Knowledge Base of Pronunciation Teaching: Staking out the Territory

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Title: Knowledge Base of Pronunciation Teaching: Staking out the Territory
Language: English
Authors: Baker, Amanda, Murphy, John
Source: TESL Canada Journal. Spr 2011 28(2):29-50.
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Peer Reviewed: Y
Physical Description: PDF
Page Count: 22
Publication Date: 2011
Document Type: Journal Articles
Reports - Evaluative
Descriptors: Pronunciation Instruction, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Teacher Attitudes, Knowledge Base for Teaching, Schemata (Cognition), Classroom Research, Teaching Methods, Language Teachers
ISSN: 0826-435X
Abstract: Despite decades of advocacy for greater investigative attention, research into pronunciation instruction in the teaching of English as a second language (ESL) and English as a foreign language (EFL) continues to be limited. This limitation is particularly evident in explorations of teacher cognition (e.g., teachers' knowledge, beliefs, and understandings), an area emerging as a vibrant focus for grounded research on the development, preparation, and instructional behaviors of ESL/EFL teachers. This article provides a comprehensive review of teacher cognition literatures tied to ESL/EFL pronunciation instruction. The review's dual purposes are (a) to document the current knowledge base of pronunciation teaching, and (b) to propose future directions for classroom-based teacher cognition research in this area. (Contains 1 note.)
Abstractor: As Provided
Number of References: 98
Entry Date: 2011
Accession Number: EJ935409
Database: ERIC
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Abstract:Despite decades of advocacy for greater investigative attention, research into pronunciation instruction in the teaching of English as a second language (ESL) and English as a foreign language (EFL) continues to be limited. This limitation is particularly evident in explorations of teacher cognition (e.g., teachers' knowledge, beliefs, and understandings), an area emerging as a vibrant focus for grounded research on the development, preparation, and instructional behaviors of ESL/EFL teachers. This article provides a comprehensive review of teacher cognition literatures tied to ESL/EFL pronunciation instruction. The review's dual purposes are (a) to document the current knowledge base of pronunciation teaching, and (b) to propose future directions for classroom-based teacher cognition research in this area. (Contains 1 note.)
ISSN:0826-435X