Affiliation:
1. University of Richmond
Abstract
Abstract
This report explains the teaching decisions made in Kissling (2018).
The original study measured the effect of explicit pronunciation instruction (PI) on the listening comprehension of beginning L2
Spanish learners (n = 116), as measured via accuracy on a dictation task (intelligibility) and ratings of
perceived difficulty (comprehension). Learners either received PI that focused on segmentals or PI that focused on
suprasegmentals, followed by practice either producing or perceiving those same sounds. The original article reported that all
groups, including a control group, improved over time, but the suprasegmental PI followed by perception-focused practice had the
largest effect on intelligibility, whereas the segmental PI followed by production-focused practice had the largest effect on
comprehensibility, suggesting that all instructional approaches have value. The current report explains in greater detail the
teaching decisions made in Kissling (2018), including the classes recruited, materials
development, and PI presentation.
Publisher
John Benjamins Publishing Company
Subject
Linguistics and Language,Education,Language and Linguistics