A proper understanding of intelligibility is at the heart of effective pronunciation teaching,
and with it, successful teaching of speaking and listening. Far from being an optional'add-it …

Intelligibility is a much-touted concept in current research on second-language
pronunciation teaching and in discussions of World Englishes. Some recent commentary …

This chapter provides an overview of three highly influential constructs in the pronunciation
literature, accent, intelligibility, and comprehensibility, to clarify how these terms are …

In English language teaching, agreement about the importance of intelligibility is increasing
among researchers and practitioners; however, as Levis (2005) points out, pronunciation …

Intelligibility has been widely regarded as an appropriate goal for second language
pronunciation teaching. Yet there is no universally accepted definition of intelligibility, nor …

Abstract named two conflicting approaches to pronunciation teaching, the Nativeness
Principle and the Intelligibility Principle. This paper revisits those two principles to argue for …

Our goal in developing this timeline was to trace the empirical bases of current approaches
to L2 pronunciation teaching, with particular attention to the concepts of accent and …

This chapter critically examines the current state of pronunciation instruction in the second
language classroom. As such, it touches upon many of the theoretical issues addressed in …

The goal of this work was to explore the training, classroom practices, and beliefs related to
pronunciation of instructors of languages other than English. While several investigations of …

The history of pronunciation in English language teaching is a study in extremes. Some
approaches to teaching, such as the reformed method and audiolingualism, elevated …