This state-of-the-art paper foregrounds mixed-methods research (MMR) in language
teaching and learning by discussing and critically reviewing issues related to this newly …

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 …

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 goal of this study was to determine which linguistic aspects of second language speech
are related to accent and which to comprehensibility. To address this goal, 19 different …

In high‐stakes oral proficiency testing as well as in everyday encounters, accent is the most
salient aspect of nonnative speech. Prior studies of English language learners'(ELLs') …

The current study presents two meta‐analyses to explore what underlies the assessment
and teaching of comprehensible and nativelike pronunciation among English‐as‐a‐Second …

Suprasegmentals have been emphasized in ESL/EFL pedagogy since the advent of
communicative language teaching. However, it is still unclear how individual …

As an alternative paradigm, mixed methods research (MMR), in general, endorses pluralism
to understand the complex nature of a social world from multiple perspectives and multiple …

This study compared five research‐based intelligibility measures as they were applied to six
varieties of English. The objective was to determine which approach to measuring …

This chapter provides an overview of three highly influential constructs in the pronunciation
literature, accent, intelligibility, and comprehensibility, to clarify how these terms are …