Workplace intelligibility: form-focused pronunciation instruction on ESL spontaneous speech

This study examined the development of global intelligibility in one’s spontaneous workplace spoken ESL response to form-focused instruction (FFI) through analyses comments from both learner and tutor subjective listeners’ impressionistic judgments. The feedback individuals who worked with Malcolm showed perceived improvement Malcolm’s intelligibility, while no statistically significant change speech was measured one-way repeated ANOVA. findings were explained instructional treatment, time factor, characteristics, fast speed, first language transfer. uncovered how an adult responded reality after having lived USA for 19 years. participant’s age, amount second (L2) experience, need contribute significance study.