Auditory training for experienced and inexperienced second-language learners: Native French speakers learning English vowels

• PAUL IVERSON ^[1] ; MELANIE PINET ^[1] ; BRONWEN G. EVANS ^[1]
  1. [1] University College London

     University College London

     Reino Unido

     
• Localización: Applied psycholinguistics, ISSN 0142-7164, Vol. 33, Nº 1, 2012, págs. 145-160
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • This study examined whether high-variability auditory training on natural speech can benefit experienced second-language English speakers who already are exposed to natural variability in their daily use of English. The subjects were native French speakers who had learned English in school; experienced listeners were tested in England and the less experienced listeners were tested in France. Both groups were given eight sessions of high-variability phonetic training for English vowels, and were given a battery of perception and production tests to evaluate their improvement. The results demonstrated that both groups learned to similar degrees, suggesting that training provides a type of learning that is distinct from that obtained in more naturalistic situations.