Chapter 15. Mobile apps for pronunciation training

Students' perceptions on the use of selected mobile apps in the process of acquiring L2 pronunciation – a preliminary study

“…The findings of the presented pilot study suggest that students are generally eager to use their mobile phone as a device for learning and they are willing to use various applications that could help them with their studies (including pronunciation apps that are supposed to enhance the process of acquiring the knowledge of phonemic transcription and the sound system). The results of this study confirm previous findings by Walesiak (2021) and strongly suggest that teachers (including phoneticians) should feel free to encourage students to do some work on their own because nowadays mobile devices and apps offer a wide range of possibilities for individual practise. However, it is advisable for teachers to select the apps more carefully so as to integrate their traditional course with additional materials (Stockwell, Hubbard, 2013).…”

“…Regarding the attitudes of English as a foreign language (EFL) learners, some studies have found that students have positive attitudes towards using mobile devices in language learning (Ducate, Lomicka, 2013). A more recent study on using apps in pronunciation teaching and learning conducted by Walesiak (2021), revealed that students are satisfied with such method of learning segmental and some suprasegmental features and would like them incorporated into pronunciation courses.…”