Editorial published In: Journal of Second Language Pronunciation
Vol. 9:2 (2023) ► pp.161–166
Editorial
The effectiveness of pronunciation instruction
Unanswered questions
This article is available free of charge.
Published online: 11 January 2024
https://doi.org/10.1075/jslp.23051.lev
https://doi.org/10.1075/jslp.23051.lev
Abstract
This editorial argues that, despite strong evidence that pronunciation teaching leads to improvement, the field
needs to question whether teaching techniques and pedagogical approaches to pronunciation teaching are all similarly
effective.
Article outline
- Introduction
- Pedagogical choices
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