New directions in pronunciation research

Levis, John M.; Zawadzki, Zoë

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“…Teacher trainers should take a two-pronged approach. First, they must help instructors locate and interpret accessible summaries that aim to bridge pronunciation research and practice, such as those that can be found at www.pronunciationforteachers.com (Levis, n.d.). There are also a number of books that focus on applying pronunciation research findings in the classroom, such as Derwing and Munro’s (2015) Pronunciation fundamentals .…”

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Spanish teachers’ beliefs on the usefulness of pronunciation knowledge, skills, and activities and their confidence in implementing them

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Sachs

Zárate-Sández

2020

Language Teaching Research

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Despite substantial advances in the field of instructed second language acquisition (SLA) with regard to our understanding of second language (L2) pronunciation development and pedagogy, many language instructors continue to report a lack of confidence in incorporating pronunciation instruction (PI) into their classes. This survey study examined 100 Spanish instructors’ perceptions of the usefulness of various types of knowledge, skills, and approaches to PI, as well as their confidence in those domains, and the extent to which their previous training in teaching methods was related to their ratings of usefulness and confidence. After running principal components analyses to identify factors in the survey data, we fit mixed-effects models to each factor, then delved more deeply into some descriptive trends to offer recommendations for professional development opportunities. The latter results suggested that Spanish teachers might have greater appreciation for, as well as confidence in, focusing on segmentals over suprasegmentals, practice activities over assessment, perception assessment over production assessment, and implicit over explicit feedback. Consistent with previous research, some of the highest confidence levels were expressed regarding controlled techniques, alongside relatively low confidence in familiarity with research. Concerning metalinguistic tools, respondents seemed to value diagrams and descriptions over terminology and transcription, but they viewed these tools as less useful than perception, production, and communication practice. While greater training was often associated with higher perceptions of usefulness and confidence, there were cases where respondents with the least training showed the highest confidence. These results suggest some key priorities for teacher training.

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Section: Implications For Teacher Trainingmentioning

confidence: 99%

Spanish teachers’ beliefs on the usefulness of pronunciation knowledge, skills, and activities and their confidence in implementing them

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Sachs

Zárate-Sández

2020

Language Teaching Research

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Pronunciation instruction in the context of world English: exploring university EFL instructors’ perceptions and practices

Almusharraf

2024

Humanit Soc Sci Commun

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Teaching a foreign language requires instructors to be knowledgeable about and capable of providing instruction that facilitates their students’ ability to understand, speak, read, and write the new language. However, as established within the literature, there appears to be a disconnect between what should be offered as pronunciation instruction and what takes place in many EFL classrooms. This study, therefore, undertook to identify Saudi university EFL instructors’ perceptions and practices towards pronunciation instruction. The study employed a mixed methods survey research design, combining qualitative and quantitative approaches. Participants included 163 EFL instructors from Saudi universities. The results of the current study showed that while most participants recognized the importance of pronunciation instruction and were confident of their English pronunciation, many also felt that they lacked the training necessary to fully provide instruction and assessment of their students’ English pronunciation. The participants also identified those extraneous factors that affected their ability to provide fulsome pronunciation learning experiences. The study highlights the existing gap between the ideal pronunciation instruction and the current practices in Saudi university EFL classrooms. It emphasizes the need for enhanced training for instructors to improve their ability to deliver effective pronunciation instruction and assessment.

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Design of An Automatic Quality Evaluation System for English Pronunciation Machines Based on SVM

2023

2023 International Conference on Data Science and Network Security (ICDSNS)

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New directions in pronunciation research

Cited by 3 publications

References 24 publications

Spanish teachers’ beliefs on the usefulness of pronunciation knowledge, skills, and activities and their confidence in implementing them

Spanish teachers’ beliefs on the usefulness of pronunciation knowledge, skills, and activities and their confidence in implementing them

Pronunciation instruction in the context of world English: exploring university EFL instructors’ perceptions and practices

Design of An Automatic Quality Evaluation System for English Pronunciation Machines Based on SVM

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