusses 
the extent to which each case of negative interference impedes 
meaningful communication process. 
Observing and video recording 
Throughout one academic semester the university students of 
different proficiency levels (mostly from A1 to B2) were video recorded 
and observed randomly during various oral tasks (oral presentations, 
group work, dialogues and so on). This part was designed with the 
purpose of selecting for the study some of the most typical cases of 
phonological interference of a mother tongue over the English language 
consonant sounds pronunciation that Peruvian EFL learners regularly 
deal with. Further pronunciation practice activities and instructions were 
designed in accordance with the selected problem cases of interference.