We propose a new framework for conceptualizing measures of instructed second language
(L2) pronunciation performance according to three sets of parameters:(a) the constructs …

A proper understanding of intelligibility is at the heart of effective pronunciation teaching,
and with it, successful teaching of speaking and listening. Far from being an optional'add-it …

In the 1980s, when I first became interested in assessing second language (L2) listening
comprehension, listening was often referred to as the “forgotten skill.” Despite some …

The current study investigated linguistic influences on comprehensibility (ease of
understanding) and accentedness (linguistic nativelikeness) in second language (L2) …

Interest in second language (L2) speech comprehensibility, or listeners' perceived ease or
difficulty of understanding a given utterance, has seen continual growth since Munro and …

The current study investigated task effects on listener perception of second language (L2)
comprehensibility (ease of understanding). Sixty university‐level adult speakers of English …

Building up on Munro and Derwing, the current study set out to re-examine and generalize
the Functional Load (FL) principle (Brown, 1988) as a tool to identify a set of relatively crucial …

This study targeted the relationship between self-and other-assessment of accentedness
and comprehensibility in second language (L2) speech, extending prior social and cognitive …

This study critically examined the previously reported partial independence between second
language (L2) accentedness (degree to which L2 speech differs from the target variety) and …

The constructs of teacher cognition and teacher identity have recently gained considerable
attention in second language teacher education research for their crucial roles in …