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Changes in L2 pronunciation

Journal of Second Language Pronunciation, 2020
Abstract This special issue revisits an extraordinarily influential paper for L2 pronunciation research and teaching (Munro & Derwing, 1995) by looking again at the original paper with new eyes and new analyses. The special issue also includes invited papers addressing current approaches based on the three key constructs in Munro ...
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L2 pronunciation research and teaching

Journal of Second Language Pronunciation, 2021
Abstract Research on L2 pronunciation needs to occur in a much wider range of languages in order to ensure that findings are not just applicable to dominant languages. This paper argues that research on a wider variety of languages will be valuable for understanding different contexts of learning/instruction, different types and combinations of ...
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Selective teaching of L2 pronunciation

Critical CALL – Proceedings of the 2015 EUROCALL Conference, Padova, Italy, 2015
The pronunciation of a second or foreign language is often very challenging for L2 learners. It is difficult to address this topic in the classroom, because learners with different native languages (L1s) can have very different challenges. We have therefore developed a Computer-Assisted Listening and Speaking Tutor (CALST), which selectively offers ...
Olaf Husby, Jacques Koreman, Violeta Martínez-Paricio, Jardar E. Abrahamsen, Egil Albertsen, Keivan Hedayatfar, Øyvind Bech   +6 more
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EXAMINING THE EFFECTS OF EXPLICIT PRONUNCIATION INSTRUCTION ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF L2 PRONUNCIATION

Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 2020
AbstractThe current study compares the effects of two types of pronunciation instruction (segmental- and suprasegmental-based) on the development of second-year Chinese undergraduate students’ English pronunciation as against a group with no specific pronunciation (NSP) instruction.
Runhan Zhang, Zhou-min Yuan
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L2 pronunciation networking and conferences

Journal of Second Language Pronunciation, 2020
AbstractProfessional conferences are a critical part of a growing and thriving field. L2 pronunciation has a growing number of dedicated conferences, and other long-standing conferences that are related to L2 pronunciation have seen greater participation from L2 pronunciation researchers as the field has grown.
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Identity Markers and L2 Pronunciation

Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 1988
This is a report of a study of social marking in second language pronunciation. In particular, it tested out Trudgill's (1981) suggestion that sounds that are most likely to undergo sociolinguistic variation, that is, that may become social markers, are those that Labov (1972a, 1972b), calls stereotypes.
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Publication venues for L2 pronunciation research

Journal of Second Language Pronunciation, 2020
Abstract A recurring question for researchers in any field concerns the best place to submit their research. This is also true of L2 pronunciation research. In this paper, we look at journals that have repeatedly published pronunciation research over the past decade.
John M. Levis, Sinem Sonsaat
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Learner Attitudes and L2 Pronunciation in Austria

World Englishes, 1997
In the context of pronunciation teaching, the relevance of a standard native accent as teaching model and norm needs to be reconsidered in view of the learners’ attainment as well as their wishes and expectations. In order to test attitudes to native and non‐native varieties of English in Austria, a language attitude study was undertaken with 132 ...
Christiane Dalton‐Puffer, Gunther Kaltenboeck, Ute Smit   +2 more
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Native and nonnative authors in L2 pronunciation

Journal of Second Language Pronunciation, 2021
Abstract Achieving nativeness in L2 pronunciation is not critical, nor is it critical for writing about L2 pronunciation. Using the experience of an L2 writer whose paper was rejected because of nonnative written features, this paper argues that it is past time for editors and reviewers to reject nativelike writing as a criterion for acceptance or ...
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L2 pronunciation in the spotlight

Abstract The present chapter puts forward several suggestions on how to incorporate the pronunciation component into the Spanish as a foreign language (SFL) class, ranging from phonological awareness raising activities to spontaneous speaking tasks ...
Natalia Fullana, Joan-Tomàs Pujolà
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