Second language pronunciation assessment : interdisciplinary perspectives /: interdisciplinary perspectives. (2016)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by Talia Isaacs and Pavel Trofimovich.
• Editors: Isaacs, Talia; Trofimovich, Pavel
• Contents: Section 1: Introduction 1. Talia Isaacs and Pavel Trofimovich: Key Themes, Constructs, and Interdisciplinary Perspectives in Second Language Pronunciation Assessment 2. Luke Harding: What Do Raters Need In A Pronunciation Scale? The Users’ View Section 2: Insights from Assessing Other Language Skills 3. Kevin Browne and Glenn Fulcher: Pronunciation and Intelligibility in Assessing Spoken Fluency 4. Ute Knoch: What Can Pronunciation Researchers Learn From Research Into Second Language Writing? 5. Elvis Wagner and Paul Toth: The Role of Pronunciation in the Assessment of L2 Listening Ability Section 3: Perspectives on Pronunciation Assessment from Psycholinguistics and Speech Sciences 6. Joan C. Mora and Isabelle Darcy: The Relationship between Cognitive Control and Pronunciation in a Second Language 7. Laura Ballard and Paula Winke: The Interplay of Accent Familiarity, Comprehensibility, Intelligibility, Perceived Native-Speaker Status, and Acceptability as a Teacher 8. Kazuya Saito, Pavel Trofimovich, Talia Isaacs and Stuart Webb: Re-Examining Phonological and Lexical Correlates Of Second Language Comprehensibility: The Role of Rater Experience 9. Evelina Galaczi, Brechtje Post, Aike Li, Fiona Barker and Elaine Schmidt: Assessing L2 Pronunciation: Distinguishing Features Of Rhythm in Learner Speech at Different Proficiency Levels Section 4: Sociolinguistic, Cross-Cultural and Lingua Franca Perspectives in Pronunciation Assessment 10. Alan Davies: Commentary on the Native Speaker Status in Pronunciation Research 11. Stephanie Lindemann: Variation or ‘Error’? Perception of Pronunciation Variation and Its Implications for Assessment 12. Sara Kennedy, Josée Blanchet and Danielle Guénette: Teacher-Raters’ Assessments of French Lingua Franca Pronunciation 13. Andrew Sewell: Pronunciation Assessment in Asia’s World City: Implications of a Lingua Franca Approach in Hong Kong Section 5: Concluding Remarks 14. Pavel Trofimovich and Talia Isaacs: L2 Pronunciation Assessment: A Look at the Present and the Future
• Edition: 1st
• Publisher Details: Bristol : Multilingual Matters
• Publication Date: 2016
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 418.0076; Second language acquisition -- Ability testing; Language and languages -- Pronunciation -- Ability testing; Language and languages -- Pronunciation by foreign speakers; Language and languages -- Study and teaching -- Foreign speakers
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781783096862; 9781783096855; 9781783096879
• Related ISBNs: 9781783096848; 9781783096831
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