Second Language Pronunciation: Bridging the Gap Between Research and Teaching offers language educators, researchers, and teachers-in-training the tools and insight they require to effectively understand and teach L2 pronunciation. This edited volume compiles 15 contributions from leading language scholars who incisively connect the latest evidence and research with best practices and methods for pronunciation educators in the classroom.
Readers will discover varied methods, including High Variability Phonetic Training, discourse-based teaching, communicative classrooms, and technology-based techniques, as well as practical resources to assist in the everyday instruction for their students. From discussions about the use of empirical evidence to guide pronunciation instruction in second language students to in-depth explorations of segmental and suprasegmental contrasts, the book equips language teachers and scholars with the tools necessary for modern pronunciation education.
Second Language Pronunciation: Bridging the Gap Between Research and Teaching is a unique resource that will earn a place in the libraries of anyone seeking a rigorous application of the most current language research to real-world pronunciation and language instruction.
