Proposing the Use of WebQuest to Improve Past-Tense Regular Verb Pronunciation at Universidad Tecnologica Oteima

Introduction

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                                                                                     Instructors:

                                                                                                    Meilyn Flores

                                                                                         meilyn.flores@oteima.ac.pa

                                                                                                 Gilberto Iturriaga

                                                                                        gilberto.iturriaga@oteima.ac.pa 

This WebQuest is to help students improve their past-tense regular verb pronunciation at Universidad Oteima. The instructional design and delivery are centered on asynchronous learning so that you can practice pronouncing the -ed ending of regular verbs in the past tense.

Learning goals:

  • To explore participants´ prior knowledge through a pre-test
  • To review the three sounds of -ed endings on regular verbs in the past tense.
  • To practice listening to the three different sounds.
  • To practice saying past tense regular verbs.
  • To make a flip grid video pronouncing a paragraph in the simple past tense.
Task

 

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Task #1: Your job in this WebQuest is to learn about –ed pronunciation for past tense regular verbs. You will complete a pre-test and listen to an explanation of the three different pronunciation sounds of -ed.

The possible sound: /t/, /d/, /id/.

Click on the next link: 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4_s12MkuvFQ

Regular Past Tense Verbs | Simple Past Tense Rules, Examples, And Pronunciation Practice

Task #2:

  • You will participate in listening activities to recognize the correct pronunciation of the -ed ending.
  • You will also take turns reading a list of regular verbs in the past tense.

https://speakspeak.com/resources/pronunciation/pronunciation-of-ed-endings-of-regular-verbs

Sound Example Pronunciation
/t/ Worked "t" Sound 
/d/ Played "d" Sound 
/id/ Started "id" Sound

 

Task #3: Finally, you will make a flip grid video, reading a paragraph in the simple past tense (regular verbs)  

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Process

 

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Step1:

  • First, you will complete a pretest regarding the pronunciation of the -ed ending in the simple past test. When you click on the link, you have to add the following code:c51ced8e

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Step 2: 

  •  Then,  you will watch a video about the three pronunciation rules of the -ed ending for regular past tense verbs. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j32SurxnE4s

Step 3:

  • After watching the video, click the link below to listen, pronounce and choose the correct pronunciation of -ed endings in the past tense. When you have finished LiveWorksheet, click on finish to see if the answers you chose were correct or incorrect.

https://es.liveworksheets.com/worksheets/en/Grammar/Past_tense/Pronunciation_of_past_tense_-ed_kp1214257jm

Step 4: 

  • Now, you are about to become an expert in pronouncing the -ed ending of regular verbs in the past tense. It is time to take turns practicing the pronunciation of regular verbs that appears in the link below.

https://es.liveworksheets.com/worksheets/en/English_as_a_Second_Language_(ESL)/Pronunciation_of_past_-ed/Pronunciation_regular_verbs_-ed_ending_jf7317jf

 

Evaluation

 

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  • Make a video on Flipgrid,  reading aloud the paragraph below.                                                                                  

                                                                                   Simple Past Tense (regular verbs)

I visited my aunt and my uncle last month. On the first day, I played with my cousins in the backyard, we painted a fence and mowed the lawn. On the second day, we visited an art museum. There were many pictures, but my cousins didn’t like them. We returned home and watched TV. We spent the whole last day at the beach. We sunbathed, played volleyball and chatted with each other. It was a short but very entertaining and relaxing holiday. I definitely would love to visit them again.

                          

  • Rubric to evaluate the video recording

 

 1 2 3 4
Volume

Too soft,

can´t

hear at all. 

Can hear,

but not loud

enough. 

Loud enough, 

it can hear

perfectly.

 perfect volume
Clarity 

Didn`t apply 

the pronunciation 

of -ed

ending of 

regular verbs.

Stopped

 pronunciation of 

the regular verbs

in the past tense.

Mispronounced 

some regular

verbs 

in the past tense.

Pronounced 

all the regular 

verbs correctly.

 

Fluency 

 

didn`t flow

 

frequent pauses

 

ocassional pauses

 

Natural speech
Conclusion

 

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Congratulations! You have finished this WebQuest and learned to pronounce past tense regular verbs. Remember -ed can have a /id/, /d/, or /t/ sound. We invite you to continue practicing the pronunciation of past tense ending -ed to sound more natural when trying to express ideas, feelings, or thoughts using regular verbs in the past tense.

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