A Master’s dissertation: Teaching English intonation an action research project

This chapter tries to introduce the subject of intonation and its form and how it is transcribed on paper. It then focuses on intonation in English and its five different forms followed by the a summary of the different models of intonation and the research in applied linguistics. It also informs about action research and the rationale for its being used for this project. Finally it provides a brief introduction of some of the studies in teaching intonation and their limitations.