Introduction

Okim Kang; April Ginther

doi:10.4324/9781315170756

Introduction

Okim Kang, April Ginther

English

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Abstract

The assessment of second language (L2) speaking proficiency has been of central interest to researchers in Applied Linguistics since the first discussions of communicative competence (Hymes, 1972; Canale & Swain, 1980); however, research on pronunciation, once marginalized in part due to its association with discrete aspects of oral production (Lado, 1961, 1964), is now emerging as a revitalized field of inquiry with its own important implications and concerns. Part of this resurgence can be attributed to a shift in focus from perceptions of accentedness to broader aspects of performance, primarily intelligibility and comprehensibility.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	Assessment in Second Language Pronunciation
Publisher	Taylor and Francis
Pages	1-7
Number of pages	7
ISBN (Electronic)	9781351692816
ISBN (Print)	9781138856868
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315170756
State	Published - Jan 1 2017

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