34.1190, Books: Voice and Mirroring in L2 Pronunciation Instruction: LaScotte, Meyers, Tarone

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Subject: 34.1190, Books: Voice and Mirroring in L2 Pronunciation Instruction: LaScotte, Meyers, Tarone

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Date: 06-Apr-2023
From: Janet Joyce [jjoyce at equinoxpub.com]
Subject: Voice and Mirroring in L2 Pronunciation Instruction: LaScotte, Meyers, Tarone

Title: Voice and Mirroring in L2 Pronunciation Instruction
Series Title: Applied Phonology and Pronunciation Teaching
Publication Year: 2023
Publisher: Equinox Publishing Ltd
                http://www.equinoxpub.com/
Book URL: https://www.equinoxpub.com/home/voice-mirroring/

Author: Darren LaScotte
Author: Colleen Meyers
Author: Elaine Tarone
Hardback: ISBN: 9781800502772 Pages: 188 Price: U.S. $ 100
Paperback: ISBN: 9781800502789 Pages: 188 Price: U.S. $ 32
Electronic: ISBN: 9781800502796 Pages: 188 Price: U.S. $ 32
Abstract:

"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.

Linguistic Field(s): Phonology

Written In: English (eng)

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