A5026854368- Phonetics and Phonology Research
- EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning
- Linguistic Variation and Morphology
- Second Language Acquisition and Learning
- Multilingual Education and Policy
- Linguistic research and analysis
- Interpreting and Communication in Healthcare
- Speech Recognition and Synthesis
- Second Language Learning and Teaching
- Speech and dialogue systems
- Linguistic Studies and Language Acquisition
- Language, Discourse, Communication Strategies
- Linguistic Education and Pedagogy
- Speech and Audio Processing
- Hearing Loss and Rehabilitation
- Undergraduate Neuroscience Education and Research
University of Jyväskylä
2012-2023
This paper provides an overview of the main findings from a European-wide on-line survey English pronunciation teaching practices. Both quantitative and qualitative data seven countries (Finland, France, Germany, Macedonia, Poland, Spain Switzerland) are presented, focusing on teachers' comments about:
 ● their own pronunciation,
 training,
 learners’ goals, skills, motivation aspirations,
 preferences for certain varieties (and perception students' preferences).
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The present study looks at how English pronunciation teaching practices are like in Finnish schools from the primary to upper secondary level; particular, which methods used and items emphasised.The was carried out as focussed observations (Hopkins 2008, p. 89), classroom were considered best way achieve aim of this study.Four EFL teachers each observed for 6-9 lessons within a period one week.A pre-prepared observation form tool, then developed into categorisation by teachers.As results,...
This paper reports on an interview study with EFL learners that aimed to explore learners’ perceptions and views English pronunciation teaching. The participants of the present were ten studying in public educational system Finland. Six pupils attending basic education class nine, i.e. 15- 16-year-old lower secondary level pupils. Two primary four (aged 10), two upper school 18). interviews thematic, encouraged speak freely about teaching they receiving their opinions this. In addition,...
Second language comprehensibility and accentedness are highly complex phenomena, numerous studies have been conducted to better understand these constructs. However, research has seldom addressed L2 in relation speakers' proficiency the target language. This study explores English across three levels. The speakers were 60 teenaged Finns, half of them speaking Finnish as their L1 Finland-Swedish L1. Using 20-s speech samples, rated by 34 English-speaking teenagers on a 9-point scale....
This study focuses on the development of L2 prosody and, in particular, whether different aspects can affect each other. Finnish-speaking learners Swedish took part a pronunciation and oral skills course were recorded for various speaking tasks before after experimental intervention. Read-aloud declarative sentences (statements) from nine acoustically analysed several tonal temporal aspects, focusing marking primary stress. The results reveal that learning word accent 2 (H*LH) facilitates...
Abstract Tongue twisters are a controversial pronunciation teaching classic. Whereas some see tongue difficult and frustrating for learners, others find them fun motivating. This study was inspired by these opposing views the fact that previous studies have failed to offer convincing proof of whether this technique works L2 learning. approaches question with experiment. Participants were 28 learners Swedish. Half trained half authentic sentences. Training focussed on two sounds typically who...

 This paper reports on a study in which L1 speakers (n = 53) of Swedish rated the accentedness read-aloud sentences produced by L2 6) Swedish. The aim was to investigate effect certain prosodic features ratings. These include tone accents and deviant speech rhythm (e.g. lack primary stress, realization multiple stresses). results reveal that utterances with yielded perceptions stronger foreign accent than target-like rhythm. As for accents, their scores were non-existent or only...
Abstract Previous research on the perception of second-language speech has suggested that non-native listeners may benefit from sharing speakers’ first language, e. g. speakers Spanish find Spanish-accented English easy to understand. In present study, L2 samples elicited L1 Finnish and Finland-Swedish were rated for comprehensibility accentedness by English-speaking peers, seeking explore whether there is a difference between listener groups. addition, overall spoken proficiency (A2, B1, B2...
The goal of English pronunciation teaching has shifted from native-likeness to intelligibility. Especially in EFL contexts, pushing learners sound like L1 speakers is difficult justify, whereas becoming intelligible an easily justifiable, practical learning goal. However, teachers often emphasize the sounds that are typically challenging for their learners, even though all not equally important present study focussed on extent which segmental deviations can compromise Speech samples were...
This paper presents a controlled pretest–training–posttest study on using small membraphone instrument called kazoo for L2 pronunciation practice and reducing foreign accentedness. Learners were recorded free speech before after six-week oral skills course including prosody training with personal kazoos. A control group did not receive any but similar tasks in regular speech. Samples of all learners' the rated accentedness by L1 speakers. In addition, learners taking part interviewed focus...
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Studien undersöker uttalsdrag som kan förorsaka missförstånd i finlandssvenska tonåringars uttal av engelska. Det finns viss kunskap om utmaningar finlandssvenskar möter när de lär sig det engelska uttalet, men mycket få empiriska studier vilka faktiskt orsakar missförstånd. För att undersöka detta användes inspelningar tonåringar vars förstaspråk var finlandssvenska. De läste in konstruerade meningar med utvalda förväntas orsaka Ett lyssnartest genomfördes (n = 48) Resultaten visar...