Search Results - "Kermad, Alyssa"

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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TRAINING THE "EVERYDAY" LISTENER HOW TO RATE ACCENTED SPEECH by Kermad, Alyssa

“…Speech perception research has commonly relied on untrained listeners to provide impressionistic judgments of second language (L2) speech, and training…”
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"From the Sound, it Look Like He Said it from the Deep in his Heart": How do English Learners Make Judgments of Pragma-Prosodic Meaning? by Kermad, Alyssa

“…Prosody communicates pragmatic meaning far beyond that which is evident at the surface level of an utterance and can pose challenges to learners' pragmatic…”
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Effect of classroom assessment stakes on English language learners’ oral performance by Kermad, Alyssa, Kang, Okim

“…High‐stakes tasks may prevent language learners from performing successfully due to factors of “communicative stress” (Skehan, 1996, p. 52). Little research,…”
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Speaker and Listener Variability in the Perception of Non-Native Speech by DiGirolamo Kermad, Alyssa Anne

“…With the ever-increasing demands for success in second language (L2) English speech, applied linguistics research has been critical to uncovering important…”
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