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Publication Date: 2022-Sep
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Self-Assessment of Comprehensibility and Accentedness in Second Language Korean
Language Learning, v72 n3 p806-852 Sep 2022
This study investigated L2 Korean speakers' self-assessment of speech comprehensibility and accentedness, including a conceptual replication of Trofimovich, Isaacs, Kennedy, Saito, and Crowther (2016, Experiment 1) and exploratory analyses of individual differences in self-assessment. L2 Korean speakers (N = 198) self-assessed their comprehensibility and accentedness using 9-point scales, rated their satisfaction with their pronunciation and the value (importance) of pronunciation on 9-point scales, completed a background questionnaire, and recorded a monologic speaking task. L1 Korean listeners (N = 82) judged 28 randomly assigned speakers for comprehensibility and accentedness using 9-point scales, and scores for each speaker were adjusted to account for variation in listener severity. Listener and self-assessments for both comprehensibility and accentedness correlated moderately (r = 0.54). Individuals with lower listener-based scores tended to overestimate their ability in self-assessment and vice versa, but higher listener-based scores were associated with smaller absolute miscalibration. Regression analyses suggested that pronunciation satisfaction and perceived value of pronunciation both influenced self-assessment scores and calibration.
Descriptors: Korean, Self Evaluation (Individuals), Pronunciation, Correlation, Task Analysis, Second Language Learning, Intelligibility, Likert Scales, Native Language, Individual Differences, Speech Communication, Scores, Listening Comprehension
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