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Brazilian EFL learners’ awareness about L2 phones: Is mall pronounced as ‘mal’?
The aim of this paper was to examine the extent of non-verbalizable knowledge L1 Brazilian Portuguese (BP) learners of English possess about the segmental inventory of the L2.
Hanna Kivistö-de Souza
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Teaching Pronunciation through Community Outreach
(English) The concept of proficiency is integral in shaping second language educators’ practices and curricula and has become a common focus in professional development, conferences, journal articles and magazines.
Frédérique Grim
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The effects of focusing second/foreign language (L2) learners’ attentions on phonological forms while communicating in meaningful discourse has recently attracted attention in L2 pronunciation research. One such treatment is focus-on-form (FonF) instruction wherein L2 learners practice and notice pronunciation features in communicative tasks rather ...
Farhad Tabandeh +2 more
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EFL Pronunciation Instruction: Czech vs Slovak EFL Students’ Perceptions
This study examines the perceptions of Czech and Slovak EFL (English as a Foreign Language) students regarding pronunciation instruction, highlighting its crucial role in effective communication and successful language learning.
Metruk, Rastislav
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Working memory capacity, noticing, and L2 speech production [PDF]
Tese (doutorado) - Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Centro de Comunicação e Expressão. Programa de Pós-Graduação em Letras/Inglês e Literatura CorrespondenteO presente estudo investigou a relação entre a capacidade de memória de trabalho, o ...
Bergsleithner, Joara Martin
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Pronunciation Pedagogy: Second Language Teacher Cognition and Practice [PDF]
Over the past few decades, increasing research has examined the cognitions (knowledge and beliefs) of second language (L2) teachers. Such efforts have provided insight into what constitutes teachers' beliefs and knowledge about teaching, how these ...
Baker, Amanda A
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The role of pronunciation instruction in improving the comprehensibility and nativeness of adult L2 learners’ pronunciation (OASIS Summary) [PDF]
Saito, K. (2011). Examining the role of explicit phonetic instruction in native-like and comprehensible pronunciation development: an instructed SLA approach to L2 phonology. Language Awareness, 20(1), 45-59.
Algana, M, Saito, Kazuya
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This study reports on an experimental research carried out with 50 Spanish-L1 trainees, divided into 2 groups: A & B. Both groups were presented with a traditional-teacher centered approach based on controlled exercises (repetition, imitation), but group
Pedro Luis Luchini
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Many English language instructors are reluctant to incorporate pronunciation instruction into their teaching curriculum (Thomson 2014). One reason for such reluctance is that L2 pronunciation errors are numerous, and there is not enough time for teachers to address all of them (Munro and Derwing 2006; Thomson 2014).
Gao, Zhiyan, Weinberger, Steven
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Assessing motivation and challenges of L2 pronunciation improvement beyond the classroom [PDF]
Pronunciation is crucial to successful communication and plays a significant role in high-stakes tests and job and education interviews. Therefore, the massive attention paid to pronunciation and pronunciation instruction, including specifically designed
Rizgar Qasim Mahmood
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