Online Phonetic Training ImprovesL2 Word Recognition
Year: 2019
Type: conference-paper
Study design: Clinical Trial
Abstract: High-Variability Phonetic Training (HVPT) has been shown tobe effective in improving the perception of even the hardestsecond-language (L2) contrasts. However, little is known as towhether such training can improve phonological processing atthe lexical level. The present study tested whether this type oftraining also improves word recognition. Adult proficientFrench late learners of English completed eight online sessionsof HVPT on the perception of English word-initial /h/. Thissound does not exist in French and has been shown to bedifficult to process by French listeners both on the prelexical(Mah, Goad & Steinhauer, 2016) and the lexical level (Melnik& Peperkamp, 2019). In pretest and posttest participantscompleted an identification task as well as a lexical decisiontask. The results demonstrated that after training the learners’accuracy had improved in both tasks. The theoretical andapplied implications are discussed.
Source: HAL
Authors: Melnik, Gerda Ana, Peperkamp, Sharon
Language: English
Subfield: Experimental and Cognitive Psychology
Field: Psychology
Domain: Social Sciences
SDG: Quality education
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2978013888