Introduction

A Step Further

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Abstract

The 6th Annual Pronunciation in Second Language Learning and Teaching Conference took place in Santa Barbara, California on the beautiful campus of the University of California Santa Barbara. Over 100 participants from 17 countries attended, and most attended both days of the conference, despite the allure of Pacific Ocean beaches only a short walk away. We thank Dorothy Chun, the conference organizer, for putting together a wonderful conference experience. The conference has developed into a meeting place for researchers and teachers from around the world who are looking at second language pronunciation in relation to many different second languages. Top names in the field, new and upcoming researchers, and classroom teachers all address a topic that is close to their hearts. This has been a goal of the conference from the beginning, and it is increasingly evident in the conference line-up. This year included papers, to name a few, about Karen and Vietnamese speakers learning Swedish, Polish learners of English, Multiple L1s learning Norwegian, Russian and Chinese learners of Italian, English learners of Spanish, French and Chinese, Cantonese learners of French, Americans learning Russian, pronunciation in German textbooks, acquisition of Arabic, French learners studying abroad, Greek, Japanese and Spanish vowels in English.

How to Cite:

Levis, J., Mohammed, R., Qian, M. & Zhou, Z., (2014) “A Step Further”, Pronunciation in Second Language Learning and Teaching Proceedings 6(1).