Impact of Prosodic Training on Speech Rhythm in L2 French
Résumé
Several second language studies show the benefits of prosodic training on fluency, rhythm, comprehensibility, and listening skills over oral comprehension and production activities. However, few approach the acquisition of French as a Foreign Language (FFL). This study tests the impact of FFL prosodic training on learners' speech rhythm. Speech rhythm is understood as a multifaceted construct that includes temporal variables, accentuation patterns, fluency and rhythm metrics. Eleven L1-English speaking learners of French were split into two groups. One group did oral production and comprehension activities and the other trained on French prosody (1.5 hours twice a week for four weeks, 12 hours total). Acoustic measures of speech rhythm were extracted using a free speech task and compared within-speaker (pretest and posttest) and between groups. Preliminary results indicate benefits from the prosodic training over oral production and comprehension activities on fluency and cohesion within Inter Pausal Units.
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