Prosody has been emphasised in second language (L2) pedagogy as a strong contribution
to successful intercultural communication. As English and Chinese are typologically different …

Iraqi EFL learners of English are reported to show accented pronunciation on the segmental
level, which might affect their speech intelligibility. This study aimed to identify problems …

This paper discusses the interference of phonological and orthographic systems of the
mother tongue on phonological fossilisation of English on Foreign Language learners in …

The present study proposes a pedagogic-phonetic critique of the BBC‟ s Internet-based L2
teaching of English vowels as a “pedagogic recontextualizing field (PRF)”(Bernstein, 1990) …

This dissertation addresses the perception and production of American English
monophthongs by Palestinian Arabic (PA) learners of English as a Foreign Language (EFL) …

Intelligibility refers to a targeted pronunciation level in English which enables non-native
English speakers to produce and understand English speech uttered by both native and non …

ABSTRACT Intercultural communication between Hong Kong people and Filipinos is
common and crucial in Hong Kong as Filipinos are the largest non-local ethnic group, and …

This research examined how Thai undergraduates acquired English marked and unmarked
fricatives in their interlanguage. It also determined what sounds the learners used to replace …

One basic factor that influences perception of lexical stress is the number of syllables found
in the word and the syllable weight as lexical stress is often assigned to heavy syllables …

Productive intelligibility strategies used by EFL learners to make themselves understood in
reciprocal interactions with their teacher and peers are essential for success in online …