Assessment in second language pronunciation /

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author:	ProQuest (Firm)
Other Authors:	Kang, Ong-mi, 1959- (Editor), Ginther, April (Editor)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2018.
Subjects:	Second language acquisition > Ability testing. Language and languages > Pronunciation by foreign speakers. Language and languages > Pronunciation > Ability testing. Language and languages > Pronunciation. Language and languages > Phonology. Speech acts (Linguistics) Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Table of Contents:

Assessment In Second Language Pronunciation- Front Cover; Assessment In Second Language Pronunciation; Title page ; Copyright Page; Contents; List of figures; List of tables; Acknowledgements; Notes on contributors; Introduction; References; PART I: Current issues in pronunciation assessment; Chapter 1: Measurement of accentedness, intelligibility, and comprehensibility; Introduction; Historical and current conceptualizations with illustrations; What features contribute to accent, intelligibility, and comprehensibility ratings?; New directions and recommendations; Summary; References
Chapter 2: Validity in pronunciation assessmentIntroduction; Historical and current conceptualizations; Current contributions and research; Main research methods; New directions and recommendations; References; Chapter 3: Pronunciation assessment in the context of World Englishes; Introduction; Historical and current conceptualizations of English for international communication; New directions and recommendations; References; Chapter 4: Listeners and raters: similarities and differences in evaluation of accented speech; Introduction; Historical context and conceptualizations
Listener background characteristics affecting L2 speech ratingsFuture directions and recommendations; References; Chapter 5: Assessing pronunciation for research purposes with listener-based numerical scales; Introduction; Current contributions and research; Illustrations and examples; New directions and recommendations; References; PART II: Technology and pronunciation assessment; Chapter 6: Pronunciation features in rating criteria; Introduction; Current conceptualizations of pronunciation features; Illustrations of pronunciation analysis; Current practices and contributions
New directions and recommendationsReferences; Chapter 7: Using speech processing technology in assessing pronunciation; Introduction; Current methods and considerations; Other considerations in the use of ASR technology; State of the art in pronunciation scoring; Fundamental frequency and energy; Duration features; New directions and recommendations; References; Chapter 8: Automated assessment of pronunciation in spontaneous speech; Introduction; Historical and current conceptualizations; Main research methods; Challenges in automatic assessment of pronunciation in unconstrained speech