Effects of second language pronunciation teaching revisited: A proposed measurement framework and meta‐analysis

K Saito, L Plonsky - Language Learning, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
We propose a new framework for conceptualizing measures of instructed second language
(L2) pronunciation performance according to three sets of parameters:(a) the constructs …

The effectiveness of L2 pronunciation instruction: A narrative review

RI Thomson, TM Derwing - Applied Linguistics, 2015 - academic.oup.com
Research on the efficacy of second language (L2) pronunciation instruction has produced
mixed results, despite reports of significant improvement in many studies. Possible …

[图书][B] Intelligibility, oral communication, and the teaching of pronunciation

JM Levis - 2018 - books.google.com
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 …

[图书][B] Pronunciation fundamentals: Evidence-based perspectives for L2 teaching and research

TM Derwing, MJ Munro - 2015 - jbe-platform.com
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 …

English pronunciation teaching and research

MC Pennington, P Rogerson-Revell - Research and Practice in Applied …, 2019 - Springer
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 …

High variability [pronunciation] training (HVPT) A proven technique about which every language teacher and learner ought to know

RI Thomson - Journal of Second Language Pronunciation, 2018 - jbe-platform.com
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 …

Pronunciation teaching practices in communicative second language classes

JA Foote, P Trofimovich, L Collins… - The Language Learning …, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
The objective of this research was to provide longitudinal, corpus-based evidence of actual
teacher behaviour with respect to the teaching of second language (L2) pronunciation in a …

Measurement of accentedness, intelligibility, and comprehensibility

R Thomson - Assessment in second language pronunciation, 2017 - taylorfrancis.com
This chapter provides an overview of three highly influential constructs in the pronunciation
literature, accent, intelligibility, and comprehensibility, to clarify how these terms are …

High Variability Phonetic Training as a Bridge from Research to Practice.

TA Barriuso, R Hayes-Harb - CATESOL Journal, 2018 - ERIC
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 …

Directions for the future of technology in pronunciation research and teaching

MG O'Brien, TM Derwing, C Cucchiarini… - Journal of Second …, 2018 - jbe-platform.com
This paper reports on the role of technology in state-of-the-art pronunciation research and
instruction, and makes concrete suggestions for future developments. The point of departure …