Abstract
While research has shown that provision of explicit pronunciation instruction (PI) is facilitative of various aspects of second language (L2) speech learning (Thomson & Derwing, 2015), a growing number of scholars have begun to examine which type of instruction can best impact on acquisition. In the current study, we explored the effects of perception- vs. production-based methods of PI among tertiary-level Japanese students of English. Participants (N = 115) received two weeks of instruction on either segmental or suprasegmental features of English, using either a perception- or a production-based method, with progress assessed in a pre/post/delayed posttest study design. Although all four treatment groups demonstrated major gains in pronunciation accuracy, performance varied considerably across groups and over time. A close examination of our findings suggested that perception-based training may be the more effective training method across both segmental and suprasegmental features.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Article number | 102185 |
| Journal | System |
| Volume | 88 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Feb 2020 |
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Keywords
- English as a foreign language
- L2 pronunciation
- Perception-based instruction
- Production-based instruction
- Pronunciation instruction
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Language and Linguistics
- Education
- Linguistics and Language
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The effects of perception- vs. production-based pronunciation instruction. / Lee, Bradford; Plonsky, Luke; Saito, Kazuya.
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