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 | |
| State | Published - Jan 1 2017 |
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Introduction. / Kang, Okim; Ginther, April.
Assessment in Second Language Pronunciation. Taylor and Francis, 2017. p. 1-7.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Foreword/postscript
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