Research shows that older individuals often score highest in achieving native-like pronunciation, while young learners can more easily acquire native pronunciation. Several factors influence pronunciation learning, including biological changes, exposure, motivation, and individual attitudes.
Relevant factors: biological changes, sensitive period for language learning, exposure, motivation, ability and attitude.
Snow and Hoefnagel-Hóhle: older people received the highest scores regarding native-like pronunciation
Oyama: young learners learn to pronounce like natives easily
Learning pronunciation in EFL: factors and difficulties
Motivation or concern for good pronunciation
"Achievemet pronunciation"
Some other don't want to speak because of probable mistakes
Some learners solicit correction
Phonetic ability
Poor vs good discriminators
Pronunciation drills
Basic ability of human beings
"Auditory discrimination ability"
Amount of exposure
What matters: taking advantage of opportunities
English used at school, work
Language spoken at home
English-speaking country
The native language
intonation
rythm
Sound systems: target language and native language
"less favoured languages"
"more favoured languages"
We can't think in terms of barriers to learning. Every factor has to be taken into account. All in all, every person is different and learning is up to ourselves.
Attitude and identity
"Integrating motivation"
Positive feelings towards speakers of the new language
