This book integrates theoretical and practical perspectives on computer-assisted analysis of spoken discourse, reflecting recent important developments in speech analysis for language teaching and assessment. Bringing together into one volume the methods and approaches for analysis of speech properties and spoken discourse, Ghanem, Kang, and Kostromitina illustrate the importance of adaptive learning technologies in analysing speech.
The book offers a comprehensive go-to resource for the description of various features in second language L2 spoken discourse as well as a guide for manners in which they can be extracted and analyzed. The proposed text aims to accomplish its goal by providing an overview of linguistic features found in L2 acquisition, clarifying evidence-based constructs in L2 speech, and applying various analyses to suggestions for practice. This book brings together various strands of research and application with an emphasis on analysis of speech properties, which can be a gate-keeping function of speech. In particular, its innovative approach lies with the introduction of segmental, suprasegmental, lexico-grammatical, and pragmatic features in the analysis of L2 speech. This approach offers a more comprehensive view of L2 spoken discourse which can be extremely beneficial for L2 research and pedagogy.
Covering the speech of both native and non-native speakers, but with particular relevance for second language acquisition, this book is essential reading for graduate students, teachers and researchers in applied linguistics, TESOL and other speech science-related fields.
About the Author: Romy Ghanem is Assistant Professor at Northern Arizona University. Her research interests include second language acquisition, second language pronunciation, applied phonology, World Englishes and language structure.
Okim Kang is Associate Professor, TESL and Applied Linguistics, and Director of the Applied Linguistics Lab at Northern Arizona University. Her research specialties are L2 pronunciation, oral proficiency assessment, language attitudes and speech perception and production.
Maria Kostromitina is a PhD Candidate in Applied Linguistics at Northern Arizona University. Her research interests include the intersection of second language pragmatics and phonology, World Englishes in the assessment contexts, and corpus linguistics.
