Foreign Accented Speech and its Effects on Intelligibility

The purpose of the study is to investigate the effects of foreign accent on intelligibility in two different contexts- second and foreign language context in which non-native speakers learn the language to communicative with native speakers (Derwing & Munro M, 1997) and international context in which non-native speakers of various L1 background learn the language to communicate with each other (Jenkins, 2004).

* This webpage includes resources which are related to the research area of foreign accented speech and its effects on intelligibility.

BOOKS

• The Phonology of English as an International Language- By Jennifer Jenkins
   

• Handbook of Research in Second Language Teaching and Learning- By Eli Hinkel

BLOGS

• Blogs about: Accent Reduction
   

• Accent reduction
   

• Accent Reduction Support Blog

YOUTUBE VIDEOS

• Phonological Awareness Activity with Hand Pointers
   

• Accent Reduction - Word Stress Lesson
   

• Professional English Pronunciation Lessons
   

• Chinese accent English
   

• Accent Lesson: Independence day in Japanese accent

RESEARCH WEBSITE

• Best ESL/TESOL websites

• Accent on Intelligibility

• Pronunciation for International Intelligibility

JOURNALS

• The Internet TESL Journal
   

• On-line Journals and Magazines
   

• TESL/TEFL/TESOL/ESL/EFL/ESOL Links
   

• ERIC
   

DISSERTATIONS

• Cheong S. H., (2007) The Role of Listener Affiliated Socio-Cultural Factors in Perceiving Native Accented Versus Foreign Accented Speech. Retrieved from ProQuest Digital Dissertations. (AAT 3260701)
   

• Han, E. (2008) Challenges of the Intercultural Classroom: a Qualitative Study of the Perceptions of International Teaching associates and their America Students. Retrieved from ProQuest Digital Dissertations. AAT 3303339

ARTICLES

Anderson-Hsieh, J. & Koahler, K. (1988). The Effect of Foreign Accent and Speaking

           Rate on Native Speaker Comprehension. Language Learning, 38, 561-613.

Anderson-Hsieh, J., Johnson, R. & Koahler, K.(1992). The Relationship between Native

            Speaker Judgments of Nonnative Pronunciation and Deviance in Segmentals,

            Prosody, and Syllable Structure. Language Learning, 42, 529-555.

Derwing, M. T. & Munro, M. J. (1997). Accent, Intelligibility, and Comprehensibility:

           Evidence from Four L1s. Studies in Second Language Studies, 20, 1-16.

Derwing, M. T. & Munro, M. J. (2001). What Speaking Rate do Non-native Listeners

            Prefer? Applied Linguistics, 22, 324-337.

Derwing, M. T. (2003). What do ESL Students Say about Their Accent? The Canadian

            Modern Language Review, 59, 547-566.

Derwing, M. T. & Munro, M. J. (2005). Second language Accent and Pronunciation

            Teaching: A Research-Based Approach. TESOL Quarterly, 39, 379-397.

Dauer, R. M. (2005). The Lingua Franca Core: A New Model for Pronunciation  

            Instruction? TESOL Quarterly, 39, 543-550.

Field, J. (2005). Intelligibility and the Listener: The Role of Lexical Stress. TESOL

            Quarterly, 39, 399-423.

Gargile, A. C. (1997). Attitudes towards Chinese-Accented Speech: An Investigation in

            Two Contexts. Journal of Language and Social Psychology, 16, 434-443.

Jennifer, J. (2000). The phonology of English as an international language: New models,    

            new norms, new goals. Oxford, England: Multilingual Matters.

Jennifer, J. (2002). A Sociolinguistically Based, Empirically Researched Pronunciation

           Syllabus for English as an International Language. Applied Linguistics, 23, 83-103.

Jennifer, J. (2004). Research in Teaching Pronunciation and Intonation. Annual Review of

             Applied Linguistics, 24, 109-125.

Jennifer, J. (2005). Implementing an International Approach to English Pronunciation:    

            The Role of Teacher Attitudes and Identity. TESOL Quarterly, 39, 535-543.

Jennifer, J. (2006). Current Perspective on Teaching World Englishes and English as a   

             Lingua Franca Core. TESOL Quarterly, 40, 157-181.

Kuo, C. (2006). Addressing the Issue of Teaching English as a Lingua Franca. ELT

             Journal, 60, 213-221.

Lippi-Green, R. (1997). English with an accent: Language ideology and discrimination

              in the United States. New York: Routledge.

Major, R. C. (2002). The Effects of Nonnative Accents on Listening Comprehension: 

             Implications ESL Assessment. TESOL Quarterly, 36, 173-190.

Munro, M. J. & Derwing, M. T. (1995a). Foreign Accent, Comprehensibility, and

            Intelligibility in the Speech of Second Language Learners. Language Learning,  

            45, 73-97.

Munro, M. J. & Derwing, M. T. (1995b). Processing Time, Accent, and   

             Comprehensibility in the Perception of Native and Foreign-Accented Speech. 

             Language and Speech, 38, 289-306.

 Munro, M. J., Derwing, M. T. & Morton S. L. (2006). The Mutual Intelligibility of L2

             Speech. Studies in Second Language Studies, 28, 111-131.