%0 Generic %A Alves, Ubiratã Kickhöfel %A Luchini, Pedro Luis %D 2018 %T Effects of Perceptual Training on the Identification and Production of Word-Initial Voiceless Stops by Argentinean Learners of English %U https://scielo.figshare.com/articles/dataset/Effects_of_Perceptual_Training_on_the_Identification_and_Production_of_Word-Initial_Voiceless_Stops_by_Argentinean_Learners_of_English/7518335 %R 10.6084/m9.figshare.7518335.v1 %2 https://scielo.figshare.com/ndownloader/files/13977989 %2 https://scielo.figshare.com/ndownloader/files/13977995 %2 https://scielo.figshare.com/ndownloader/files/13978004 %2 https://scielo.figshare.com/ndownloader/files/13978007 %2 https://scielo.figshare.com/ndownloader/files/13978010 %2 https://scielo.figshare.com/ndownloader/files/13978016 %2 https://scielo.figshare.com/ndownloader/files/13978025 %2 https://scielo.figshare.com/ndownloader/files/13978031 %2 https://scielo.figshare.com/ndownloader/files/13978034 %2 https://scielo.figshare.com/ndownloader/files/13978040 %2 https://scielo.figshare.com/ndownloader/files/13978046 %K Perceptual training %K Awareness raising %K Acoustic cues %K Voice Onset Time %K English as a Foreign Language. %X

Abstract In this study, we investigate the effectiveness of perceptual training, administered to Argentinean learners, in the perception and production of word-initial voiceless stops in English. 24 participants were divided into 3 groups: (i) Group 1, which participated in 3 training sessions; (ii) Group 2, which, besides performing the same training tasks, was explicitly informed about the target item; (iii) Group 3 (control). All participants took part in a pre-test, a post-test and a delayed post-test. In all these tests, they participated in a consonant identification task and took part in a read-aloud task. Our results show a significant increase of both experimental groups in identification. As for production, Group 2 exhibited a significant increase in /p/ and /t/ after training. These results are indicative of the effectiveness of perceptual training tasks in helping learners focus on Voice Onset Time.

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