Assessment in Second Language Pronunciation

Key features of this book include:

• Examination of key criteria in pronunciation assessment, including intelligibility, comprehensibility and accentedness;
• Exploration of the impact of World Englishes and English as a Lingua Franca on pronunciation assessment;
• Evaluation of the validity and reliability of testing, including analysis of scoring methodologies;
• Discussion of current and future practice in assessing pronunciation via speech recognition technology.

Assessment in Second Language Pronunciation is vital reading for students studying modules on pronunciation and language testing and assessment.