Crash modules to help Persians speak more intelligible and comprehensible English, emphasizing either production or
perception of either sounds or melodies
Vincent J. van Heuven,
Mahmood Yenkimaleki
Abstract:Yenkimaleki and van Heuven (2021) studied the effects of teaching
either segmental or suprasegmental (prosodic) aspects of English, in combination with either perception or production-focused
practice (four combinations in all) on the speech intelligibility and comprehensibility of Persian L1 learners of English as a
foreign language. Generally, production-focused exercises were more effective but there was no overall effect of teaching
segmentals versus prosody. However, the specific combi… Show more
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