The Dutch overestimate their English speaking skills. Their pronunciation is not always convincing and certain pronunciation mistakes are easily recognised as being typical for Dutch speakers of English. Although intelligibility cannot exist without adequate pronunciation, teaching English pronunciation …

The importance of a near-native accent. This talk will discuss whether or not it is important for EFL-teachers to try and achieve a near-native generally accepted accent for their students. The focus will be on the credibility of non-native speakers of English while speaking English in a globalising …

Stottern beeinträchtigt die Lebensqualität sowohl im physischen, psychischen und sozialen Bereich. Somit ist es wichtig, diese als Parameter in die Diagnostik und Evaluation der Therapie mit ein zu beziehen. In Deutschland existiert bisher kein Fragebogen, der die Lebensqualität ausreichend erfasst und …

Interview based on presentation as keynote speaker at the Malta Chambre of Commerce conference on: Globalisation, Consumerism or Quality?

Voordat een doelgerichte stottertherapie kan beginnen, moet er een precieze analyse van de stottersymptomatiek plaatsvinden. De Amerikaanse vragenlijst OASES is op de ICF-methode gebaseerd en meet de innerlijke symptomen en ook de levenskwaliteit. De OASES is er ook in het Duits en wordt op begrijpelijkheid …

Oral flow was registered with a Rothenberg mask in two male subjects during the utterance of an /æ/ vowel embedded in a word at three intensity levels (soft, normal, and loud voice), and during the production of crescendos and decrescendos on the same vowel at three fundamental frequencies. Registered …