An overview of pronunciation teaching and training
Abstract
This volume has highlighted many themes that have emerged in the last two decades with regard to second language (L2) pronunciation research and practice. Some of these themes are tied to new directions in applied linguistics generally, for example, Complex Dynamic Systems theory (de Bot, Lowie, and Verspoor 2007), while others are related to refined directions in phonetics research (Flege and Bohn 2021), and still others are based on the burgeoning numbers of new studies in pronunciation pedagogy. What was once a neglected area of second language acquisition is now brimming with studies on all fronts.
Abstract
This volume has highlighted many themes that have emerged in the last two decades with regard to second language (L2) pronunciation research and practice. Some of these themes are tied to new directions in applied linguistics generally, for example, Complex Dynamic Systems theory (de Bot, Lowie, and Verspoor 2007), while others are related to refined directions in phonetics research (Flege and Bohn 2021), and still others are based on the burgeoning numbers of new studies in pronunciation pedagogy. What was once a neglected area of second language acquisition is now brimming with studies on all fronts.
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter I
- About the Authors V
- Contents XI
- Introduction 1
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Part I: Pronunciation development and intelligibility: Implications for teaching and training studies
- Plural formation in English: A Brazilian Portuguese case study 13
- Effect of task, word length and frequency on speech perception in L2 English: Implications for L2 pronunciation teaching and training 41
- L2 accented speech measured by Argentinian pre-service teachers 85
- Dynamic paths of intelligibility and comprehensibility: Implications for pronunciation teaching from a longitudinal study with Haitian learners of Brazilian Portuguese 107
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Part II: L2 pronunciation teaching
- A dynamic account of the development of English (L2) vowels by Brazilian learners through communicative teaching and through explicit instruction 147
- An extra layer of support: Developing an English-speaking consultation program 167
- Putting participation first: The use of the ICF-model in the assessment and instruction of L2 pronunciation 197
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Part III: L2 pronunciation training: Implications for the classroom
- Orthographic interference in the acquisition of English /h/ by Francophones 229
- Improving fossilized English pronunciation by simultaneously viewing a video footage of oneself on an ICT self-learning system 249
- Speech technologies and pronunciation training: What is the potential for efficient corrective feedback? 287
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Part IV: Pronunciation in the laboratory: High variability phonetic training
- On the robustness of high variability phonetic training effects: A study on the perception of non-native Dutch contrasts by French-speaking learners 315
- Effects of perceptual training in the perception and production of heterotonics by Brazilian learners of Spanish 345
- Assessing the robustness of L2 perceptual training: A closer look at generalization and retention of learning 369
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Conclusion
- An overview of pronunciation teaching and training 399
- Index 413
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter I
- About the Authors V
- Contents XI
- Introduction 1
-
Part I: Pronunciation development and intelligibility: Implications for teaching and training studies
- Plural formation in English: A Brazilian Portuguese case study 13
- Effect of task, word length and frequency on speech perception in L2 English: Implications for L2 pronunciation teaching and training 41
- L2 accented speech measured by Argentinian pre-service teachers 85
- Dynamic paths of intelligibility and comprehensibility: Implications for pronunciation teaching from a longitudinal study with Haitian learners of Brazilian Portuguese 107
-
Part II: L2 pronunciation teaching
- A dynamic account of the development of English (L2) vowels by Brazilian learners through communicative teaching and through explicit instruction 147
- An extra layer of support: Developing an English-speaking consultation program 167
- Putting participation first: The use of the ICF-model in the assessment and instruction of L2 pronunciation 197
-
Part III: L2 pronunciation training: Implications for the classroom
- Orthographic interference in the acquisition of English /h/ by Francophones 229
- Improving fossilized English pronunciation by simultaneously viewing a video footage of oneself on an ICT self-learning system 249
- Speech technologies and pronunciation training: What is the potential for efficient corrective feedback? 287
-
Part IV: Pronunciation in the laboratory: High variability phonetic training
- On the robustness of high variability phonetic training effects: A study on the perception of non-native Dutch contrasts by French-speaking learners 315
- Effects of perceptual training in the perception and production of heterotonics by Brazilian learners of Spanish 345
- Assessing the robustness of L2 perceptual training: A closer look at generalization and retention of learning 369
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Conclusion
- An overview of pronunciation teaching and training 399
- Index 413
