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Development of a Tokyo accent online self-learning program for native Japanese teachers

Research Project

Project/Area Number 18K00773
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Section一般
Review Section Basic Section 02100:Foreign language education-related
Research InstitutionMiyagi Gakuin Women's University (2019-2021)
Nagasaki University of Foreign Studies (2018)

Principal Investigator

Kawatsu Motoi  宮城学院女子大学, その他部局, 助教 (20398340)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) 邊 姫京  国際教養大学, 国際教養学部, 准教授 (90468124)
Project Period (FY) 2018-04-01 – 2022-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2021)
Budget Amount *help
¥3,250,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥750,000)
Fiscal Year 2020: ¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥300,000)
Fiscal Year 2019: ¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥300,000)
Fiscal Year 2018: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000)
Keywordsアクセント / 東京語 / 音声教育 / 自律学習 / eラーニング / 聞き取り / 自習ツール / スマートフォン / 東京語アクセントの聞き取りテスト
Outline of Final Research Achievements

A web-based accent perception practice tool NALA-J has been renewed and made available on the Internet. The program was first developed in 2009 to help Japanese language learners practice accent perception. The new program works on any browser and can be used on computers as well as smartphones. The new program targets native Japanese speakers who teach Japanese as a foreign language. Most of the native Japanese speakers can hear the difference in accent and repeat the word using the same accent. However, they have no idea how to write it down on a piece of paper. Japanese language teachers are expected to hear and take notes on the unnatural accents that their students speak. A variety of new practice patterns have been introduced to accommodate native Japanese speakers to effectively learn the accent system using their accent perception skills. This study contributes to developing further prosody education of the Japanese language.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

日本語教育の現場では語彙や文法の指導が優先され、発音、それも表記に現れないアクセントを扱う余裕は少ない。中国語母語話者など一部の学習者は、日本語のアクセントを聞き分け、正しいアクセントを学びたいと希望するが、日本語を母語とする教師の多くはアクセント記号を読むこともできず、適切な指導ができない。一方、大半の教師は自分のアクセントに自信がない場合であっても、「雨」と「飴」のように、言葉をアクセントで言い分けられる。この能力を生かして現場に立つ教師や教師志望者がアクセント体系を自習する教材の作成が本研究の目的である。練習ツールの公開により、日本語教育界において、韻律教育の進展と水準向上が期待される。

Report

(5 results)
  • 2021 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2020 Research-status Report
  • 2019 Research-status Report
  • 2018 Research-status Report
  • Research Products

    (5 results)

All 2021 2018 Other

All Journal Article (2 results) (of which Peer Reviewed: 2 results,  Open Access: 2 results) Presentation (2 results) Remarks (1 results)

  • [Journal Article] NALA-J: A Smartphone Compatible Japanese Accent Perception Tool2021

    • Author(s)
      河津 基
    • Journal Title

      宮城學院女子大學研究論文集

      Volume: 133 Issue: 133 Pages: 59-70

    • DOI

      10.20641/00000599

    • NAID

      120007187964

    • URL

      https://mgu.repo.nii.ac.jp/records/611

    • Year and Date
      2021-12-30
    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Tokyo Accent Perception Ability for Native Speakers from Different Areas2018

    • Author(s)
      邊姫京
    • Journal Title

      Journal of the Phonetic Society of Japan

      Volume: 22 Issue: 2 Pages: 1-21

    • DOI

      10.24467/onseikenkyu.22.2_1

    • NAID

      130007511495

    • ISSN
      1342-8675, 2189-5961
    • Year and Date
      2018-08-30
    • Related Report
      2018 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Presentation] 日本語アクセント聞き取り練習プログラム:NALA-Jスマホ対応版の試作2021

    • Author(s)
      河津 基
    • Organizer
      小出記念日本語教育研究会
    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] 二型式アクセント地域における東京語アクセントの聞き取り能力-鹿児島方言母語話者を対象に-2018

    • Author(s)
      邊姫京・河津基
    • Organizer
      日本音声学会第338回研究例会(宇都宮共和大学・宇都宮シティキャンパス)
    • Related Report
      2018 Research-status Report
  • [Remarks] 日本語アクセント聞き取り練習NALA-J

    • URL

      http://www.tufs.ac.jp/st/personal/99/kawatsu/nala/

    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report

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Published: 2018-04-23   Modified: 2023-01-30  

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