Second Language Speech: An outlook towards contemporary research endeavours [PDF]
Revista X, 2021 In the introduction to the thematic issue "Research agendas in second language speech: aquisition and pedagogy", the authors build an overview that encompasses theoretical models of L2 speech, the interrelation between segmentals and suprasegmentals with
Alison Roberto Gonçalves +3 more
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A Survey of an International EFL Coursebook Series in Terms of Pronunciation Treatment [PDF]
Ilha do DesterroDespite digital advances, coursebooks remain central to language education (Modén et al., 2023), yet pronunciation is still underrepresented (Topal, 2022).
Ibrahim Halil Topal
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Segmentals weigh much more in comprehensibility than nuclear stress in read speech
Acta PsychologicaThis study investigates the impact of segmental accuracy and nucleus placement on the comprehensibility of English as an International Language (EIL), with the aim of informing phonological norms and teaching models.
Jing Tang, Jiayong He
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The role of prosody in expressing culture-specific speech behaviour of language teachers in English [PDF]
Training, Language and Culture, 2022 The article explores prosody as one of the most salient aspects of speech in expressing culture-specific speech behaviour of Russian teachers of English and their English counterparts.
Yulia E. Ivanova, Elena I. Mikhaleva
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Apps for developing pronunciation in English as an L2
Revista X, 2021 The goal of pronunciation teaching should be to enable learners to develop intelligible pronunciation and, in order to do this, it is important to teach perception and production of the most relevant segmental and suprasegmental features of pronunciation,
Luana Garbin Baldissera +1 more
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English Influence on Swedish Word Formation and Segmentals
NJES: Nordic Journal of English studies, 2004 The object of this study is to determine the nature and degree of English influence on contemporary spoken Swedish at the phonological and morphological levels.
Anders Lindström
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Speech Characteristics of Japanese Speakers Affecting American and Japanese Listener Evaluations
Studies in Applied Linguistics & TESOL, 2010 The study examines what pronunciation features (i.e., segmental and suprasegmental features, as well as other acoustic properties such as speech rate, intensity, pitch, and pitch range) affect the intelligibility of Japanese learners of English, when ...
Atsuko Kashiwagi, Michael Snyder
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Speech Characteristics of Japanese Speakers Affecting American and Japanese Listener Evaluations
Working Papers in Applied Linguistics and TESOL, 2015 The study examines what pronunciation features (i.e., segmental and suprasegmental features, as well as other acoustic properties such as speech rate, intensity, pitch, and pitch range) affect the intelligibility of Japanese learners of English, when ...
Atsuko Kashiwagi, Michael Snyder
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Foreign language anxiety and self-perceived English pronunciation competence
Studies in Second Language Learning and Teaching, 2011 In foreign language learning a negative correlation has been reported be-tween language anxiety and both oral performance (Liu, 2006; Stephenson Wilson, 2006; Woodrow 2006) and self-perceived levels of speaking ability (Kitano, 2001; MacIntyre, Noels ...
Magdalena Szyszka
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Extracurricular Pronunciation Training Examined: A Qualitative Investigation
Ilha do DesterroThis study presents the design and implementation procedures of an extracurricular pronunciation training program designed for English language learners and investigates its effectiveness through the eyes of the participating students and trainers ...
Tarik Uzun
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