Tracey M. Derwing
List of John Benjamins publications for which Tracey M. Derwing plays a role.
Journal
ISSN 2215-1931 | E-ISSN 2215-194X
Titles
The Evolution of Pronunciation Teaching and Research: 25 years of intelligibility, comprehensibility, and accentedness
Edited by John M. Levis, Tracey M. Derwing and Murray J. Munro
[Benjamins Current Topics, 121] 2022. v, 234 pp.
Subjects Language acquisition | Language teaching | Phonetics | Phonology | Theoretical linguistics
25 years of Intelligibility, Comprehensibility and Accentedness
Edited by John M. Levis, Tracey M. Derwing and Murray J. Munro
Special issue of Journal of Second Language Pronunciation 6:3 (2020) vi, 234 pp.
Subjects Applied linguistics | Language acquisition | Language teaching | Multilingualism | Phonetics | Phonology
Pronunciation Fundamentals: Evidence-based perspectives for L2 teaching and research
Tracey M. Derwing and Murray J. Munro
[Language Learning & Language Teaching, 42] 2015. xiii, 208 pp.
Subjects Applied linguistics | Language acquisition | Language teaching | Phonetics | Phonology
Articles
2022 Foreign accent, comprehensibility and intelligibility, redux The Evolution of Pronunciation Teaching and Research: 25 years of intelligibility, comprehensibility, and accentedness, Levis, John M., Tracey M. Derwing and Murray J. Munro (eds.), pp. 7–32 | Chapter
We revisit Munro and Derwing (1995a), providing retrospective commentary on our original methods and findings. Using what are now well-established assessment techniques, the study examined the interrelationships among accentedness, comprehensibility, and intelligibility in the speech of… read more
2021 Pragmatically speaking: Preparing adult ESL students for the workplace Applied Pragmatics 3:2, pp. 107–135 | Article
The relationship between second language (L2) comprehensibility and pragmatics is explored in two experiments involving instruction of speech acts to learners enrolled in a Language Instruction for Newcomers to Canada program. The study was designed to determine whether improved pragmatic… read more
2020 Chapter 3. Issues for second language pronunciation in children Child Bilingualism and Second Language Learning: Multidisciplinary perspectives, Li, Fangfang, Karen E. Pollock and Robbin Gibb (eds.), pp. 29–42 | Chapter
Many L2 children exhibit native-like phonology, which can result in false assumptions about overall language development. For instance, teachers may assume that a child’s difficulties understanding schoolwork are due to cognitive delays rather than attributable to incomplete language acquisition.… read more
2020 Foreign accent, comprehensibility and intelligibility, redux 25 years of Intelligibility, Comprehensibility and Accentedness, Levis, John M., Tracey M. Derwing and Murray J. Munro (eds.), pp. 283–309 | Article
We revisit Munro and Derwing (1995a), providing retrospective commentary on our original methods and findings. Using what are now well-established assessment techniques, the study examined the interrelationships among accentedness, comprehensibility, and intelligibility in the speech of… read more
2018 Directions for the future of technology in pronunciation research and teaching Journal of Second Language Pronunciation 4:2, pp. 182–207 | Article
This paper reports on the role of technology in state-of-the-art pronunciation research and instruction, and makes concrete suggestions for future developments. The point of departure for this contribution is that the goal of second language (L2) pronunciation research and teaching should be… read more
2015 A prospectus for pronunciation research in the 21st century: A point of view Journal of Second Language Pronunciation 1:1, pp. 11–42 | Article
This inaugural issue of the Journal of Second Language Pronunciation, an auspicious step forward in our field, gives us an opportunity to take stock of current trends in pronunciation research with an eye to the future of this evolving field. As longtime researchers, we have learned many lessons by… read more
2008 13. Curriculum issues in teaching pronunciation to second language learners Phonology and Second Language Acquisition, Hansen Edwards, Jette G. and Mary L. Zampini (eds.), pp. 347–369 | Article