Ron I. Thomson
List of John Benjamins publications for which Ron I. Thomson plays a role.
Journal
ISSN 2215-1931 | E-ISSN 2215-194X
2022 Reactions to second language speech: Influences of discrete speech characteristics, rater experience, and speaker first language background 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. 125–151 | Chapter
This study investigates how Mandarin and Slavic language speakers’ comprehensibility, accentedness, and fluency ratings, as assigned by experienced teacher-raters and novice raters, align with discrete linguistic measures, and raters’ accounts of influences on their scoring. In addition to… read more
2022 Chapter 10. Pronunciation: What to research and how to research in instructed second language pronunciation Instructed Second Language Acquisition Research Methods, Gurzynski-Weiss, Laura and YouJin Kim (eds.), pp. 233–256 | Chapter
This chapter discusses research methods in the domain of instructed second language (L2) pronunciation. After explaining what pronunciation is and why it is important, the chapter provides an overview of the current consensus surrounding instructed L2 pronunciation research, including major… read more
2021 Speech language pathologists’ beliefs and knowledge-base for providing pronunciation instruction: A critical survey Journal of Second Language Pronunciation 7:2, pp. 240–264 | Article
A number of studies have investigated the degree to which language instructors are prepared to offer pronunciation instruction (PI), but little research has addressed the readiness of another group of professionals, speech-language pathologists (SLPs), who are increasingly offering pronunciation… read more
2020 Reactions to second language speech: Influences of discrete speech characteristics, rater experience, and speaker first language background 25 years of Intelligibility, Comprehensibility and Accentedness, Levis, John M., Tracey M. Derwing and Murray J. Munro (eds.), pp. 402–429 | Article
This study investigates how Mandarin and Slavic language speakers’ comprehensibility, accentedness, and fluency ratings, as assigned by experienced teacher-raters and novice raters, align with discrete linguistic measures, and raters’ accounts of influences on their scoring. In addition to… read more
2020 John M. Levis (2018). Intelligibility, oral communication, and the teaching of pronunciation 25 years of Intelligibility, Comprehensibility and Accentedness, Levis, John M., Tracey M. Derwing and Murray J. Munro (eds.), pp. 505–510 | Review
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
2018 High Variability [Pronunciation] Training (HVPT): A proven technique about which every language teacher and learner ought to know Journal of Second Language Pronunciation 4:2, pp. 208–231 | Article
This article is a critical research synthesis of 32 studies that used the High Variability Phonetic Training (HVPT) technique to teach learners to better perceive and produce L2 sounds. Taken together, the studies surveyed provide compelling evidence that HVPT is a very effective pronunciation… read more
2017 Establishing an empirical basis for priorities in pronunciation teaching Journal of Second Language Pronunciation 3:2, pp. 267–287 | Article
The central purpose of this study is to illustrate how ESL instructors can take a principled approach to setting pronunciation instruction priorities for learners. Elicited speech samples from 30 adult English learners were analysed for suprasegmental and segmental pronunciation features. Guided… read more