Asian varieties of English: Attitudes towards pronunciation

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Second language speech production: Investigating linguistic correlates of comprehensibility and accentedness for learners at different ability levels (2016, background): “…dimensions associated with linguistic attributes of spoken language (e.g., prosody and segmental accuracy), the linguistic ability of native speakers has long been viewed by teachers and students in many contexts as the ideal ultimate learning goal (e.g., Derwing, 2003; Tokumoto & Shibata, 2011).”
Does a Speaking Task Affect Second Language Comprehensibility (2015, background): “…L2 teachers and students frequently see the acquisition of nativelike, accent- free pronunciation as the ultimate goal of learning (Derwing, 2003; Tokumoto & Shibata, 2011), many proponents of pronunciation have argued for a greater focus on comprehensible speech, as opposed to minimizing…”
Second Language Comprehensibility Revisited: Investigating the Effects of Learner Background (2015, methodology): “For many L2 speakers and their teachers, the ideal ultimate learning goal is often to acquire the linguistic ability of a native speaker, characterized by native or near-native accent (Tokumoto & Shibata, 2011).”