Second language accent and pronunciation teaching: A research-based approach

TESOL Quarterly

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 379-397

  Derwing, Tracey M ^a,c   Munro, Murray J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c Prairie Centre of Excellence for Research on Immigration and Integration   (Canada)

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EID: 33644912755     PISSN: 00398322     EISSN: 15457249     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3588486     Document Type: Review

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