--- Forwarded Message from Deanne Cobb <[log in to unmask]> --- >From: Deanne Cobb <[log in to unmask]> >Sender: [log in to unmask] >Date: Thu, 19 Feb 2004 10:12:16 -0600 >To: [log in to unmask], [log in to unmask] >Subject: article on the role of speech speed in aural comprehension skill development >Disposition-Notification-To: Deanne Cobb <[log in to unmask]> >Return-Receipt-To: Deanne Cobb <[log in to unmask]> >Priority: NORMAL This message was originally submitted by [log in to unmask] to the LLTI list at LISTSERV.DARTMOUTH.EDU. If you simply forward it back to the list, using a mail command that generates "Resent-" fields (ask your local user support or consult the documentation of your mail program if in doubt), it will be distributed and the explanations you are now reading will be removed automatically. If on the other hand you edit the contributions you receive into a digest, you will have to remove this paragraph manually. Finally, you should be able to contact the author of this message by using the normal "reply" function of your mail program. ----------------- Message requiring your approval (30 lines) ------------------ Please excuse the cross-posting. I am hoping someone may be able to help me locate an article I vaguely remember reading. Approximately a year ago, I read an article in either the CALICO or IALLT journals about the role that speech speed plays in aural comprehension skill development. If I remember correctly, the article discussed the idea that comprehension is affected to a greater degree by the frequency of pauses than by the speed of speech and (now this next part is very vague so I apologize if I have the issue completely wrong) that slowing the speech pattern may, in fact, hinder aural comprehension skill development. I am wondering if anyone else can recall this article and if they would be able to tell me which journal (and volume) it was published in. I have lent so many of my journals out to colleagues that I don't seem to have the article currently in my collection, and I need to locate it. Thank you very much in advance for your assistance. It is always greatly appreciated. Sincerely, Deanne Cobb Language Lab Manager Language Resource Centre University of Regina