Phonetics in Second Language Acquisition: An Acoustic Study of Fluency in Adult Learners of Spanish.

Simoes, Antonio R. M.

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Publication Date: 1996

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Phonetics in Second Language Acquisition: An Acoustic Study of Fluency in Adult Learners of Spanish.

Simoes, Antonio R. M.

Hispania, v79 n1 p87-95 Mar 1996

Analyzes changes in oral communication skills of five American adult learners who participated in a five-week study abroad program in Spanish. Subjective analysis of recordings of participants upon their return show that four participants increased their command of the vocabulary and were more at ease in discourse interaction. (14 references) (Author/CK)

Descriptors: Acoustic Phonetics, Adult Students, Curriculum Design, Discourse Analysis, Language Fluency, Oral Language, Pronunciation, Rating Scales, Sampling, Second Language Learning, Spanish, Study Abroad, Vocabulary Development

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview

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