RSS 1.0Research in Language (2023) vol. 21 nr 3
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Tailoring International Pronunciation Activities for Hungarian Learners of English
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2023-12-28)Pronunciation teaching is gaining more and more recognition in international contexts, however, empirical research concerning pronunciation teaching is underrepresented in the Hungarian educational context. While there are ... -
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 ... -
Self-Study of the MOOC English Pronunciation in a Global World: Metaphonetic Awareness and English Accent Variation
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2023-12-28)This paper reports on a study in which Polish first-year university students of English, self-studied the massive open and online course (henceforth MOOC) entitled “Pronunciation in a Global World” to gain some knowledge ... -
Alignment in ASR and L1 Listeners’ Recognition of L2 Learner Speech: French EFL Learners & Dictation.Io
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2023-12-28)This study is an extension of Inceoglu et al.’s (2023) study on Google Voice Typing as a pronunciation learning tool. We used the Automatic Speech Recognition (ASR) tool on the dictation.io website (Agarwal, 2022), and our ... -
Accents in Speech Recognition through the Lens of a World Englishes Evaluation Set
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2023-12-28)Automatic Speech Recognition (ASR) systems generalize poorly on accented speech, creating bias issues for users and providers. The phonetic and linguistic variability of accents present challenges for ASR systems in both ... -
Theoretical and Practical Phonetic Instruction in the Eyes of Advanced Students. An Editorial to RiL Special Issue Vol. 21.3 and 21.4 on Pronunciation Research and Pronunciation Learning/Teaching in a Global EFL Perspective
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2023-12-28)The article focuses on advanced students’ beliefs and views related to their own pronunciation and pronunciation learning/teaching. It also presents their opinions on the university courses dedicated to phonetics and ...