Table 2. Mean acoustic values of /z/ production by speaker group

Table 2. Mean acoustic values of /z/ production by speaker group
Speakergroup Fricationduration CVduration Fricationratio
NATIVE 132.92 317.25 44.42
HIGH 84.17 203.70 40.37
MID 63.93 231.25 30.35
LOW 69.21 232.61 30.31
Total analyzed items per group: NATIVE (n=13), HIGH (n=50), MID (n=50), and LOW (n=48). Among the Korean EFL learners, the number of errors produced is 15 (HIGH), 21 (MID), and 33 (LOW).