There is increasingly wide agreement among teachers, researchers, inspectors, advisers
and policy-makers that both teaching and research will benefit from being brought closer …

For several decades of the 20th century, the main interest of pronunciation teaching
research was in applying contrastive analysis techniques to the sound segments of the L1 …

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 …

The emergence of empirical approaches to L2 pronunciation research and teaching is a
powerful fourth wave in the history of the field. Authored by two leading proponents of …

This book is the product of a collaboration between two pronunciation specialists, one
educated and based in the United Kingdom (Rogerson-Revell) and one in the United States …

To what extent do our accents determine the way we are perceived by others? Is a foreign
accent inevitably associated with social stigma? Accent is a matter of great public interest …

Empirical studies are essential to improving our understanding of the relationship between
accent and pronunciation teaching. However, the study of pronunciation has been …

Background Information: David Litz has completed a BA, BEd, and an MA in TESL/TEFL. He
is presently working towards a doctorate in Educational Administration and Management …

“It is very noticeable that, although some research has been devoted to (sentence)
intonation, most work has hitherto concentrated on what traditionally have been considered …

English Language Teaching Materials: Theory and Practice provides an overview of the
current state of materials design in language teaching. This volume provides an incisive …