20.1315, Confs: Applied Linguistics, English Language/France

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Date: 06-Apr-2009
From: Alice Henderson < Alice.Henderson at univ-savoie.fr >
Subject: English Pronunciation: Issues & Practices

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Date: Tue, 07 Apr 2009 14:36:58
From: Alice Henderson [Alice.Henderson at univ-savoie.fr]
Subject: English Pronunciation: Issues & Practices

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English Pronunciation: Issues & Practices 
Short Title: EPIP 

Date: 03-Jun-2009 - 05-Jun-2009 
Location: Chambéry, France 
Contact: Alice Henderson 
Contact Email: colloque-epip at univ-savoie.fr 
Meeting URL: http://www.lls.univ-savoie.fr/index.php?dossier_nav=739 

Linguistic Field(s): Applied Linguistics 

Subject Language(s): English (eng)

Meeting Description: 

International Conference on English Pronunciation: Issues & Practices (EPIP)
June 3-5, 2009
Department of Foreign Languages & Civilizations (LCE), University of Savoie,
Chambéry, France 

Registration Deadline: April 30, 2009
Abstracts, registration forms and other information are available on the
conference Web site:
http://www.lls.univ-savoie.fr/index.php?dossier_nav=739 

Preliminary Programme, EPIP June 3-5 2009

N.B.: This programme is subject to modifications.

Wednesday June 3: 
Plenary By J.C. Wells

Morning: 
Registration Opens
1 - 6:30 pm 
Conference: Plenary & Presentations, Coffee Break

1:00
 Opening Speech, Announcements, Etc. (Room A)

1:30-2:30 
Opening Plenary By J.C. Wells: The Polling Carried Out For the New Edition Of
The Longman Pronunciation Dictionary (Room A)

2:30-3:05 
- High Variability Phonetic Training as L2 Pedagogy: Findings, Prospects, and
Challenges, Tom Sawallis, University Of Alabama, USA (Room A)
- A Corpus-Based Study of Phonological Free Variation in English, José
Mompéan,University Of Murcia, Spain (Room B)

3:05-3:40
- Increasing English Pronunciation Knowledge/Ability with Learner-Designed
Pronunciation Stations, James M. Perren, Eastern Michigan University, USA (Room A)
- The Acquisition of Onset Clusters In L2 English: Research and Pedagogical
Implications, Walcir Cardoso, Concordia University, Montréal, Canada & Paul
John, Université Du Quebec, Montréal, Canada (Room B)

3:40-4:10 
Coffee Break

4:10-4:45
- Phonology and Moodle: Enhancing Pronunciation through Learning Platform-Based
Training?  Angela Hahn, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität, Munich, Germany (Room A)
- The Parametric Phonetics of Allophonic Variation in English 
, Mitsuhiro Nakamura,  Nihon University, Tokyo, Japan (Room B)

4:45-5:20
- Pronunciation and Oral Exercises in Ten Finnish EFL Textbooks, Elina
Tergujeff, University Of Jyväskylä, Finland (Room A)
- Intrusive /R/ In English: Evidence from Intensity Curves, Rachael Knight, City
University, London, England (Room B)

5:20-5:55
- English Pronunciation Teaching in the Irish EFL Classroom: Challenges and
Opportunities, Deirdre Murphy, Trinity, Dublin, Ireland (Room A)
- Acoustic Correlates of Rhoticity Strength in Varieties of English, Leendert
Plug, University Of Leeds, England (Room B)

5:55-6:30
- Conference Papers: How Far Can An 18-Hour Preparation Course Help?  Jean-Paul
Narcy-Combes, Université De Paris 3, France (Room A)
- The Role of Temporal Parameters in the Implementation of the Voicing Contrast
in English and Polish, Arkadiusz Rojczyk, University Of Silesia, Poland (Room B)

Thursday June 4: Plenary By Helen Fraser
8:30am - 12:30 Pm Conference: Plenary & Presentations, Coffee Break
Lunch
2 - 5:30 Pm Conference: Presentations, Coffee Break
Conference Dinner

8:30-9:05
- The Pedagogical Implications Of Variability In Transcription: The Case Of /I/
And /U/, Sophie Herment, Université De Provence, Aix-en-Provence, France (Room A)
- Learning English in an L1 Context: A Study of the Production and Perception of
English Stops as Realized by Malay Speakers, Shahidi Universiti Kebangsaan
Malaysia (Room B)

9:05-9:40
- Cultural and Emotional Factors in Learning (And Teaching) Pronunciation,
Daniel Huber, Université De Paris 3, France (Room A)
- Francophone H-Epenthesis: Conditioning Factors and Pedagogical Strategies,
Paul John, Université Du Québec À Montréal, Canada (Room B)

9:35-10:45 
Plenary By Helen Fraser: Cognitive Phonology and How It Can Help With Teaching
Pronunciation (Room A)

10:45-11:15 
Coffee Break

11:15-11:50
- Does Rhythm Matter? Selected Observations on the Effect of Rhythm On Spoken
Proficiency in Non-Native English, Ewa Waniek-Klimczak, University Of Lodz,
Poland (Room A)
- The Vowels of Malaysian English: Issues and Implications for Teaching
Pronunciation, Stefanie Pillai, University Of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
(Room B)
- The Accents of European English: An On-Line Experiment, Rias Van Den Doel,
Utrecht University, The Netherlands (Room C)

11:50-12:25
- Intonation, Professor JC Wells (Room A)
- The Effect of Task on the Pronunciation of English High Front Vowels by
Japanese Learners, Rika Aoki, University Of Tokyo, Japan (Room B)
- Online-Conducted Phonetic Experiment for Foreign Accent Ratings, Anastazija
Kirkova, SS Cyril and Methodius University - Skopje, Macedonia (Room C)

12:25-2 
Lunch

2-2:35
- How Could English Really Become A New Latin? Sylwia Scheuer, Université De
Paris 3, France (Room B)
- Phonological Interferences of Urdu in Pakistani English, Tenzila Khan,
Université Paris 13, France (Room C)

2:35-3:10
- The History of South African English, Ian Bekker, Rhodes University, South
Africa (Room B)
- Pre-Tonic vs. Post-Tonic Syncope in English: What Do Spoken English Corpora
Tell Us? Gabor Turcsan, Université De Provence, Aix-En-Provence, France (Room C)

3:10-3:45
- Pronunciation Matters: Using English for International Business Communication,
P.M. Rogerson-Revell, University Of Leicester, England (Room B)
- Acquisition of English Syllable Structure as a Foreign Language by Iranian
Farsi and Laki Speakers, Z. Fotovatnia, Islamic Azad University, Isfahan, Iran
(Room C)

3:45-4:15 
Coffee Break

4:15-4:50
- What Makes Native-Like Speakers Special? An Empirical Research on Factors
Influencing L2 Pronunciation, Angelovska Tanja, Ludwig-Maximilians-University,
Munich, Germany (Room B)
- Synforms Perception by Persian-Speaking Learners of English, Z. Fotovatnia,
Islamic Azad University, Isfahan, Iran (Room C)

4:50-5:25
- French and British Comprehension and Identification of British Regional
Varieties, Kizzi Edensor, Université De Provence, d'Aix-en-Provence, France (Room B)
- Prefix Sub- And Stress Placement : Sub-Rules?, Véronique Abasq, Université
François Rabelais De Tours, France (Room C)

Friday June 5, Plenary By Yvan Rose

9:30 - 12:10 
PM Conference: Plenary & Presentations, Coffee Break

12:15-12:30 
PM Closing

9:30-10:40
Plenary By Yvan Rose: Phon Software and Phonbank Database and How They Can
Benefit Research on the Phonology of Second Language Acquisition (Room A)

10:40-11 
Coffee Break

11-11:35
- Towards More Effective Pronunciation Instruction: Maximizing Accuracy and Oral
Fluency, Bertha Chela-Flores, Universidad Simón Bolívar, Caracas, Venezuela (Room A)
- The Perception of Word Stress in English and French: Which Cues for Native
English and French Speakers? Dan Frost,  IUT 2, Grenoble, France (Room B)

11:35-12:10
- Incorporating Research Findings into L2 Pronunciation Materials: A
Computer-Mediated Approach, Ron Thomson, Brock University, Ontario (Room A)
- English Syllable Division and Performance Errors by French Speakers, Nicolas
Ballier, Université Paris 13, France (Room C)

12:15 Closing

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