Pronunciation fundamentals : evidence-based perspectives for L2 teaching and research /

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The emergence of empirical approaches to L2 pronunciation research and teaching is a powerful fourth wave in the history of the field. Authored by two leading proponents of evidence-based instruction, this volume surveys both foundational and cutting-edge empirical work and pinpoints its ramificatio...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autores principales: Derwing, Tracey M. (Autor), Munro, Murray J. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : John Benjamins Publishing Company, [2015]
Colección:Language learning and language teaching ; v. 42.
Temas:
Language and languages > Study and teaching.
Language and languages > Pronunciation for foreign speakers.
Speech acts (Linguistics)
Langage et langues > Étude et enseignement > Allophones.
Actes de parole.
Langage et langues > Étude et enseignement.
FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDY > Multi-Language Phrasebooks.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES > Alphabets & Writing Systems.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES > Grammar & Punctuation.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES > Linguistics > General.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES > Readers.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES > Spelling.
Language and languages > Study and teaching > Foreign speakers
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Pronunciation Fundamentals
  • Editorial page
  • Title page
  • LCC data
  • Dedication page
  • Table of contents
  • Foreword
  • How to use this book
  • Acknowledgements
  • chapter 1
  • Key concepts
  • Introduction
  • Essential terminology
  • Nativeness and Intelligibility Principles
  • An evidence-based approach to pronunciation teaching and teaching materials
  • Setting the record straight
  • Overview of pronunciation fundamentals: Evidence-based perspectives for L2 teaching and research
  • chapter 2
  • Historical overview of pronunciation
  • Introduction
  • Descriptions of English phonetics for teaching purposes
  • Orthography
  • Sociolinguistic influences
  • Classroom teaching materials and innovations
  • Textbooks
  • Technological developments
  • Research on adult phonetic learning
  • Research on pronunciation teaching
  • chapter 3
  • A pedagogical perspective on L2 phonetic acquisition
  • Introduction
  • The phonetic learning process
  • Factors influencing phonetic learning
  • Language Experience, Personal and Instructional Factors
  • Other influences
  • Applying research findings in the pronunciation classroom
  • Age
  • Language experience
  • Motivational influences
  • Aptitude
  • Instruction
  • Summary
  • chapter 4
  • Pronunciation errors and error gravity
  • Introduction
  • What counts as an error?
  • Classifying learners' errors
  • Segmental errors
  • Prosodic errors
  • Other problems
  • Explaining why pronunciation errors occur
  • Contrastive analysis
  • Error analysis
  • Weaknesses of CAH and error analysis as theoretical accounts of L2 speech
  • Best's perceptual assimilation model
  • Flege's speech learning model
  • Comparing newer and older approaches
  • Other approaches
  • Are theoretical accounts of errors useful in the classroom?
  • Determining error gravity
  • Functional load
  • Summary
  • chapter 5.
  • Pronunciation instruction research
  • Introduction
  • Is pronunciation taught in L2 classrooms?
  • Teaching resources
  • Do teachers have sufficient training to teach pronunciation?
  • Should non-native speakers teach L2 pronunciation?
  • Conducting classroom-based research: Is pronunciation instruction effective?
  • Curriculum issues
  • Is pronunciation better taught in stand-alone or integrated classrooms?
  • Should pronunciation instruction be offered in shared L1 or mixed L1 classes?
  • When should pronunciation be introduced?
  • Curriculum development
  • Needs analysis
  • Goal-setting
  • Syllabus design, materials development and resource selection
  • Instructional planning and implementation
  • Assessment
  • Revision
  • Preparing students for standardized tests
  • Summary
  • chapter 6
  • Assessment of L2 pronunciation
  • Introduction
  • Testing pronunciation in the classroom
  • Needs assessment
  • Formative assessment
  • Summative assessments
  • Test materials
  • What does the instructor need to know to evaluate effectively?
  • Testing pronunciation beyond the classroom
  • Reliability and validity
  • Technology and assessment
  • Summary
  • chapter 7
  • Technology in L2 pronunciation instruction
  • Introduction
  • Implementing technology in classroom pedagogy
  • Using digitized speech
  • Visual representations of speech
  • Computer-assisted pronunciation training
  • The internet and language teaching
  • Summary
  • chapter 8
  • Social aspects of accent
  • Introduction
  • The importance of accent
  • Attitudes towards accented speech
  • The stigma of a foreign accent
  • L2 accent and identity
  • The role of context
  • World Englishes and English as a Lingua Franca
  • Role of the interlocutor
  • Willingness to communicate
  • Pedagogical implications
  • Summary
  • chapter 9
  • The ethics of second language accent reduction
  • Introduction.
  • Accent reduction
  • The business model
  • Accent modification
  • The medical model
  • Pronunciation instructors
  • Summary
  • chapter 10
  • Future directions
  • Directions for pronunciation research
  • Directions for teaching
  • Directions for assessment
  • Directions for technology
  • Implementation issues
  • Content issues
  • Expansion of activity types
  • Directions for the larger society
  • Glossary
  • Glossary
  • References
  • Subject Index
  • Author Index.

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