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| Title: | Auditory training for experienced and inexperienced second-language learners: Native French speakers learning English vowels |
| Author: | Paul Iverson |
| Institution: | University College London |
| Author: | Melanie Pinet |
| Institution: | University College London |
| Author: | Bronwen G. Evans |
| Institution: | University College London |
| Linguistic Field: | Applied Linguistics; Language Acquisition; Phonetics |
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French |
| Abstract: | This study examined whether high-variability auditory training on natural speech can benefit experienced second-language English speakers who already are exposed to natural variability in their daily use of English. The subjects were native French speakers who had learned English in school; experienced listeners were tested in England and the less experienced listeners were tested in France. Both groups were given eight sessions of high-variability phonetic training for English vowels, and were given a battery of perception and production tests to evaluate their improvement. The results demonstrated that both groups learned to similar degrees, suggesting that training provides a type of learning that is distinct from that obtained in more naturalistic situations. |
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This article appears in Applied Psycholinguistics Vol. 33, Issue 1, which you can read on Cambridge's site . |
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