Teaching Native Speakers to Listen to Foreign-accented Speech

• Autores: Tracey M. Derwing, Marian J. Rossiter, Murray J. Munro
• Localización: Journal of multilingual and multicultural development, ISSN 0143-4632, Vol. 23, Nº. 4, 2002, págs. 245-259
• Idioma: inglés
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  • This study examined the effects of cross-cultural awareness training and explicit linguistic instruction on attitudes towards and comprehension of foreign-accented speech. One group of social work students received both types of instruction; another received only cross-cultural training, and a third group served as a control (they received no instruction but participated in the pre- and post-tests). Listening comprehension passages read in Vietnamese-accented speech before and after the eight-week instruction period and a sentence transcription task revealed no significant between-group differences. Attitude questionnaires indicated increased empathy for immigrants on the part of both experimental groups. The group that received explicit instruction regarding the characteristics of Vietnamese-accented English showed significantly greater improvement in confidence that they could interact successfully with individuals who speak English as a second language, while the group that received only cross-cultural awareness showed moderate gains. Similarly, the Accent-trained group believed that their ability to understand foreign accents improved as a result of instruction to a significantly greater degree than the other groups.