• Volume 1 • 2010 • Technology for Oral Communication

    Volume 1 • 2010 • Technology for Oral Communication


The importance of pronunciation in language learning and teaching is widely recognized, yet there is far less agreement on which elements of pronunciation are most critical for promoting intelligible speech and how these elements should be addressed through instruction. There are also many questions about how instruction in pronunciation should interface with speaking and listening skills.  Finally, the rise of new technologies promises to change the future of pronunciation teaching, with developments in speech recognition and speech synthesis supplementing traditional uses of technology for self-directed learning.

The inaugural conference invited paper proposals or poster presentations on any aspect of pronunciation teaching and learning, especially those related to how pronunciation can be taught in relation to listening and speaking, and related to innovative uses of technology in teaching pronunciation.

Introduction


Rebuilding a Professional Space for Pronunciation

John Levis and Kimberly LeVelle

2009-12-31 Volume 1 • 2010 • Technology for Oral Communication

Presentation


Walking the Walk: Integrating the Story of English Phonology

Wayne B. Dickerson

2009-12-31 Volume 1 • 2010 • Technology for Oral Communication

Utopian Goals for Pronunciation Teaching

Tracey M. Derwing

2009-12-31 Volume 1 • 2010 • Technology for Oral Communication

Factors in Raters’ Perceptions of Comprehensibility and Accentedness

Heesung Grace Jun and Jinrong Li

2009-12-31 Volume 1 • 2010 • Technology for Oral Communication

The Effects of Self-Monitoring Strategy Use on the Pronunciation of Learners of English

Sue Ingels

2009-12-31 Volume 1 • 2010 • Technology for Oral Communication

A Longitudinal Investigation of Vowel Acquisition

Fran Gulinello

2009-12-31 Volume 1 • 2010 • Technology for Oral Communication

ESL Learners’ Attitudes toward Pronunciation Instruction and Varieties of English

Okim Kang

2009-12-31 Volume 1 • 2010 • Technology for Oral Communication

The Pronunciation of <-ED> in Coda Clusters in Somali-Accented English

Ettien Koffi

2009-12-31 Volume 1 • 2010 • Technology for Oral Communication

Authentic speech and teaching sentence focus

Greta Muller Levis and John Levis

2009-12-31 Volume 1 • 2010 • Technology for Oral Communication

The Effects of Phonetics Training on the Intelligibility and Comprehensibility of Native Spanish Speech by Second Language Learners

Jennifer Rasmussen and Mary L. Zampini

2009-12-31 Volume 1 • 2010 • Technology for Oral Communication