My research has examined the role of contextual and individual factors in the development of L2 speech and oral fluency, and the acquisition of L2 phonology. I am a member of the GRAL research group currently investigating the acquisition of English as a foreign language through multi-modal input exposure. I also coordinate the L2 Speech Research Group, a group of researchers investigating the acquisition of second language (L2) speech in all of its perceptual and productive dimensions. We hold regular meetings every term (fall, spring, summer) to discuss research in the acquisition of L2 speech. 

My current research interests focus on the role of input in bilingual phonological acquisition and the effect of cognitive and emotional individual differences on L2 speech learning. 

My interests also include phonetic training methods, multimodal pronunciation training, phonological learning and the mental lexicon, and task-based pronunciation teaching and learning in instructed SLA.
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Latest News
—Publications

Fouz-González, J. & Mora, J. C. (2025). Exploring the potential of textually-enhanced captioned video to direct learners’ attention to challenging sound contrasts. Journal of Second Language Pronunciation, Online-first 1-30

Darcy, I., Llompart, M., Hayes-Harb, R., Mora, J. C., Adrian, M., Cook, S., & Ernestus, M. (2024). Phonological processing and the L2 mental lexicon: Looking back and moving forward. Studies in Second Language Acquisition, First View, 1-27

—Talks

Aliaga-Garcia, C., Mora, J. C., Mora-Plaza, I., & Ortega, M. (2023). Contrastiveness and nativelikeness vowel production measures to gauge accuracy gains during high-variability phonetic training. June 14, 2023, Universidad del País Vasco / Euskal Herriko Unibetsitatea (UPV/EHU), Vitoria, Spain.

Ortega, M. Mora-Plaza, I., Aliaga-Garcia, C. , & Mora, J. C. (2024). A methodological proposal for L2 accent imitation training. June 14, 2024, Universidad del País Vasco / Euskal Herriko Unibetsitatea (UPV/EHU), Vitoria, Spain.