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The effect of training and rater differences on oral proficiency assessment by Kang, Okim, Rubin, Don, Kermad, Alyssa

“…As a result of the fact that judgments of non-native speech are closely tied to social biases, oral proficiency ratings are susceptible to error because of…”
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Empirical Approaches to Measuring the Intelligibility of Different Varieties of English in Predicting Listener Comprehension by Kang, Okim, Thomson, Ron I., Moran, Meghan

“…This study compared five research‐based intelligibility measures as they were applied to six varieties of English. The objective was to determine which…”
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Fairness of using different English accents: The effect of shared L1s in listening tasks of the Duolingo English test by Kang, Okim, Yan, Xun, Kostromitina, Maria, Thomson, Ron, Isaacs, Talia

“…This study aimed to answer an ongoing validity question related to the use of nonstandard English accents in international tests of English proficiency and…”
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Suprasegmental Measures of Accentedness and Judgments of Language Learner Proficiency in Oral English by KANG, OKIM, RUBIN, DON, PICKERING, LUCY

“…In high-stakes oral proficiency testing as well as in everyday encounters, accent is the most salient aspect of nonnative speech. Prior studies of English…”
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A Systematic Review of Empirical Mobile-Assisted Pronunciation Studies through a Perception–Production Lens by Stoughton, Anne M., Kang, Okim

“…The communicative approach to language learning, a teaching method commonly used in second language (L2) classrooms, places little to no emphasis on…”
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The Effects of ESL Immersion and Proficiency on Learners’ Pronunciation Development by Kostromitina, Maria, Kang, Okim

“…Despite the efforts of existing studies in the domain of L2 phonology to examine ESL learners’ pronunciation development, little research has comprehensively…”
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The effects of situational contexts and occupational roles on listeners’ judgements on accented speech by Kang, Okim, Yaw, Kate, Kostromitina, Maria

“…Much language attitude research has demonstrated that people make biased judgements based on speakers’ language choice and accent. However, the influence of…”
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Relative salience of suprasegmental features on judgments of L2 comprehensibility and accentedness by Kang, Okim

“…Suprasegmentals have been emphasized in ESL/EFL pedagogy since the advent of communicative language teaching. However, it is still unclear how individual…”
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Data‐Driven Learning for Pronunciation: Perception and Production of Lexical Stress and Prominence in Academic English by Hirschi, Kevin, Kang, Okim

“…Issues of intelligibility may arise amongst English learners when acquiring new words and phrases in North American academic settings, perhaps in part due to…”
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Social judgement of L2 accented speech stereotyping and its influential factors by Kang, Okim, Yaw, Katherine

“…If extraneous information leads listeners to biased judgements, then their speech perceptions are likely to manifest distortion in that direction. This…”
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An empirical approach to measuring accent familiarity: Phonological and correlational analyses by Miao, Yongzhi, Kang, Okim

“…Accent familiarity can influence listeners' perception of second language speech. However, the field lacks empirical evidence for defining and measuring accent…”
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The roles of suprasegmental features in assessing paired speaking tasks in high-stakes language assessment by Choi, Sungeun, Kang, Okim

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ESL students’ reverse linguistic stereotyping of English teachers by Ghanem, Romy, Kang, Okim

“…Abstract Reverse linguistic stereotyping (RLS) has been shown to affect students’ attitudes towards non-native teachers as well as their performance and…”
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Impact of L2 learners' background factors on the perception of L1 Spanish speech by Wheeler, Holly, Kang, Okim

“…Listener background variables have been recognized as potential contributors to language evaluation bias. This continuum of trait‐irrelevant factors creates…”
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Impact of Rater Characteristics and Prosodic Features of Speaker Accentedness on Ratings of International Teaching Assistants' Oral Performance by Kang, Okim

“…Few prior studies have examined degree of fidelity between raters' assessments of oral performances and objectively observable prosodic indices of…”
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VALIDITY EVIDENCE: UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS' PERCEPTIONS OF TOEFL IBT HIGH SCORE SPOKEN RESPONSES by Dalman, Mohammadreza, Kang, Okim

“…This study investigated U.S. undergraduates' perceptions of non-native speakers' (NNS) speech which had received 100% proficiency scores on the TOEFL iBT test…”
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Incorporating Global Englishes Varieties into EFL Classrooms: Development of Listening Comprehension and Pronunciation by Miao, Yongzhi, Kang, Okim, Meng, Xianghui

“…Abstract With the rise of different English varieties, scholars argued for reconceptualizing teaching pedagogies to acknowledge and incorporate diverse Global…”
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Mitigating U.S. Undergraduates' Attitudes Toward International Teaching Assistants by Kang, Okim, Rubin, Donald, Lindemann, Stephanie

“…Intelligibility problems between native speakers (NSs) and nonnative speakers (NNSs) of English are often attributed to some perceived inadequacy of the NNSs…”
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The Effects of International Accents and Shared First Language on Listening Comprehension Tests by KANG, OKIM, MORAN, MEGHAN, THOMSON, RON

“…This study examines the effect of incorporating a variety of international English accents into a simulated TOEFL listening comprehension test in growing…”
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The roles of suprasegmental features in predicting English oral proficiency with an automated system by Kang, Okim, Johnson, David

“…Suprasegmental features have received growing attention in the field of oral assessment. In this article we describe a set of computer algorithms that…”
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