Assessment in Second Language Pronunciation

Herausgeber: Kang, Okim; Ginther, April

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Produktbeschreibung

Assessment in Second Language Pronunciation highlights the importance of pronunciation in the assessment of second language speaking proficiency.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
• Seitenzahl: 178
• Erscheinungstermin: 19. Juni 2017
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 233mm x 156mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 304g
• ISBN-13: 9781138856875
• ISBN-10: 1138856878
• Artikelnr.: 48574711

Autorenporträt

Okim Kang is Associate Professor of Applied Linguistics/TESL at Northern Arizona University, USA. April Ginther is Associate Professor of Second Language Studies at Purdue University, USA.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction - Okim Kang and April Ginther
Part 1: Current Issues in Pronunciation Assessment
1. Measurement of Accentedness, Intelligibility, and Comprehensibility -
Ron Thomson
2. Validity in Pronunciation Assessment - Luke Harding
3. Pronunciation Assessment in the Context of World Englishes -
Slobadanka Dimova
4. Listeners and Raters: Similarities and Differences in Evaluation of
Accented Speech - Xun Yan and April Ginther
5. Assessing Pronunciation for Research Purposes with Listener-Based
Numerical Scales - Daniel R. Isbell
Part II: Technology and Pronunciation Assessment
6. Pronunciation Features in Rating Criteria - Romy Ghanem and Okim Kang
7. Using Speech Processing Technology in Assessing Pronunciation -
Alistair Van Moere and Masa Suzuki
8. Automated Assessment of Pronunciation in Spontaneous Speech -
Anastassia Loukina, Larry Davis, and Xiaoming Xi