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PRONUNCIATION: SELECTED REFERENCES
(Last updated 4 April 2016)
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Derwing, T. M., & Munro, M. J. (2015). Pronunciation fundamentals: Evidence-based perspectives for L2 teaching and research. Amsterdam: John Benjamins.
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Flege, J. E. (1995). Second-language speech learning: Theory, findings, and problems. In W. Strange (Ed.), Speech perception and linguistic experience: Issues in cross-linguistic research (pp. 233-277). Timonium, MD: York Press.
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Gatbonton, E., Trofimovich, P., & Magid, M. (2005). Learners’ ethnic group affiliation and L2 pronunciation accuracy: A sociolinguistic investigation. TESOL Quarterly, 39(3), 489-511.
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Gilbert, J. (1978). Gadgets: Some non-verbal tools for teaching pronunciation. TESL Reporter, 11(2), 6-7.
Gilbert, J. (1984). Clear speech. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press.
Gilbert, J. B. (2008). Teaching pronunciation: Using the prosody pyramid. Cambridge, England: Cambridge University Press.
Golombek, P., & Jordan, S. R. (2005). Becoming “black lambs” not “parrots”: A post-structuralist orientation to intelligibility and identity. TESOL Quarterly, 39(3), 513-533.
Goodwin, J. (2001). Teaching pronunciation. In M. Celce-Murcia (Ed.), Teaching English as a second or foreign language (3rd ed.) (pp. 117-138). Boston, MA: Heinle & Heinle.
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Grant, L. (2000). Well said: Advanced English pronunciation. Boston, MA: Heinle & Heinle.
Hahn, L. (2004). Primary stress and intelligibility: Research to motivate the teaching of suprasegmentals. TESOL Quarterly, 38(2), 201-223.
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Harding, L. (2017). What do raters need in a pronunciation scale? The user’s view. In T. Isaacs & P. Trofimovich (Eds.), Second language pronunciation assessment: Interdisciplinary perspectives (pp. 12-34). Bristol, UK: Multilingual Matters.
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Hoerner, B. (1983). English pronunciation lessons for the Spanish-speaker. CATESOL Occasional Papers, 9, 98-113.
Hubert, M. D., & Vigil, D. (2017). Using writing to teach pronunciation: An experimental fourth-year university Spanish phonetics/phonology course. Applied Language Learning, 27(1 & 2), 18-40.
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Isaacs, T. (2008). Towards defining a valid assessment criterion of pronunciation proficiency in non-native English-speaking graduate students. The Canadian Modern Language Review, 64(4), 555-580.
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Isaacs, T., & Trofimovich, P. (2017). Key themes, constructs and interdisciplinary perspectives in second language pronunciation assessment. In T. Isaacs & P. Trofimovich (Eds.), Second language pronunciation assessment: Interdisciplinary perspectives (pp. 3-11). Bristol, UK: Multilingual Matters.
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Jenkins, J. (2002). A sociolinguistically based, empirically researched pronunciation syllabus for English as an International Language. Applied Linguistics, 23(1), 83-103.
Jenkins, J. (2004). Research in teaching pronunciation and intonation. Annual Review of Applied Linguistics, 24, 109-125.
Jenkins, J. (2005). Implementing an international approach to English pronunciation: The role of teacher attitudes and identity. TESOL Quarterly, 39(3), 535-543.
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Levis, J., & Grant, L. (2003). Integrating pronunciation into ESL/EFL classrooms. TESOL Journal, 12(2), 13-19.
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