Affiliation:
1. Universitat Pompeu Fabra
2. University of Oslo
3. University of Cologne
4. Université Toulouse II
5. Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
6. Institució Catalana de Recerca i Estudis Avançats (ICREA)
Abstract
Abstract
This paper reports the pedagogical decisions in Li et al. (2023) “The
effectiveness of embodied prosodic training in L2 accentedness and vowel accuracy” published in Second Language
Research. The study revealed that embodied prosodic training improved the overall pronunciation skills of
Catalan-speaking learners of French and the pronunciation accuracy of front rounded vowels more than training without hand
gestures. Three main pedagogical innovations were key in obtaining the positive results. First, the hand gestures performed by the
instructor closely mimicked the prosodic structure (i.e., the melodic and rhythmic features) of the target sentences. Second, the
sentences used for training were embedded in meaningful communicative dialogues. Third, the challenging L2 sounds were embedded in
multiple occasions and in various prosodic positions. Therefore, in the hope of encouraging L2 teachers to incorporate such
techniques in teaching practice, we provide a full description of the materials and procedures in Li et al. (2023).
Funder
Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación
Norges Forskningsråd
Publisher
John Benjamins Publishing Company
Subject
Linguistics and Language,Education,Language and Linguistics