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Incidental Nonspeech Auditory Learning Scaffolds Phonetic, Category, and Word Learning in a Foreign Language Classroom
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Seth Wiener; Timothy K. Murphy; Lori L. Holt – Language Learning, 2025
There is considerable lab-based evidence for successful incidental learning, in which a learner's attention is directed away from the to-be-learned stimulus and towards another stimulus. In this study, we extend incidental learning research into the language learning classroom. Three groups of adult second language (L2) learners (N = 52) engaged…
Descriptors: Incidental Learning, Auditory Perception, Acoustics, Phonetics
Roles of Domain-General Auditory Processing in Second Language Speech Learning Revisited: What Degree of Precision Makes a Difference?
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Kazuya Saito; Adam Tierney – Language Learning, 2025
This study expands on the practical application of the critical role of auditory processing in the rate of naturalistic L2 speech acquisition. In Study 1, the prosodic production of English by 46 Chinese college students was tracked over a five-month study abroad program in the UK. Learners with extensive L2 input opportunities demonstrated…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, English (Second Language), College Students, Foreign Students