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Forming New Vowel Categories in Second Language Speech: The Case of Polish Learners' Production of English /I/ and /e/
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2010-10-19)
The paper concentrates on formation of L2 English vowel categories in the speech of Polish learners. More specifically, it compares distribution of two English categories - /I/ and /e/ relative to neighbouring Polish vowels. ...
The effects of explicit pronunciation instruction on the degree of perceived foreign accent in the speech of EFL learners
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2017-10-11)
This paper reports on a study that attempted to examine the effect of explicit pronunciation instruction of some English segments (individual sounds) on the degree of perceived foreign accent in EFL Arab learners’ speech. ...
Accents of English at Czech schools: Students’ attitudes and recognition skills
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2018-02-06)
The study investigates the attitudes of 254 Czech students towards English as the main language taught at secondary schools. The questionnaire enquired about their perspectives on learning English in general, British and ...
English pronunciation training through the eyes of university graduates
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2017-10-11)
The aim of the current study is to examine the program of pronunciation training and its implementation from a new perspective, which is that of MA graduates. The data were obtained from 65 graduates of the Faculty of ...
The Implementation of Intelligibility-Based Pronunciation Instruction on a Pre-Sessional Eap Course in the Uk
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2021-12-30)
Pre-sessional EAP access courses for learners of English intending to study on undergraduate or postgraduate courses in the UK are faced with particular challenges in incorporating meaningful suprasegmental pronunciation ...
Pronunciation acquisition patterns of learners with different starting levels
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2016-02-04)
This study described the results of an investigation into the effect of an intensive 12-week pronunciation course in British English which 30 Dutch female 1st-year university students of English took. They read out the ...
A Multimodal Study of How Pronunciation-Induced Communication Breakdowns are Managed During Tandem Interactions
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2023-12-28)
This paper offers quantitative and qualitative findings from the exploration of communication breakdowns in English tandem interactions, by adopting a multimodal perspective. It focuses on the ways in which pronunciation-induced ...
Pronunciation Anxiety, Pronunciation-Related Views and Pronunciation Learning Actions of EMI and English Major Students
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2023-12-28)
The present study explored pronunciation views, learning actions and anxiety in two differentiated English learner groups: one group which was studying English in an engineering degree and another group enrolled in an ...