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Iino, Atsushi; Wistner, Brian – Research-publishing.net, 2021
This study investigated the effects of using an online High Variability Phonetic Training (HVPT) program for university students whose first language is Japanese and who studied English as a foreign language. The target sounds were English fricatives, which many of the participants felt were challenging to distinguish and articulate. The training…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Phonetics, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
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Iino, Atsushi; Yabuta, Yukiko; Wistner, Brian – Research-publishing.net, 2020
High Variability Phonetic Training (HVPT) is a perception-based pronunciation training which has brought about progress in both perception and production in English as a Foreign Language (EFL) classrooms. This could be due to the increased exposure to second language sound varieties presented at random, which is unique to HVPT. Progress in…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Phonetics, Auditory Perception, Second Language Learning