Successful Second Language Pronunciation Learning Is Linked to Domain-General Auditory Processing Rather than Music Aptitude

Autor/inn/en	Zheng, Chaoqun; Saito, Kazuya; Tierney, Adam
Titel	Successful Second Language Pronunciation Learning Is Linked to Domain-General Auditory Processing Rather than Music Aptitude
Quelle	In: Second Language Research, 38 (2022) 3, S.477-497 (21 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Saito, Kazuya)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0267-6583
DOI	10.1177/0267658320978493
Schlagwörter	Second Language Learning; Pronunciation; Auditory Perception; Music; Individual Differences; Suprasegmentals; Cognitive Ability; English (Second Language); Foreign Countries; Language Proficiency; Aptitude Tests; Graduate Students; United Kingdom + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Zweitsprachenerwerb; Aussprache; Auditive Wahrnehmung; Akustische Wahrnehmung; Akustik; Musik; Individueller Unterschied; Denkfähigkeit; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Ausland; Language skill; Language skills; Sprachkompetenz; Aptitude test; Eignungsprüfung; Eignungstest; Graduate Study; Student; Students; Aufbaustudium; Graduiertenstudium; Hauptstudium; Studentin; Großbritannien
Abstract	Whereas a growing amount of attention has been directed to the role of perceptual-cognitive aptitude in successful second language (L2) lexicogrammar learning, scholars have begun to investigate the same topic in the context of L2 pronunciation learning. To date, there is ongoing discussion on the mechanism underlying L2 speech learning in relation to music aptitude and domain-general auditory processing ability. Situated within 48 moderately experienced Chinese learners of English in the UK (length of residence = one year), the current study examined the relationship between music aptitude, auditory perception, and L2 pronunciation proficiency. Results revealed that music aptitude and auditory processing were partially overlapping, whereas both abilities were independent of participants' past and current L2 language learning experience. Whereas individual differences in auditory processing demonstrated significant associations with various dimensions of L2 pronunciation proficiency, music aptitude was only weakly predictive of prosodic aspects of L2 pronunciation proficiency. Comparatively, none of the experience variables were related to acquisition within the current dataset. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01