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Examining the role of explicit phonetic instruction in native-like and comprehensible pronunciation development: an instructed SLA approach to L2 phonology

Kazuya Saito Department of Integrated Studies in Education, McGill University, 3700 McTavish, Montreal, Quebec, H3A1Y2, Canada
Pages 45-59 | Received 20 Oct 2009, Accepted 04 Oct 2010, Published online: 15 Apr 2011

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