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The Impact of L2 Proficiency on Vowel Training

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Investigating English Pronunciation

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Previous studies have shown that the perception and production of non-native contrasts are difficult even for advanced second language (L2) learners (Bohn, 1998; Polka, 1992; Strange, 1995). Various types of L2 phonetic training paradigms have been devised either to investigate the relationship between speech perception and production and thus benefit the theoretical field, or to benefit both teachers and learners practically (e.g. perception-only training: Bradlow, Pisoni, Akahane-Yamada and Tohkura, 1997; Lambacher, Martens, Kakehi, Marasinghe and Molholt, 2005; production-only training: Carruthers, 2007; Hattori and Iverson, 2008; Leather, 1997; perception training involving audio-visual materials: Aliaga-García and Mora, 2009; Hazan, Sennema, Iba and Faulkner, 2005; perception and production training: Tsushima and Hamada, 2005).

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Wong, J.W.S. (2015). The Impact of L2 Proficiency on Vowel Training. In: Mompean, J.A., Fouz-González, J. (eds) Investigating English Pronunciation. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137509437_10

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