Pronunciation fundamentals : evidence-based perspectives for L2 teaching and research
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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| Médium: | E-kniha Kniha |
| Jazyk: | angličtina |
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Amsterdam
John Benjamins
2015
John Benjamins Publishing Company |
| Vydání: | 1 |
| Edice: | Language Learning & Language Teaching |
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| ISBN: | 9789027213273, 9027213275, 9027213267, 9789027213266 |
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- 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
- 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
- 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
- References --
- Chapter 9. The ethics of second language accent reduction --
- Chapter 1. Key concepts --
- Subject Index --
- Chapter 4. Pronunciation errors and error gravity --
- Chapter 5. Pronunciation instruction research --
- Author Index
- Foreword --
- Glossary --
- Prelim pages --
- Acknowledgements --
- Chapter 6. Assessment of L2 pronunciation --
- Chapter 8. Social aspects of accent --
- Chapter 3. A pedagogical perspective on L2 phonetic acquisition --
- Chapter 2. Historical overview of pronunciation --
- Table of contents --
- Chapter 10. Future directions --
- Chapter 7. Technology in L2 pronunciation instruction --