Scientific article
OA Policy
English

The effect of phonetic production training with visual feedback on the perception and production of foreign speech sounds

Published inThe Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, vol. 138, no. 2, p. 817-832
Publication date2015
Abstract

Second-language learners often experience major difficulties in producing non-native speech sounds. This paper introduces a training method that uses a real-time analysis of the acoustic properties of vowels produced by non-native speakers to provide them with immediate, trial-by-trial visual feedback about their articulation alongside that of the same vowels produced by native speakers. The Mahalanobis acoustic distance between non-native productions and target native acoustic spaces was used to assess L2 production accuracy. The experiment shows that 1 h of training per vowel improves the production of four non-native Danish vowels: the learners' productions were closer to the corresponding Danish target vowels after training. The production performance of a control group remained unchanged. Comparisons of pre- and post-training vowel discrimination performance in the experimental group showed improvements in perception. Correlational analyses of training-related changes in production and perception revealed no relationship. These results suggest, first, that this training method is effective in improving nonnative vowel production. Second, training purely on production improves perception. Finally, it appears that improvements in production and perception do not systematically progress at equal rates within individuals.

Citation (ISO format)
KARTUSHINA, Natalia et al. The effect of phonetic production training with visual feedback on the perception and production of foreign speech sounds. In: The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 2015, vol. 138, n° 2, p. 817–832. doi: 10.1121/1.4926561
Main files (1)
Article (Published version)
accessLevelPublic
Identifiers
Journal ISSN0001-4966
637views
482downloads

Technical informations

Creation02/09/2015 12:44:00
First validation02/09/2015 12:44:00
Update time15/03/2023 00:37:51
Status update15/03/2023 00:37:50
Last indexation31/10/2024 02:18:24
All rights reserved by Archive ouverte UNIGE and the University of GenevaunigeBlack