We propose a new framework for conceptualizing measures of instructed second language
(L2) pronunciation performance according to three sets of parameters:(a) the constructs …

The emergence of empirical approaches to L2 pronunciation research and teaching is a
powerful fourth wave in the history of the field. Authored by two leading proponents of …

Winner of the 2011 Kenneth W. Mildenberger Prize Exploring fluency from multiple vantage
points that together constitute a cognitive science perspective, this book examines research …

To what extent do our accents determine the way we are perceived by others? Is a foreign
accent inevitably associated with social stigma? Accent is a matter of great public interest …

The main purpose of this article is to review studies that have investigated the effects of three
types of planning (rehearsal, pre-task planning, and within-task planning) on the fluency …

Sixty‐five Japanese learners of English participated in the current study, which investigated
the acquisitional value of form‐focused instruction (FFI) with and without corrective feedback …

The oral fluency level of an L2 speaker is often used as a measure in assessing language
proficiency. The present study reports on four experiments investigating the contributions of …

This chapter reviews the theory and practice of recent approaches to the teaching of
speaking. It outlines key theoretical areas that need to be considered. These are the nature …

The current study investigated linguistic influences on comprehensibility (ease of
understanding) and accentedness (linguistic nativelikeness) in second language (L2) …

This study examined the linguistic dimensions of comprehensibility and perceived fluency in
the context of L2 argumentative speech elicited from 40 Japanese-speaking learners of …