The creation of perceptive targets in L2

Authors

  • Hosana Alves Florêncio Pontifícia Universidade Católica São Paulo, PUC-SP

Keywords:

Teaching-Learning of foreign languages, Speech perception in L2, Perceptive training

Abstract

The main goal of this study, supported by subsidies of Acoustic Phonetics, speech technologies and the Speech Learning Model, is to investigate the effects of the introduction of a pronunciation training based on the development of perceptive targets and, with this investigation, to contribute with subsidies for teaching pronunciation in L2 for native speakers of Brazilian Portuguese. The following vocal contrasts present in the English language will be investigated as study topics: /ɪ/ and /iː/; /ʊ/ and /u:/; /æ/ and /ɛ/; /ʌ/ and /ɑ/.

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2021-12-23

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Florêncio, H. A. (2021). The creation of perceptive targets in L2. Intercâmbio, 49, 88–112. Retrieved from https://revistas.pucsp.br/index.php/intercambio/article/view/56946

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