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Assessing pronunciation

Isaacs, T; (2013) Assessing pronunciation. In: Kunnan, AJ, (ed.) The companion to language assessment. (pp. 140-155). Wiley-Blackwell: Hoboken, NJ, USA.

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Abstract

This chapter brings to the fore key issues and challenges in second language (L2) pronunciation assessment, drawing on both psycholinguistic and sociolinguistic perspectives. After providing reasons for the exclusion of pronunciation from L2 classrooms and its marginalization from mainstream L2 assessment research over the past several decades, the role of pronunciation in theoretical models of communicative competence and in L2 oral proficiency scales is examined. The theme of defining and operationalizing an appropriate assessment criterion for L2 pronunciation permeates the chapter and existing empirical evidence on the pronunciation features that should be taught and, by implication, tested is considered. The chapter concludes with future directions in L2 pronunciation assessment research, with particular emphasis on influences on rater judgments of L2 speech and technological innovations.

Type: Book chapter
Title: Assessing pronunciation
DOI: 10.1002/9781118411360.wbcla012
Publisher version: https://doi.org/10.1002/9781118411360.wbcla012
Language: English
Additional information: This version is the version of record. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher's terms and conditions.
UCL classification: UCL
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education > UCL Institute of Education
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education > UCL Institute of Education > IOE - Culture, Communication and Media
URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/1535355
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