Communications - Scientific Letters of the University of Zilina 2009, 11(4):15-23 | DOI: 10.26552/com.C.2009.4.15-23

Variance in a Second Language Pronunciation Quality

Zdena Kralova1, Martin Krajcovic2
1 Department of English Language and Literature, Faculty of Science, University of Zilina, Slovakia
2 Department of Industrial Engineering, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, University of Zilina, Slovakia

The study assessed the relation between the overall degree of perceived foreign accent in non-natives' English speech and a variety of factors. Five native speakers of English were asked to auditorily evaluate the samples of free English speech produced by each of 99 non-native talkers using the equal-appearing interval scale. The 5-point scale was used to rate each of the variables for each non-native speaker and the interclass correlation coefficients were calculated to identify the most important predictors of foreign accent.

Keywords: second language acquisition, pronunciation, factors

Published: December 31, 2009  Show citation

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Kralova, Z., & Krajcovic, M. (2009). Variance in a Second Language Pronunciation Quality. Communications - Scientific Letters of the University of Zilina, 11(4), 15-23. doi: 10.26552/com.C.2009.4.15-23
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