Do Our Beliefs Affect the Way We Sound? : the Phenomenon of Second Language Pronunciation / Laís de Oliveira Borges.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Borges, Laís de Oliveira, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Second language acquisition.

Grammar, Comparative and general--Phonology.

Grammar, Comparative and general.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (91 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Curitiba, Brazil : Editora Appris Ltda, [2024]

Summary:

Age of first exposure to the target language has been shown to be a strong predictor of phonological attainment (e.g., Pullen, 2012; Piske et al., 2001 & Moyer, 1999). Results from these studies support the Critical Period Hypothesis, that is, the notion that there is a neurological period, ending at the onset of puberty, beyond which mastery of a second language is no longer achievable (Lenneberg, 1967). The prominence of the Critical Period Hypothesis in the field of Applied Linguistics has diminished the impact of research on socio-psychological differences in second language acquisition. A neurologically based component such as age of learning onset is not, however, the single determining factor of second language ability. Little is known about the influence of socio-psychological factors on pronunciation performance. This book attempts to bridge this gap in the literature by examining the effects of beliefs about second language pronunciation on phonological performance. The book concludes that certain beliefs associated with affective factors appear to be detrimental to L2 phonological attainment.

Contents:

Chapter One

Introduction

Why pronunciation?

Predictors of phonological performance: the impact of socio-affective factors

Chapter Two

Socio-psychological factors and L2 pronunciation achievement

2.1 Research on L2 pronunciation acquisition and instruction

2.2 The socio-psychological dimension of L2 phonological attainment

2.3 An overview of learner beliefs

2.4 Learner beliefs about L2 pronunciation

2.5 Studies of successful phonological attainment

2.6 Conclusions

Chapter Three

Predictors of L2 phonological performance - the case of Brazilian ESL learners

3.1 Population and Sample

3.2 Questionnaire Design

3.3 Rating‐judgment study

3.3.1 Raters

3.3.2 Scale

3.3.3 Stimuli

3.4 Procedures

Chapter Four

Examining the impact of beliefs about pronunciation on L2 phonological performance

4.1 Data Analysis

4.2 Pronunciation mean scores

4.3 Beliefs about pronunciation: significant construct correlations

4.4 Beliefs about pronunciation: significant item correlations

4.5 Beliefs about pronunciation: non‐significant construct correlations

4.6 Self‐assessment and language background variables

4.7 Summary of results Generated by AI.

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ISBN:

9786525058825

OCLC:

1432603040