Though a great deal of instructional communication research has explored the influence of various instructor traits on student learning, little attention has been paid to the role differences in linguistic background can play in educational contexts. This study sought to inform this underexplored area of research by determining how an L2 instructor's foreign accent influences students' perceptions both of the instructor's credibility and of their own learning, while also evaluating the

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... ness of a cultural sensitivity training designed to reduce students' negative perceptions of L2 speakers. Using a 2 (Intervention vs. No Intervention) x 2 (Accent vs. No Accent) factorial experimental design, participants (N = 355) viewed two videos and then completed questions measuring their learning and perceptions of the instructor. Results indicated no significant relationship