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This study aims to investigate how stimuli type and individual differences in auditory selective attention influence phonetic training performance in second language learners.

August 7, 2026Language LearningOpen Access

Diving Into High‐Variability Phonetic Training: Stimuli Type and Learners’ Auditory Selective Attention in Second Language Vowel Training

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IMIngrid Mora‐PlazaUniversity College London CACristina Aliaga-GarcíaUniversity of Modern Sciences JMJoan C. MoraUniversitat de Barcelona

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Randomized trial investigates vowel training outcomes in advanced language learners based on stimuli type and attention skills, suggesting adaptive training improvements.

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This study aims to investigate how stimuli type and individual differences in auditory selective attention influence phonetic training performance in second language learners.
80 advanced L2 English learners participated in a four-session HVPT program.
Participants engaged in tasks involving discrimination, identification, and immediate repetition of English vowel contrasts.
Performance was measured through accuracy, reaction times, and production distances for the vowels /æ/ and /ʌ/.
Participants showed significant improvements in discrimination, identification, and repetition tasks irrespective of stimuli type (nonwords vs words).
Learners who practiced with words achieved higher accuracy compared to those using nonwords.
Stronger auditory selective attention was linked to better perceptual accuracy, faster processing speeds, and more distinct vowel production.

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Mora‐Plaza et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a758be1847ab6d26c01f76a https://doi.org/10.1111/lang.70055

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Randomized trial investigates vowel training outcomes in advanced language learners based on stimuli type and attention skills, suggesting adaptive training improvements.

Diving Into High‐Variability Phonetic Training: Stimuli Type and Learners’ Auditory Selective Attention in Second Language Vowel Training

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Diving Into High‐Variability Phonetic Training: Stimuli Type and Learners’ Auditory Selective Attention in Second Language Vowel Training

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