Assessment in Second Language Pronunciation. By O. Kang and A. Ginther (Eds.), London and New York: Routledge, 2018, 190 pp., $39.91 (paperback). ISBN: 978-1-138-85687-5 (pbk)

Abstract

<p>The pendulum of L2 pronunciation research has swung back to a time when there is a revitalization in research into assessment of second language pronunciation, with two edited volumes published within two years, Isaacs and Trofimovich (2016) and Kang and Ginther (2018), the book reviewed here. <em>Assessment in Second Language Pronunciation</em> takes pronunciation as a crucial aspect of oral production and delves into important constructs like accentedness, intelligibility and comprehensibility and the assessment of these constructs and sub-constructs in international communication and the related validity issues. The volume also discusses application of speech technology in pronunciation assessment, making it a highly-welcomed addition to the literature.</p>