Teaching and Testing Perception of Word Stress: Many Shades of Perception

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aut.relation.conferenceVirtual PSLLTen_NZ
aut.researcherCouper, Graeme
dc.contributor.authorCouper, Gen_NZ
dc.date.accessioned2022-09-23T02:26:24Z
dc.date.available2022-09-23T02:26:24Z
dc.date.copyright2022-09-19en_NZ
dc.date.issued2022-09-19en_NZ
dc.description.abstractThe teaching and measurement of L2 learners' speech perception has generally focused on high variability phonetic training (HVPT) and phoneme identification tasks. However, it is also necessary to consider how the classroom teacher can assist with perception development. It is argued here that fundamentally,accurate perception requires understanding of the underlying phonological concepts and that once these concepts have been learned they can drive behaviour in both speech production and perception. Because there are many shades of understanding, it is of interest to go beyond a binary assessment of learners' perception. The results presented here are part of a larger project researching the teaching and evaluation of word-stress pronunciation that has been designed for replication. The first rendition found significant quantitative gains were made (Couper, 2022). However, this article discusses the qualitative aspects of the study, attempting to describe and interpret the various shades of conceptual understanding shown by the participants (N=18) and how this changed over time and after instruction. The implications for both researchers and teachers of a new way of testing perception, and the related classroom practices that this testing is designed to reflect, are explored.
dc.identifier.citationIn J. Levis & A.Guskaroska (eds.), Proceedings of the 12th Pronunciation in Second Language Learning and Teaching Conference, held June2021 virtually at Brock University, St. Catharines, ON. https://doi.org/10.31274/psllt.13266
dc.identifier.doi10.31274/psllt.13266en_NZ
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10292/15468
dc.publisherIowa State University Digital Pressen_NZ
dc.relation.urihttps://www.iastatedigitalpress.com/psllt/article/id/13266/en_NZ
dc.rightsCCA - NC 4.0
dc.rights.accessrightsOpenAccessen_NZ
dc.titleTeaching and Testing Perception of Word Stress: Many Shades of Perceptionen_NZ
dc.typeConference Contribution
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