Differential effects of identification and discrimination training tasks on L2 vowel identification and discrimination
Cebrian, Juli (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona)
Gavaldà Ferre, Nuria (Universitat de Barcelona)
Gorba, Celia (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona)
Carlet Foresti, Angelica (Charles Darwin University)

Date:	2024
Description:	25 p.
Abstract:	High variability phonetic training using perceptual tasks such as identification and discrimination tasks has often been reported to improve L2 perception. However, studies comparing the efficacy of different tasks on different measures are rare. Forty-four Catalan/Spanish bilingual learners of English were trained with identification or categorical discrimination tasks and were tested on both measures. Results showed that both methods were successful in improving the identification and discrimination of English vowels. Training with nonword stimuli generalized to new nonwords and real word stimuli, and improvement was maintained four months later. Cross-task effects may be related to the categorical nature of the discrimination task, which may entail a level of processing similar to that of identification training. Interestingly, whereas identification training improved identification more than discrimination training, discrimination training did not enhance discrimination more than identification training. This asymmetry may be explained by task differences in the amount and type of feedback used.
Note:	Altres ajuts: acords transformatius de la UAB
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Language:	Anglès
Document:	Article ; recerca ; Versió publicada
Subject:	High variability phonetic training (HVPT) ; Identification ; Discrimination ; Generalization ; Retention
Published in:	Studies in second language acquisition, First view, Published online 01 November 2024, art 24000408, ISSN 1470-1545

DOI: 10.1017/S0272263124000408

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