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Galante, Angelica; Piccardo, Enrica – ELT Journal, 2022
Pronunciation is a common topic of interest in ELT but teachers may be unsure of what features of pronunciation to prioritise, especially in multilingual classes. While research calls for explicit pronunciation instruction that focuses on improving intelligibility and comprehensibility, implementation is still a challenge. This article presents…
Descriptors: Pronunciation Instruction, Intelligibility, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
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Chung, Bohyon; Bong, Hyun Kyung Miki – English Teaching, 2021
The present study investigated Korean-accented English (KoE) intelligibility and conducted experiments in Korea, Japan, and the USA to test the benefits of listener's familiarity and identify the key phonological features of KoE. In the experiments, the participants were asked to transcribe the target (KoE) of 100 English statements each…
Descriptors: Pronunciation, Korean, Native Language, English (Second Language)
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Chen, Aleck Shih-wei – Second Language Research, 2021
This article reports a study examining whether foreign language (FL) word learning can be improved with reduction in cognitive load. Cognitive load theory has received substantial supports in various fields of learning but never in FL word learning. Due to the defined poverty in exposure to the FL, hence deprived cognitive pre-requisites for…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, English (Second Language), Vocabulary Development
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Baills, Florence; Suárez-González, Nerea; González-Fuente, Santiago; Prieto, Pilar – Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 2019
This study investigates the perception and production of a specific type of metaphoric gesture that mimics melody in speech, also called "pitch gesture," in the learning of L2 suprasegmental features. In a between-subjects design, a total of 106 participants with no previous knowledge of Chinese were asked to observe (Experiment 1) and…
Descriptors: Mandarin Chinese, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Phonology
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van der Kleij, Sanne W.; Rispens, Judith E.; Scheper, Annette R. – First Language, 2016
The aim of this study was to examine the influence of phonotactic probability (PP) and neighbourhood density (ND) on pseudoword learning in 17 Dutch-speaking typically developing children (mean age 7;2). They were familiarized with 16 one-syllable pseudowords varying in PP (high vs low) and ND (high vs low) via a storytelling procedure. The…
Descriptors: Phonology, Vocabulary Development, Teaching Methods, Retention (Psychology)
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de Groot, Annette M. B.; Smedinga, Hilde E. – Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 2014
Participants learned foreign vocabulary by means of the paired-associates learning procedure in three conditions: (a) in silence, (b) with vocal music with lyrics in a familiar language playing in the background, or (c) with vocal music with lyrics in an unfamiliar language playing in the background. The vocabulary to learn varied in concreteness…
Descriptors: Singing, Music, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction