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50 Years of ERIC
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Phonetic Training in the Foreign Language Curriculum
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Burnham, Kevin R. – Applied Language Learning, 2014
In this experiment we evaluate phonetic training as a tool for language learning. Specifically, we take a group of native speakers (NS) of English (n = 24) currently enrolled in Arabic classes at American universities, and evaluate the effectiveness of a high variability phonetic training program (HVPT) to improve their perception of a difficult…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Phonetics, Language Tests
Phonetic Training in the Foreign Language Curriculum
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Burnham, Kevin R. – Applied Language Learning, 2014
In this experiment we evaluate phonetic training as a tool for language learning. Specifically, we take a group of native speakers (NS) of English (n=24) currently enrolled in Arabic classes at American universities, and evaluate the effectiveness of a high variability phonetic training program (HVPT) to improve their perception of a difficult…
Descriptors: Phonetics, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Teaching Methods