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Deconstructing comprehensibility: identifying the linguistic influences on listeners' L2 comprehensibility ratings [PDF]
, 2012 Comprehensibility, a major concept in second language (L2) pronunciation research that denotes listeners’ perceptions of how easily they understand L2 speech, is central to interlocutors’ communicative success in real-world contexts.
Isaacs, T, Trofimovich, P
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The Effectiveness of Implicit and Explicit Instruction on German L2 Learners’ Pronunciation [PDF]
Die Unterrichtspraxis/Teaching German, 2020 AbstractPrevious research has investigated the effectiveness of implicit and explicit instructional methods on second language (L2) learners’ grammatical accuracy. However, there is a scarcity of studies focused on the effects of the two teaching methods on L2 learners’ pronunciation. To fill this gap, the present study examined the effects of implicit
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Improving L2 pronunciation inside and outside the classroom
Ilha do Desterro, 2018 Spanish/Catalan learners of English as a Foreign Language (EFL) attended a formal instruction (FI) period combined with explicit pronunciation instruction, which consisted of theoretical and practical approaches to English segmental phonetics as well as
Angélica Carlet +1 more
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Studies in Second Language Learning and Teaching, 2014 This article discusses the assessment of pronunciation instruction under a new approach to pronunciation teaching centered on the role of connected speech in the prosodic system of English.
Sasha S. Euler
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Powerful and Effective Pronunciation Instruction: How Can We Achieve It?
The CATESOL Journal, 2018 Pronunciation instruction is still underemphasized in many language programs as well as in teacher-training curricula despite reports of significant improvement from many studies.
Isabelle Darcy
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Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language--TESL-EJ, 2022 This study investigated the effects of L2 pronunciation instruction on speech intelligibility and fluency, the relationship between intelligibility and fluency, and the extent to which utterance fluency can predict perceived fluency. Participants were 30 beginning adult EFL learners who received either segmental or suprasegmental instruction. Oral data
Tuc Chau +3 more
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Canadian Journal of Applied LinguisticsWhile both Study Abroad (SA) and L2 pronunciation instruction (L2PI) are regarded as promising approaches for enhancing L2 pronunciation, some studies question the extent of their effects on pronunciation, indicating a need for further research ...
Leah Metzger, Alfonso Morales-Front
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How Well Can We Predict Second Language Learners’ Pronunciation Difficulties?
The CATESOL Journal, 2018 Mid-20th–century scholars argued that second language (L2) instruction should be rooted in a comparison of the structural characteristics of the first language (L1) and L2.
Murray J. Munro
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A Multidimensional Analysis of English-L2 Rhythm Development
Ilha do Desterro, 2023 This work aims to discuss the development of L2 English rhythm by Brazilian learners (L2ers) through rhythmic metrics and acoustic parameters. Five L2ers were recorded reading a text in English at the beginning of their college studies in English ...
Leonardo Antonio Silva Teixeira
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Destabilizing effects of L2 explicit pronunciation instruction on L1 speech:
Gradus - Revista Brasileira de Fonologia de Laboratório, 2021 Anchored in a Complex Dynamic perspective on language development, this study explores the effects of L2 explicit pronunciation instruction on L2 English and L1 Brazilian Portuguese VOT production. To this end, 16 Brazilian intermediate users of L2 English were investigated. Volunteers were divided into control and experimental groups.
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