eprintid: 10154987
rev_number: 9
eprint_status: archive
userid: 699
dir: disk0/10/15/49/87
datestamp: 2022-09-06 13:22:35
lastmod: 2022-09-23 13:16:20
status_changed: 2022-09-06 13:22:35
type: article
metadata_visibility: show
sword_depositor: 699
creators_name: Saito, Kazuya
creators_name: Petrova, Katya
creators_name: Kachlicka, Magdalena
creators_name: Suzukida, Yui
creators_name: Tierney, Adam
title: Training auditory processing promotes second language speech acquisition
ispublished: inpress
divisions: B14
divisions: J77
divisions: B16
divisions: UCL
keywords: Auditory processing; second language acquisition; second language speech; phonetic training; auditory training
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abstract: Recent evidence suggests that domain-general auditory processing (sensitivity to the spectro-temporal characteristics of sounds) helps determine individual differences in L2 speech acquisition outcomes. The current study examined the extent to which focused training could enhance auditory processing ability, and whether this had a concomitant impact on L2 vowel proficiency. A total of 98 Japanese learners of English were divided into four groups: (1) Auditory-Only (F2 discrimination training); (2) Phonetic-Only (English [æ] and [ʌ] identification training); (3) Auditory-Phonetic (a combination of auditory and phonetic training); and (4) Control training. The results showed that the Phonetic-Only group improved only their English[æ] and [ʌ] identification, while the Auditory-Only and Auditory-Phonetic groups enhanced both auditory and phonetic skills. The results suggest that a learner’s auditory acuity to key, domain-general acoustic cues (F2 = 1200-1600 Hz) promotes the acquisition of knowledge about speech categories (English [æ] vs. [ʌ]).
date: 2022-09-03
date_type: published
official_url: https://doi.org/10.1037/xhp0001042.supp
oa_status: green
full_text_type: other
language: eng
primo: open
primo_central: open_green
verified: verified_manual
elements_id: 1974009
doi: 10.1037/xhp0001042.supp
lyricists_name: Saito, Kazuya
lyricists_id: KSAIT59
actors_name: Saito, Kazuya
actors_id: KSAIT59
actors_role: owner
funding_acknowledgements: RPG-2019-039 [Leverhulme Trust]; 202100074 [Spencer Foundation]; ES/S013024/1 [Economic and Social Research Council]
full_text_status: public
publication: Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance.
citation:        Saito, Kazuya;    Petrova, Katya;    Kachlicka, Magdalena;    Suzukida, Yui;    Tierney, Adam;      (2022)    Training auditory processing promotes second language speech acquisition.                   Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance.        10.1037/xhp0001042.supp <https://doi.org/10.1037/xhp0001042.supp>.    (In press).    Green open access   
 
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