Vietnam is a multi‐ethnic and multilingual country, with 54 different ethnic groups who speak
more than 100 different languages. In terms of Kachru's influential Circles of English model …

This study investigated the effects of L2 pronunciation instruction on speech intelligibility and
fluency, the relationship between intelligibility and fluency, and the extent to which utterance …

Anyone who has tried to learn a language with a very different sound system will understand
the challenges faced by speakers of a language as different as Vietnamese who are …

Intelligibility is a critically important aspect for effective oral communication. This study
explored salient (important) pronunciation errors and their relative roles in the intelligibility of …

This chapter discusses the limitations of methods of representation on analysis of varieties of
English. It describes five varieties of Outer Circle Asian Englishes: those of Singapore …

In a context where many L2 teachers follow their intuition in making decisions related to
pronunciation teaching (Derwing & Munro, 2005; Levis, 2005), an insight into the …

In the process of English language acquisition by Vietnamese learners, speaking skills and
pronunciation, in particular, tend to be the competencies most arduous to acquire. We …

The development of L2 pronunciation has long been considered a challenge for adult
learners. Vietnamese students of English in particular face difficulties because of the …

This study focuses on the Vietnamese community in Texas, aiming to explore the
characteristics of English and Vietnamese languages among Vietnamese Americans in the …

The primary aims of the study are (1) to identify classroom instructional factors which have a
crucial effect on the academic growth of ninth-graders in EFL in Vietnam, and (2) to gain …