Perception and production training effects on production of English lexical schwa by young Spanish
learners
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Published:2022-10-13
Issue:2
Volume:8
Page:196-217
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ISSN:2215-1931
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Container-title:Journal of Second Language Pronunciation
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language:en
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Short-container-title:JSLP
Author:
Gómez-Lacabex Esther1ORCID,
Gallardo-del-Puerto Francisco2ORCID,
Gong Jian3
Affiliation:
1. University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU)
2. University of Cantabria (UC)
3. Jiangsu University of Science and Technology
Abstract
Abstract
Phonetic training has been found to expedite aural and oral abilities in the L2. While considerable research has
been conducted on the effects of perception training on production and of production training on perception, fewer studies have
addressed them as separate training regimes in the same experimental setting outside laboratory conditions. This paper examined
the effects of two training procedures (one based on production tasks and one based on perception tasks) on the production of
English lexical schwa by young Spanish learners in their intact EFL classrooms. Both trained groups exhibited
significant gains in the post-test and a slight advantage of the production-based trained group was observed. Learners’ orosensory
awareness, self-perception, and self-feedback were actions included in this protocol which may have contributed to such advantage.
Our results demonstrate that guided pronunciation training protocols can be successful in the classroom with young learners to
boost production skills.
Funder
University of the Basque Country
Basque Government
Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad
Publisher
John Benjamins Publishing Company
Subject
Linguistics and Language,Education,Language and Linguistics
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