This review aims to examine the discrimination and prejudices toward the accent of non-
native English speakers and cyberbullying as the ripple effect of these negative …

For the past two decades, there has been enormous growth in research on second
language (L2) pronunciation. Pronunciation is an essential aspect of the assessment of oral …

Praat is a freeware program widely used by phoneticians for acoustic analyses of speech
sounds, though less commonly so for pedagogical purposes. To our knowledge, no …

Suprasegmental features have received growing attention in the field of oral assessment. In
this article we describe a set of computer algorithms that automatically scores the oral …

This study examined the relationship between targeted pronunciation instruction in French
as a second language (L2) and listener-based ratings of accent, comprehensibility, and …

Abstract Systems and methods for evaluating human speech. Implementations may include:
a microphone coupled with a computing device comprising a microprocessor, a memory …

Prosodic features are important in achieving intelligibility, comprehensibility, and fluency in a
second or foreign language (L2). However, research on the assessment of prosody as part …

This experimental study aimed to determine the impact of mobile-based Automatic Speech
Recognition (ASR) in Gmail on intelligibility and proficiency, as well as whether any …

The central purpose of this study is to illustrate how ESL instructors can take a principled
approach to setting pronunciation instruction priorities for learners. Elicited speech samples …

This chapter discusses components of speech delivery as conceptualized in second
language (L2) acquisition research and in the field of language testing and assessment, and …