Purpose: High-variability phonetic training (HVPT) has been found to be effective on adult
second language (L2) learning, but results are mixed in regards to the benefit of multiple …

This article proposes a conceptual and measurement framework for postpubertal, L2 speech
learning aptitude that is centered around domain-general auditory processing (ie …

Acquiring non-native speech contrasts can be difficult. A seminal study by Logan, Lively and
Pisoni (1991) established the effectiveness of phonetic training for improving non-native …

Growing evidence suggests that auditory processing ability may be a crucial determinant of
language learning, including adult second language (L2) speech learning. The current study …

In this paper, I first provide a brief review of how scholars have conceptualized, tested, and
elaborated aptitude frameworks relevant to second language (L2) speech learning …

Background: Applying music to learners' language learning/acquisition has a long research
history. However, given that second language (L2) learning/acquisition is a complex …

Extending the paradigm in L1 acquisition, scholars have begun to investigate whether
participants' domain-general ability to represent, encode, and integrate spectral and …

Drawing learners' attention to phonetic form during meaning-oriented activities (ie,
communicative focus on form) has been found to be an optimal method of L2 speech …

Recently, scholars have begun to explore the hypothesis that individual differences in
domain-general auditory perception, which has been identified as an anchor of L1 …

A growing amount of attention has been given to examining the domain-general auditory
processing of individual acoustic dimensions as a key driving force for adult L2 acquisition …