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Hearing the Difference: Improving Japanese Students' Pronunciation of a Second Language through Listening.
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Underbakke, Melva E. – Language Quarterly, 1993
After a review of the literature on learning a second-language sound system, a study is reported that used only perceptual training to improve both pronunciation and perception of /r/ and /l/ among 39 Japanese university students of English. Results suggest that listening practice can improve pronunciation and perception. (Contains 32 references.)…
Descriptors: Auditory Perception, College Students, English (Second Language), Higher Education