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Stengers, Helene; Boers, Frank; Housen, Alex; Eyckmans, June – International Review of Applied Linguistics in Language Teaching (IRAL), 2011
This paper investigates the extent to which productive use of formulaic sequences by intermediate students of two typologically different languages, i.e., English and Spanish, is associated with their oral proficiency in these languages. Previous research (e.g., Boers et al., "Language Teaching Research" 10: 245-261, 2006) has shown that…
Descriptors: Evidence, Second Language Learning, Language Patterns, English (Second Language)
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Neri, Ambra; Cucchiarini, Catia; Strik, Helmer – International Review of Applied Linguistics in Language Teaching (IRAL), 2006
The current emphasis in second language teaching lies in the achievement of communicative effectiveness. In line with this approach, pronunciation training is nowadays geared towards helping learners avoid serious pronunciation errors, rather than eradicating the finest traces of foreign accent. However, to devise optimal pronunciation training…
Descriptors: Pronunciation, Language Teachers, Pronunciation Instruction, Indo European Languages