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Pronunciation—Research Into Practice and Practice Into Research
The CATESOL Journal
  • John M. Levis, Iowa State University
  • Ana Wu, City College of San Francisco
Document Type
Article
Publication Version
Published Version
Publication Date
1-1-2018
Abstract

The field of second language (L2) pronunciation is attracting researchers with many interests, as well as the teachers who have always been interested in the field. Evidence is growing that pronunciation teaching is successful at promoting greater intelligibility, and that pronunciation learning is not strongly constrained by the age at which learning takes place. The importance of pronunciation in current approaches to language means that L2 pronunciation has a strong teaching-research connection, in which teaching practices are influenced by research, and research agendas are explicitly influenced by practical questions. This growing interest is visible in the field’s dedicated conferences, in growing numbers of scholarly books, and in increasing kinds of other scholarly and pedagogically oriented publications. This article suggests that the interface of research and practice with pronunciation learning is seen in attention to 6 areas: teachers, learners, pronunciation features, teaching and learning contexts, pronunciation materials, and types of pedagogical practices.

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This article is published as Levis, J.M., Wu, A., Pronunciation—Research into Practice and Practice into Research. The CATESOL Journal, 2018; 30(1); 1-12. Posted with permission.

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The CATESOL Journal
Language
en
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application/pdf
Citation Information
John M. Levis and Ana Wu. "Pronunciation—Research Into Practice and Practice Into Research" The CATESOL Journal Vol. 30 Iss. 1 (2018) p. 1 - 12
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/john-levis/13/