Traditional methods of learning a second language are often difficult, frustrating, and time-consuming. Typical classroom strategies employ memorization and drills which are often intimidating and frequently ineffective. Communication among people in an ever increasingly connected world with a vast array of languages utilized is vital for so many parts of society. The goal of our research is to...

One of the key questions concerning language acquisition is the question of how one can learn a new language while simultaneously being forced to communicate in that language. This is the situation which has probably always been the lot of the majority of children and adults acquiring a new language. It is the situation faced by the adults whose language acquisition we are examining in these vo...

Foreign accents in second language (L2) production are caused by interference from the phonological system and phonetic realization of the speaker’s first language (L1), including both segmental and prosodic features. This paper examines the intonation structure of Seoul Korean and its realization by American English speakers. Four English speakers of Korean, differing in fluency, and two Korea...