Second Language Pronunciation - (Studies on Language Acquisition [Sola]) by Ubiratã Kickhöfel Alves & Jeniffer Imaregna Alcantara de Albuquerque

About the Book

In the field of L2 pronunciation, new approaches to perceptual/production training and instruction have been proposed and new goals have been set. This book brings together these different approaches to L2 pronunciation research in the classroom or

Book Synopsis

In the field of second language (L2) acquisition, the number of studies focusing on L2 pronunciation instruction and perceptual/production training has increased as new classroom methodologies have been proposed and new goals for L2 pronunciation have been set. This book brings together different approaches to L2 pronunciation research in the classroom or in the language laboratory.

13 chapters, written by well-known researchers focusing on a variety of first and target languages, are divided into four parts:

• Pronunciation development and intelligibility: implications for teaching and training studies;
• L2 pronunciation teaching;
• L2 pronunciation training: implications for the classroom; and
• Pronunciation in the laboratory: High Variability Phonetic Training.

Intended for researchers in the fields of second language acquisition, phonetics, phonology, psycholinguistics, speech therapies, speech technology, as well as second language teaching, this book not only summarizes the current research questions on L2 pronunciation teaching and training, but also predicts future scenarios for both researchers and practitioners in the field.

About the Author

Ubiratã Kickhöfel Alves, U Federal do Rio Grande do Sul; Jeniffer Albuquerque, U Tecnológica Federal do Paraná, Brazil.