Series | SAIL
Edited book | Accents and Pronunciation
Chapter | Perceptual, Affective and Cognitive Factors of L2 Pronunciation and Foreign Accent
Perceptual, Affective and Cognitive Factors of L2 Pronunciation and Foreign Accent
A Survey with Italian University Students Majoring in Languages
Abstract
This contribution investigates the opinions of 372 first-year students from Ca’ Foscari University of Venice about pronunciation and foreign accent in the languages chosen as main subjects. Although a native-like accent is highly valued, students do not simply equate good and accent-free pronunciation. They are confident in assessing the pronunciation of other L2 speakers but show considerable uncertainty about self-assessment and pronunciation deficits. L2 pronunciation is mostly associated with pleasure for them. The main predictor of responses is proficiency level, followed by target languages, linguistic biography and motivation for enrolling in the course.
Submitted: March 23, 2022 | Accepted: May 3, 2022 | Published Aug. 3, 2022 | Language: en
Keywords Italian university students • Self-assessment • L2 pronunciation • Language attitudes • Affective factors of L2 pronunciation • Self-evaluation • Foreign accent • Self-awareness
Copyright © 2022 Ignacio Arroyo Hernández, Peter Paschke. This is an open-access work distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction is permitted, provided that the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original publication is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. The license allows for commercial use. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.
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