People are known for misjudging their pronunciation abilities, and this can have negative consequences. We investigated how self-assessments of stress placement accuracy by L2 speakers compared with assessments provided by L1 speakers. In @_LangLearning
https://t.co/JnCp6gi228
My first book is now available for pre-order!
Workable Accents is a critical exploration of how international teaching assistants conceptualize accent as a product and goal of academic labor.
Please ask your university or local library to order a copy: https://t.co/zmj46XYLV9
📢New on Early View:
Open Access!🔓
“Second Language Sentence Stress Assignment: Self- and Other-Assessment”
By: Teló @cesar_telo , Kivistö de Souza, O'Brien & Carlet
Check it out here:
https://t.co/q5UESY9Q7e
💼 How accent bias can impact a person’s job prospects
https://t.co/nInfuLsrhz
by @cesar_telo, Mary Grantham O'Brien & Pavel Trofimovich
via @ConversationCA
Don’t think that all they do is pronunciation research. They are also good discoverers. Put a ✅ to finding the giant gnome in Reiman Gardens. Mission accomplished, Dustin, eh? #PSLLT2024
After interviewing HR professionals, professors, and students on topics related to accent bias, we conducted the 1st quantitative study investigating HR students' evaluations of L1- and L2-speaking candidates at various points in the interview. Out in EDI! https://t.co/MSDpdNwQD5
Our article on HR students' awareness of accent bias has been assigned to a volume and issue of Language Awareness, so I'll be promoting it again :)
Free copies below
https://t.co/k32UU4HYR8
Happy to share our latest paper on accent bias, which just came out in Applied Linguistics (@OxUniPress). In this #OpenAccess paper, we report a close replication carried out in Brazil of one of our previous studies conducted in Canada. https://t.co/zqkFsqQHbN
We're looking for participants for an online study.
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We offer a $30 gift card as compensation.
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