Teacher cognition has attracted increased attention among second language (L2)
researchers and practitioners, likely because of its potential consequences for classroom …

Comprehensibility, or ease of understanding, has emerged as an important construct in
second language (L2) speech research. Many studies have examined the linguistic features …

Previous studies have shown that native language backgrounds of both talkers and listeners
affect speech intelligibility. This study investigated the interlanguage speech intelligibility …

In 21st century second language (L2) pronunciation research, pedagogy, and assessment,
two contrasting views continue to dominate the landscape (Levis, 2018). Propagated by the …

The current rise in interactions among English speakers with different accents entails
occasional difficulties in understanding unfamiliar English accents. This study attempted to …

This exploratory study examined the relationship between second language (L2) English
speakers' comprehensibility and their interactional behaviors as they engaged in a …

Standard Dutch, the key to integration in Flanders? About the challenges posed by non-
standard Dutch to language learners in Flanders Flanders strongly encourages newcomers …

Comprehensibility has emerged as a useful and intuitive means of globally evaluating
second language (L2) speakers in many research and instructional contexts. In most cases …

Comprehensibility has risen to the forefront of second language (L2) speech research. To
date, research has focused on identifying the linguistic, behavioral, and affective correlates …

While SLA researchers have long argued that comprehensibility is a more productive
speech goal for L2 learners than native-like accent, the question remains whether ESL/EFL …