The Effects of Age and Input Enhancement on L2 Vowel Production: A Longitudinal Study  

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Binghadeer, Nora A.

Jenis: Article from Journal - ilmiah internasional
Dalam koleksi: TESOL Journal vol. 3 (Dec. 2010), page 64-80.
Topik: Language Learning Strategies; English proficiency
Fulltext: The Effects of Age.pdf (286.73KB)

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This longitudinal study investigated the vowels produced by adult female learners. They were 30 first year university students studying at the college of education to become English teachers. Their L1 was typologically different from English. They read word lists at three different times of the year and their production of English vowels rated by native speakers and was acoustically analyzed. The results supported the tenets of Flege’s Speech Learning Model that input enhancement had positive effects on the participants’ accent in spite of the age factor, and that the adults’ performance at the three different times reflected a progressively shifting slope in accent. The results should dismiss myths that all adults are incapable of mastering an L2 when exposed well after the closure of the sensitive period. Investigating the trainability factor should contribute to our understanding of effective teaching that leads to adults’ success in language learning.

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