A content analysis on articles related to English (L2) pronunciation teaching

Murat Hismanoglu

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This study aimed at analyzing the articles related to English (L2) pronunciation teaching written between 2012 and 2017. To achieve this purpose, 106 articles related to English (L2) pronunciation teaching published in fourteen well-known international journals in the field of foreign language learning and teaching were examined. These fourteen international journals were indexed by SSCI (f=7), ERIC (f=4), EBSCO (f=2) and MLA (f=1) databases in international platforms. These 106 articles related to English (L2) pronunciation teaching were analyzed in terms of research type, research topic, target population, sample selection method, sample size, research method, data collection method, data analysis method, language of articles, year of publication, authors, number of references, and most frequently used keywords. The scale developed by Yagiz, Aydin & Akdemir (2016) was adapted and utilized to collect data on the content of articles related to English (L2) pronunciation teaching. The results displayed the general scope of research studies with respect to English (L2) pronunciation teaching in international contexts.

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English (L2); pronunciation; teaching; content analysis; pronunciation teaching

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