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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
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Iino, Atsushi; Thomson, Ron I. – Research-publishing.net, 2018
In English as a Foreign Language (EFL) situations, it is important for educators to improve learners' sound recognition skill due to the variation of English found in the world. Furthermore, perceptual skill is a foundation leading to intelligibility in production. This study examined the effects of using High Variability Phonetic Training (HVPT)…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Phonetics