Learning Challenging L2 Sounds via Computer Training: High-Variability Perceptual Training for Children and Adults

Autor/inn/en	Shum, Kathy Kar-man; Au, Terry Kit-fong; Romo, Laura F.; Jun, Sun-Ah
Titel	Learning Challenging L2 Sounds via Computer Training: High-Variability Perceptual Training for Children and Adults
Quelle	In: Language Learning and Development, 17 (2021) 4, S.327-342 (16 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Shum, Kathy Kar-man)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1547-5441
DOI	10.1080/15475441.2021.1876699
Schlagwörter	Computer Assisted Instruction; Teaching Methods; Comparative Analysis; Error Correction; Feedback (Response); Phonology; Audio Equipment; Native Speakers; Auditory Perception; Chinese; Second Language Learning; Second Language Instruction; English (Second Language); Linguistic Input; Phonemes; Age Differences; Children; Early Adolescents; Young Adults; Educational Benefits; Language Enrichment; Kindergarten; Grade 1; Elementary School Students; Foreign Countries; Hong Kong + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Computer based training; Computerunterstützter Unterricht; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Korrektur; Fonologie; Audio-CD; Muttersprachler; Auditive Wahrnehmung; Akustische Wahrnehmung; Akustik; China; Chinesen; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Fremdsprachenunterricht; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Sprachbildung; Fonem; Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied; Child; Kind; Kinder; Young adult; Junger Erwachsener; Bildungsertrag; School year 01; 1. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 01; Ausland; Hongkong
Abstract	Do learners of a second language (L2) need frequent contact with native speakers of that language in order to master its phonology? What if they hear audio recordings of native speakers and receive immediate corrective feedback about their perception? We used a randomized controlled experiment with 135 Chinese speakers (with English as their L2) to examine whether a high-variability perceptual training (HVPT) paradigm might enhance the perception of challenging contrasts between English voiced and voiceless stop consonants. Learners in all the age groups tested -- middle childhood, early adolescence, and young adulthood -- showed enhanced perception of English stop consonants after 20 five-minute training sessions conducted across 4 to 6 weeks, based on audio-recorded input coupled with corrective feedback. The training benefits were maintained at the one-month follow-up. Our results suggest that HVPT using audio-recordings of native speakers can be an affordable and useful language enrichment to supplement live interaction with native speakers, for L2 learners of a wide age range. (As Provided).
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