We propose a new framework for conceptualizing measures of instructed second language
(L2) pronunciation performance according to three sets of parameters:(a) the constructs …

One of the basic goals of second language (L2) speech research is to understand the
perception-production link, or the relationship between L2 speech perception and L2 …

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 …

Sixty‐five Japanese learners of English participated in the current study, which investigated
the acquisitional value of form‐focused instruction (FFI) with and without corrective feedback …

Second language acquisition has rapidly grown as a field over the past decade, as our
knowledge of the ways in which children and adults learn and use a second language has …

This article is a critical research synthesis of 32 studies that used the High Variability
Phonetic Training (HVPT) technique to teach learners to better perceive and produce L2 …

Cognitive scientists across disciplines have shown a vested interest in examining if and how
the speech perception and production modalities are connected. The field of second …

This paper first provides an overview of factors that constrain ultimate attainment in adult
second language (L2) pronunciation, finding that first language influence and the quantity …

Learning English vowels with different first-language vowel systems II: Auditory training for native
Spanish and German speakersa) | The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America | AIP …

This review of high variability phonetic training (HVPT) research begins by situating HVPT in
its historical context and as a methodology for studying second language (L2) pronunciation …