Dr. Angelica Carlet

Angelica Carlet is a lecturer in education at Charles Darwin University whose research sits at the intersection of second language acquisition, phonology, and English language teaching methodologies. Her primary focus is on effective strategies for teaching English pronunciation to non-native speakers, with a particular emphasis on High Variability Phonetic Training (HVPT). She investigates how HVPT can enhance learners’ perception and production of L2 sounds by exposing them to a diverse range of phonetic input, ultimately improving intelligibility and long-term retention. 

Angelica’s research is informed by her strong grounding in linguistics and applied psycholinguistics, particularly in the areas of speech perception and production, phonetic training, and cross-linguistic influence, specifically how learners’ first languages shape the acquisition of additional phonological systems. Her work also explores the psychological and socio-psychological factors that impact literacy development in a second or additional language. 

In addition, Angelica has previously investigated how teaching placements abroad can influence pre-service teachers’ understanding of language learning and second language acquisition processes. Her overarching goal is to bridge theoretical insights with practical classroom applications, equipping educators with research-informed strategies to support diverse language learners in real-world teaching contexts. Her recorded impact can be seen in her Google scholar profile https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=ilPFg3IAAAAJ&hl=en

Research Interests:

My research is situated within the field of second language acquisition, with a particular focus on the acquisition of the phonological system in an additional language. I am especially interested in the role of High Variability Phonetic Training (HVPT) in enhancing learners’ perception and production of non-native sounds. HVPT, which exposes learners to a wide range of phonetic input from multiple talkers and contexts, is central to my work as a promising method for improving segmental and suprasegmental accuracy in second language pronunciation. 

In addition to HVPT, my research spans the interconnected areas of speech perception and production, English as a foreign language, and the practical applications of phonetic training in classroom settings. I am also deeply interested in the psycholinguistic mechanisms that underlie how learners process, store, and retrieve phonological information in a second language. Ultimately, my work aims to bridge theory and practice by informing evidence-based approaches to pronunciation teaching and learning.