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Trofimovich, Pavel; Kennedy, Sara; Blanchet, Josée – Canadian Journal of Applied Linguistics / Revue canadienne de linguistique appliquée, 2017
This study examined the relationship between targeted pronunciation instruction in French as a second language (L2) and listener-based ratings of accent, comprehensibility, and fluency. The ratings by 20 French listeners evaluating the speech of 30 adult L2 French learners enrolled in a 15-week listening and speaking course targeting segments,…
Descriptors: French, Second Language Instruction, Language Skills, Pronunciation
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Révész, Andrea; Ekiert, Monika; Torgersen, Eivind Nessa – Applied Linguistics, 2016
Communicative adequacy is a key construct in second language research, as the primary goal of most language learners is to communicate successfully in real-world situations. Nevertheless, little is known about what linguistic features contribute to communicatively adequate speech. This study fills this gap by investigating the extent to which…
Descriptors: Applied Linguistics, Communicative Competence (Languages), Difficulty Level, Accuracy