Conversations with Experts – In Conversation with John Levis, Editor of <i>Journal of Second Language Pronunciation</i>

Levis, John M.

doi:10.1177/0033688220939221

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“…This line of inquiry has provided important insights into L2 learners' perceptions of various pronunciation issues, but according to Levis (2021), more research is urgently needed to understand better L2 students' thoughts and feelings (i.e., perceptions) about pronunciation.…”

Section: Second Language Learners' Perceptions Of Pronunciation Teach...mentioning

confidence: 99%

“…In the last two decades, pronunciation has become an important part of communicative second language (L2) teaching (Levis, 2021). Nevertheless, despite this significant growth, the relationship between what L2 instructors do and what their students think about their teachers' pronunciation practices is an area that has received relatively little empirical consideration to date.…”

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Comparing L2 Teachers’ Practices With Learners’ Perceptions of English Pronunciation Teaching

Burri

2023

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The present study compares the pronunciation practices of three English instructors (two teaching in Australia and one in Japan) with the perceptions of their learners (n = 49). A student questionnaire, semi-structured teacher interviews, and classroom observations were used to collect data. The findings show that the learners strongly desire to be taught and improve their pronunciation, and the teachers’ provision of oral corrective feedback meets the students’ preferences. However, the use of primarily controlled (teacher-centred) techniques and subsequent lack of opportunities for communicative pronunciation practice suggest some incongruity between teachers’ practices and students’ perceptions. Factors such as the curriculum, instructors’ beliefs about second language learning, and their confidence play a role in this discrepancy.

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Section: Second Language Learners' Perceptions Of Pronunciation Teach...mentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%