Second Language Pronunciation Assessment :  Interdisciplinary Perspectives / 
edited by Talia Isaacs and Pavel Trofimovich. 
 - 1st ed. 
 - Blue Ridge Summit, PA :  Multilingual Matters,  2017. 
 - xiv, 273 p. :  ill. ;  23 cm. 
 - Second Language Acquisition .
<br/><br/> Volume 107 in the Second Language Acquisition. <br/><br/>The pdf and epub versions of this book are freely available to download at https://zenodo.org/record/165465. This book is open access under a CC BY licence. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>"This book spans the areas of assessment, second language acquisition (SLA) and pronunciation and examines topical issues and challenges that relate to formal and informal assessments of second language (L2) speech in classroom, research and real-world contexts. It showcases insights from assessing other skills (e.g. listening and writing) and highlights perspectives from research in speech sciences, SLA, psycholinguistics and sociolinguistics, including lingua franca communication, with concrete implications for pronunciation assessment. This collection will help to establish commonalities across research areas and facilitate greater consensus about key issues, terminology and best practice in L2 pronunciation research and assessment. Due to its interdisciplinary nature, this book will appeal to a mixed audience of researchers, graduate students, teacher-educators and exam board staff with varying levels of expertise in pronunciation and assessment and wide-ranging interests in applied linguistics." (Book Jacket) TABLE OF CONTENTS: PART 1:  INTRODUCTION Chapter 1 - Key Themes, Constructs and Interdisciplinary Perspectives in Second Language Pronunciation Assessment /   Assessment of Second Language Pronunciation: Where We Are Now<br/>  Bringing Together Different Research Strands<br/>  Structure of the Book<br/>  Key Concepts and Definitions  Talia Isaacs and Pavel Trofimovich<br/> Chapter 2 - What Do Raters Need in a Pronunciation Scale? The User’s View /   Introduction<br/>  Background<br/>  Aim and Research Questions<br/>  Methodology<br/>  Findings<br/>  Discussion  Luke Harding PART 2: INSIGHTS FROM ASSESSING OTHER LANGUAGE SKILLS AND COMPONENTS Chapter 3 - Pronunciation and Intelligibility in Assessing Spoken Fluency /   Introduction<br/>  The Fluency Construct<br/>  Methodology<br/>  Findings and Discussion<br/>  Conclusion  Kevin Browne and Glenn Fulcher<br/> Chapter 4 - What Can Pronunciation Researchers Learn From Research into Second Language Writing? /   Introduction<br/>  Rating Scale Development and Validation<br/>  Rater Effects and Training<br/>  Task Effects<br/>  Classroom-based Assessment<br/>  Implications and Conclusion  Ute Knoch<br/> Chapter 5 - The Role of Pronunciation in the Assessment of Second Language Listening Ability /   Introduction<br/>  Review of the Literature<br/>  The Current Study<br/>  Methodology<br/>  Results<br/>  Discussion<br/>  Implications and Conclusion<br/>  Appendix: Post-test Questionnaire  Elvis Wagner and Paul D. Toth<br/> PART 3: PERSPECTIVES ON PRONUNCIATION ASSESSMENT FROM PSYCHOLINGUISTICS AND SPEECH SCIENCES Chapter 6: The Relationship Between Cognitive Control and Pronunciation in a Second Language /   Introduction<br/>  Background<br/>  The Present Study<br/>  Methodology<br/>  Results<br/>  Discussion and Conclusion<br/>  Implications<br/>  Appendix: Results of a Hierarchical Multiple Regression Analysis Using Attention and PSTM as Predictors of Pronunciation Accuracy Scores  Joan C. Mora and Isabelle Darcy<br/> Chapter 7 - Students’ Attitudes Towards English Teachers’ Accents: The Interplay of Accent Familiarity, Comprehensibility, Intelligibility, Perceived Native Speaker Status, and Acceptability as a Teacher /   Introduction<br/>  Background<br/>  The Current Study<br/>  Methodology<br/>  Procedure<br/>  Results<br/>  Discussion<br/>  Implications<br/>  Conclusion  Laura Ballard and Paula Winke<br/> Chapter 8 - Re-examining Phonological and Lexical Correlates of Second Language Comprehensibility: The Role of Rater Experience /   Introduction<br/>  Pronunciation Aspects of Comprehensibility<br/>  Lexical Aspects of Comprehensibility<br/>  Discussion<br/>  Implications for Second Language Assessment<br/>  Limitations<br/>  Conclusion<br/>  Appendix: Training Materials and Onscreen Labels for Comprehensibility Judgement  Kazuya Saito, Pavel Trofimovich, Talia Isaacs and Stuart Webb<br/> Chapter 9 - Assessing Second Language Pronunciation: Distinguishing Features of Rhythm in Learner Speech at Different Proficiency Levels /   Introduction<br/>  Role of Rhythm in English Speech<br/>  Rhythm Metrics<br/>  Prosody, Rhythm and Second Language English Learners<br/>  Study Aim and Research Questions<br/>  Methodology<br/>  Results<br/>  Discussion<br/>  Implications<br/><br/>  Future Research and Conclusion  Evelina Galaczi, Brechtje Post, Aike Li, Fiona Barker and Elaine Schmidt<br/> PART 4: SOCIOLINGUISTIC, CROSS-CULTURAL AND LINGUA FRANCA PERSPECTIVES IN PRONUNCIATION ASSESSMENT Chapter 10 - Commentary on the Native Speaker Status in Pronunciation Research /   Alan Davies Chapter 11 - Variation or ‘Error’? Perception of Pronunciation Variation and Implications for Assessment /   Introduction<br/>  Variation and Perception of Variation in Native English<br/>  Pronunciation and Perception of ‘Nonnative’ English Variation<br/>  Bias Against Nonnative Speakers<br/>  Implications for Assessment<br/>  Conclusion  Stephanie Lindemann Chapter 12 - Teacher-Raters’ Assessment of French Lingua Franca Pronunciation /   Introduction<br/>  French as a Lingua Franca<br/>  Assessment of French Pronunciation<br/>  Rater Reports as Evidence of Rater Decision Making<br/>  The Current Study<br/>  Methodology<br/>  Results<br/>  Discussion<br/>  Limitations and Conclusion<br/>  Implications for Assessment, Teaching and Research<br/>  Appendix: Empirical Codes, Examples and Frequencies of Coded Categories Used to Analyze Teacher-raters’ Transcribed Verbatim Comments  Sara Kennedy, Josée Blanchet and Danielle Guénette<br/> Chapter 13 - Pronunciation Assessment in Asia’s World City: Implications of a Lingua Franca Approach in Hong Kong /   Introduction<br/>  Pronunciation Assessment in Hong Kong: Room for Improvement?<br/>  Implications of a Lingua Franca Approach  Andrew Sewell<br/> PART 5: CONCLUDING REMARKS Chapter 14 - Second Language Pronunciation Assessment: A Look at the Present and the Future /   Introduction<br/>  Current Trends<br/>  Future Directions  Pavel Trofimovich and Talia Isaacs<br/> Index 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781783096831 (pbk) 
<br/><br/><label>ISSN: </label>1754-2642 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2016031375 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Second language acquisition--Ability testing.<br/>Language and languages--Pronunciation--Ability testing.<br/>Language and languages--Pronunciation for foreign speakers.<br/>Language and languages--Study and teaching--Foreign speakers.<br/>Second language acquisition--Research.