VancehSchaefer
I am associate professor of Applied Linguistics & TESOL (PhD, Second Language Studies, Indiana University - Bloomington) in the Department of Modern Languages at The University of Mississippi. I am an applied linguist who works on pronunciation pedagogy and the teaching of language variation. My training is in second language (L2) phonology, second language acquisition, World Englishes, TESOL, and foreign language pedagogy (i.e., LOTE=Languages Other Than English).
I research the influence of the first language (L1) phonology on the naïve (=non-learner) and L2 (=learned) perception of a non-native phonology. I extend this research to the teaching of pronunciation (pedagogical phonology) to English as a Second/Foreign Language (ESL/EFL) and Japanese as a Foreign Language (JFL) learners by focusing on the influence of their L1 on their perception and production of suprasegmentals such as English stress or Japanese pitch accent at the level of the word, phrase, and rhetoric. I am also interested in the variety of accents in English and Japanese examined within the framework of L2 phonology theory (cf., "second dialect"). The scope of my interest in L2 phonology includes the role of accent exposure in boosting learners' awareness and perception of L2 pronunciation.
By extension, my work also examines how language variation (regional dialects; politeness registers; sociolects of gender, generation, socioeconomic status, sexuality, etc.; codeswitching/codemixing/styleshifting/translanguaging) can be taught/learned in TESOL and LOTE courses, in particular Japanese as an additional language, (e.g., methods, techniques, activities) to enhance L2 communicative competence and promote the development of an L2 identity.
I research the influence of the first language (L1) phonology on the naïve (=non-learner) and L2 (=learned) perception of a non-native phonology. I extend this research to the teaching of pronunciation (pedagogical phonology) to English as a Second/Foreign Language (ESL/EFL) and Japanese as a Foreign Language (JFL) learners by focusing on the influence of their L1 on their perception and production of suprasegmentals such as English stress or Japanese pitch accent at the level of the word, phrase, and rhetoric. I am also interested in the variety of accents in English and Japanese examined within the framework of L2 phonology theory (cf., "second dialect"). The scope of my interest in L2 phonology includes the role of accent exposure in boosting learners' awareness and perception of L2 pronunciation.
By extension, my work also examines how language variation (regional dialects; politeness registers; sociolects of gender, generation, socioeconomic status, sexuality, etc.; codeswitching/codemixing/styleshifting/translanguaging) can be taught/learned in TESOL and LOTE courses, in particular Japanese as an additional language, (e.g., methods, techniques, activities) to enhance L2 communicative competence and promote the development of an L2 identity.
Research interests
Foreign/second/additional language pedagogy (LOTE/TESOL), pronunciation pedagogy, teaching language variation, World Englishes (accent), language teacher education, teaching less commonly taught languages (LCTLs), second language phonology, second language acquisition, translation (translation training)
ORCID ID:
Vance Schaefer (0000-0002-4801-7114) - ORCID
Contact
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Foreign/second/additional language pedagogy (LOTE/TESOL), pronunciation pedagogy, teaching language variation, World Englishes (accent), language teacher education, teaching less commonly taught languages (LCTLs), second language phonology, second language acquisition, translation (translation training)
ORCID ID:
Vance Schaefer (0000-0002-4801-7114) - ORCID
Contact
[email protected]