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Oral Fluency, Accuracy, and Complexity in Formal Instruction and Study Abroad Learning Contexts by Mora, Joan C., Valls-Ferrer, Margalida

“…This study investigates the differential effects of two learning contexts, formal instruction (FI) at home and a study abroad period (SA), on the oral…”
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Online Assessment of Cross-Linguistic Similarity as a Measure of L2 Perceptual Categorization Accuracy by Cebrian, Juli, Mora, Joan C.

“…The effect of cross-linguistic similarity on the development of target-like categories in a second or additional language is widely attested. Research also…”
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From Research in the Lab to Pedagogical Practices in the EFL Classroom: The Case of Task-Based Pronunciation Teaching by Mora, Joan C., Mora-Plaza, Ingrid

“…Input and context-related factors identified by research as key success variables in L2 pronunciation development in immersion contexts play a very modest role…”
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Does Having Good Articulatory Skills Lead to More Fluent Speech in First and Second Languages? by De Jong, Nivja H, Mora, Joan C

“…Speaking fluently requires three main processes to run smoothly: conceptualization, formulation, and articulation. This study investigates to what extent…”
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Can Captioned Video Benefit Second Language Pronunciation? by Wisniewska, Natalia, Mora, Joan C

“…The present study investigated the potential benefits of extended exposure to captioned videos for second language pronunciation. We tested 90 L2 adult…”
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The Role of Inhibitory Control in Second Language Phonological Processing by Darcy, Isabelle, Mora, Joan C., Daidone, Danielle

“…This study investigated the role of inhibition in second language (L2) learners’ phonological processing. Participants were Spanish learners of L2 English and…”
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Individual differences in attention control and the processing of phonological contrasts in a second language by Mora, Joan C, Darcy, Isabelle

“…This study investigated attention control in L2 phonological processing from a cognitive individual differences perspective, to determine its role in…”
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Speech Rhythm in Spontaneous and Controlled L2 Speaking Modes: Exploring Differences and Distance Measures by Fraser, Katherine, Mora, Joan C

“…Studies of speech rhythm have often used read speech rather than spontaneous speech in their comparisons. However, read speech has been shown to be…”
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TASK-BASED PRONUNCIATION TEACHING AND RESEARCH: KEY ISSUES AND FUTURE DIRECTIONS by Mora, Joan C., Levkina, Mayya

“…This article synthesizes the conclusions of the empirical studies in this special issue and outlines key questions in future research. The research reported in…”
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Training the pronunciation of L2 vowels under different conditions: the use of non-lexical materials and masking noise by Mora, Joan C, Ortega, Mireia, Mora-Plaza, Ingrid, Aliaga-García, Cristina

“…The current study extends traditional perceptual high-variability phonetic training (HVPT) in a foreign language learning context by implementing a…”
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Speaking anxiety and task complexity effects on second language speech by Mora, Joan C., Mora‐Plaza, Ingrid, Bermejo Miranda, Gonzalo

“…The association between speaking anxiety and L2 speech production, including L2 pronunciation, remains largely under‐researched, especially in relation to task…”
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The effects of individual differences in native perception on discrimination of a novel non-native contrast by Kogan, Vita V, Mora, Joan C.

“…Native (L1) phonetic categories can constrain the perception of non-native contrasts which deviate from the listener’s L1 (Best & Tyler, 2007; Flege, 1995)…”
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L2 effects on the perception and production of a native vowel contrast in early bilinguals by Mora, Joan C., Nadeu, Marianna

“…This study investigates the effect of L2 (Spanish) use on Catalan–Spanish bilinguals’ ability to accurately perceive and produce two contrastive native Catalan…”
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TASK-BASED PRONUNCIATION TEACHING AND RESEARCH by Mora, Joan C., Levkina, Mayya

“…This article synthesizes the conclusions of the empirical studies in this special issue and outlines key questions in future research. The research reported in…”
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Differential effects of SA and intensive AH courses on teenagers' L2 pronunciation by Llanes, Àngels, Mora, Joan C., Serrano, Raquel

“…The present study compares the differential effects of two learning contexts on the L2 pronunciation accuracy of L1‐Spanish/Catalan teenage learners of…”
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How long is long enough? L2 English development through study abroad programmes varying in duration by Lara, Rebecca, Mora, Joan C., Pérez-Vidal, Carmen

“…The current study analyzes the oral production of advanced learners of English who have Catalan and Spanish as their first languages. Subjects participated in…”
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Mimicking accented speech as L2 phonological awareness by Mora, Joan C., Rochdi, Youssef, Kivistö-de Souza, Hanna

“…This study investigated Spanish-speaking learners' awareness of a non-distinctive phonetic difference between Spanish and English through a delayed mimicry…”
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Audio-synchronized textual enhancement in foreign language pronunciation learning from videos by Galimberti, Valeria, Mora, Joan C., Gilabert, Roger

“…The benefits of multimodal input on foreign language listening comprehension and vocabulary learning are well-established, but only recently has its impact on…”
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Task complexity effects on L2 speech rhythm in spontaneous speech production by Fullana, Natalia, Mora-Plaza, Ingrid, Mora, Joan C., Adrian, Miren, Sosa-López, Gisela

“…Task-based pronunciation teaching studies have shown that the cognitive complexity of a task affects different aspects of second language (L2) speech, such as…”
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Experience effects on the categorization of a native vowel contrast in highly proficient Catalan-Spanish bilinguals by Mora, Joan C., Nadeu, Marianna

“…The present study investigated the effect of experience on highly proficient adult Catalan-Spanish bilinguals’ ability to categorize two contrastive native…”
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