The project aimed to examine the effect of raters' familiarity with accents on their judgments
of non-native speech. Participants included three groups of raters who were either from …

A new R package is presented for dealing with non-normality and variance heterogeneity of
sample data when conducting hypothesis tests of main effects and interactions in mixed …

In the performance assessment, unbiased and accurate scorings depend not only on raters
but also on accuracy of scoring keys. It could be confusing to choose the type of scoring key …

In the present study, I examined the effects of rater characteristics, in particular, raters'
familiarity with a foreign accent, on the assessment of second language (L2) pronunciation …

Previous studies have shown that learners' individual differences (eg, motivation, age) can
impact second language learners' pronunciation. This study focused on one individual …

Many English language instructors are reluctant to incorporate pronunciation instruction into
their teaching curriculum (Thomson 2014). One reason for such reluctance is that L2 …

This study examines the impact of learning context on the L2 pronunciation of 14
Catalan/Spanish-speaking children. Eight children engaged in a two-month study abroad …

The present study discusses how experienced raters use different types of scales to assess
the development of oral proficiency in English as a second language (L2). Raters assigned …

Evidence suggests that pronunciation instruction is just as effective as grammar or
vocabulary instruction (Lee et al., 2014; Thomson & Derwing, 2014). Despite supporting …

Various examinations are administered at universities across the US as a means of
assessing bilingual/multilingual international teaching assistants'(ITAs') proficiency in …