[Edling] New book by Darren LaScotte, Colleen Meyers, and Elaine Tarone - Series on Applied Phonology and Pronunciation Teaching

[Darren LaScotte via Edling]

Dear colleagues,

We are excited to share that our new book Voice and Mirroring in L2
Pronunciation Instruction (2023) is in print and available now at
https://www.equinoxpub.com/home/voice-mirroring/

Currently, they are offering a 25% promotional discount if you use the
promo code: *voice*

This book is the first in a new series on Applied Phonology and
Pronunciation Teaching, edited by Martha C. Pennington, which seeks to
provide a forum for dissemination of knowledge in the area of applied
phonology and pronunciation teaching. There are several upcoming volumes
that may be of interest to this group, and anyone who may wish to propose
their own volume in the series is welcomed to contact Martha directly. (See
here for more information on that:
https://www.equinoxpub.com/home/applied-phonology-pronunciation-teaching/)

*About the book:*


*Voice and Mirroring in L2 Pronunciation* Instruction presents an approach
> to teaching pronunciation which aims for learners to internalize the
> “voices” (complexes of linguistic and non-linguistic features that embody
> particular speakers’ emotion, social stance, and group identification) of
> proficient speakers of the second language (L2). Beginning with a review of
> “bottom-up” and “top-down” approaches to second language acquisition (SLA)
> research and pronunciation teaching, the authors present previously
> published and new findings in interlanguage phonology and variationist
> approaches to SLA showing the powerful impact of sociolinguistic context on
> L2 pronunciation. On the basis of this review, the authors argue that a
> top-down approach which begins with social context is preferable in both
> the research and teaching of L2 pronunciation. They highlight the Mirroring
> Project as one such approach that includes the social factors impacting L2
> pronunciation, such as interlocutor, empathy, and nonverbal elements. With
> accompanying instructional activities that have been used in a variety of
> teaching and learning settings in the U.S., the authors demonstrate how
> this project can help language learners modify their L2 pronunciation
> patterns and improve their intelligibility as they internalize and channel
> the voices of speakers they have selected as models.
> The audience for the volume includes language teachers, particularly those
> desiring to use top-down pedagogical approaches like the Mirroring Project
> to improve learners’ intelligibility, and academic researchers interested
> in studying the way adults can acquire second language phonology by
> holistically adopting and channeling the voices of speakers they admire.
> The book is also of potential interest to language teacher educators,
> curriculum developers, and textbook writers.


Please feel free to contact any of us if you have any questions. We hope
that you will find this book to be of interest to the work that you do, and
we look forward to your reviews!

Sincerely,

Darren LaScotte, Colleen Meyers, and Elaine Tarone


*Darren K. LaScotte*
Teaching Specialist, Minnesota English Language Program (MELP)
20 Nicholson Hall | University of Minnesota | ccaps.umn.edu/melp
http://z.umn.edu/lascotte
*Pronouns: he/him/his*

*New publications!*
*LaScotte, D.*, & Tarone, E. (2022). Channeling “voices” to improve L2
English intelligibility <https://doi.org/10.1111/modl.12812>. *The Modern
Language Journal*, *106*(4), 744-763. [Recipient of the 2023 TESOL Award
for Excellence in Research
<https://www.tesol.org/careers/awards-grants-scholarships/tesol-award-for-excellence-in-research/>
]
*LaScotte, D*., Meyers, C., & Tarone, E. (2023). *Voice and mirroring in L2
pronunciation instruction*
<https://www.equinoxpub.com/home/voice-mirroring/>. Equinox Publishing Ltd.

<https://www.equinoxpub.com/home/voice-mirroring/>
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