2010. ‘Falling on sensitive ears? The influence of musical ability on extreme raters’ judgments of L2 pronunciation’.
TESOL Quarterly 44/2: 375–386
Summary: The goal of the study was to determine whether listeners’ musical ability (musical aptitude) influences their ratings of second language (L2) pronunciation. Overall, raters with a high level of musical ability were found to be more sensitive to certain aspects of L2 pronunciation than raters with lower musical ability.
Country of research: Canada
Learners' background: Canada
Institutional level: tertiary
Entered by: University of Bristol (Graduate School of Education)
Summary: The goal of the study was to determine whether listeners’ musical ability (musical aptitude) influences their ratings of second language (L2) pronunciation. Overall, raters with a high level of musical ability were found to be more sensitive to certain aspects of L2 pronunciation than raters with lower musical ability.
Country of research: Canada
Learners' background: Canada
Institutional level: tertiary
Entered by: University of Bristol (Graduate School of Education)
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