Visual Cues and Rater Perceptions of Second Language Comprehensibility, Accentedness, and Fluency

Autor/inn/en	Tsunemoto, Aki; Lindberg, Rachael; Trofimovich, Pavel; McDonough, Kim
Titel	Visual Cues and Rater Perceptions of Second Language Comprehensibility, Accentedness, and Fluency
Quelle	In: Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 44 (2021) 3, S.659-684 (26 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Tsunemoto, Aki) ORCID (Lindberg, Rachael) ORCID (Trofimovich, Pavel) ORCID (McDonough, Kim)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0272-2631
DOI	10.1017/S0272263121000425
Schlagwörter	Cues; Visual Stimuli; Nonverbal Communication; Second Language Learning; Second Language Instruction; English (Second Language); Video Technology; Audio Equipment; Pronunciation; Language Fluency; Evaluators; Intelligibility; Speech Communication; Comparative Analysis; Correlation; Role; Language of Instruction; Chinese; Spanish; Native Language; Rating Scales; Personal Narratives; Human Body + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Stichwort; Non-verbal communication; Nonverbale Kommunikation; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Fremdsprachenunterricht; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Audio-CD; Aussprache; Language skill; Language skills; Sprachkompetenz; Korrelation; Rollen; Teaching language; Unterrichtssprache; China; Chinesen; Spanisch; Rating-Skala; Erlebniserzählung; Menschlicher Körper
Abstract	This study examined the role of visual cues (facial expressions and hand gestures) in second language (L2) speech assessment. University students (N = 60) at English-medium universities assessed 2-minute video clips of 20 L2 English speakers (10 Chinese and 10 Spanish speakers) narrating a personal story. They rated the speakers' comprehensibility, accentedness, and fluency using 1,000-point sliding scales. To manipulate access to visual cues, the raters were assigned to three conditions that presented audio along with (a) the speaker's static image, (b) a static image of a speaker's torso with dynamic face, or (c) dynamic torso and face. Results showed that raters with access to the full video tended to perceive the speaker as more comprehensible and significantly less accented compared to those who had access to less visually informative conditions. The findings are discussed in terms of how the integration of visual cues may impact L2 speech assessment. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01