Assessment in Second Language Pronunciation (Hardcover)

Introduction - Okim Kang and April Ginther Part 1: Current Issues in Pronunciation Assessment Measurement of Accentedness, Intelligibility, and Comprehensibility - Ron Thomson Validity in Pronunciation Assessment - Luke Harding Pronunciation Assessment in the Context of World Englishes - Slobadanka Dimova Listeners and Raters: Similarities and Differences in Evaluation of Accented Speech - Xun Yan and April Ginther Assessing Pronunciation for Research Purposes with Listener-Based Numerical Scales - Daniel R. Isbell Part II: Technology and Pronunciation Assessment Pronunciation Features in Rating Criteria - Romy Ghanem and Okim Kang Using Speech Processing Technology in Assessing Pronunciation - Alistair Van Moere and Masa Suzuki Automated Assessment of Pronunciation in Spontaneous Speech - Anastassia Loukina, Larry Davis, and Xiaoming Xi