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Development of Teaching Materials to Improve Listening Comprehension of Varieties of English Accents

Research Project

Project/Area Number 18K12444
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Review Section Basic Section 02100:Foreign language education-related
Research InstitutionGunma University

Principal Investigator

Kawashima Tomoyuki  群馬大学, 大学院保健学研究科, 准教授 (70759050)

Project Period (FY) 2018-04-01 – 2021-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2020)
Budget Amount *help
¥1,560,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥360,000)
Fiscal Year 2020: ¥780,000 (Direct Cost: ¥600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥180,000)
Fiscal Year 2019: ¥260,000 (Direct Cost: ¥200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥60,000)
Fiscal Year 2018: ¥520,000 (Direct Cost: ¥400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥120,000)
Keywords多様な英語 / 非母語話者 / なまり / 聞き取り / 明瞭性 / intelligibility / 教材開発 / リスニングテスト / 態度 / リスニング教材
Outline of Final Research Achievements

The investigation of the intelligibility of non-native speaker English using the original recordings from the National Center Test listening questions and the reproduced recordings by non-native speakers showed that neither a 20%-reduced speech rate nor a 30-minute exposure to speakers’ English leads to greater intelligibility of non-native speaker English. The recordings used for the research are available online at https://real-english.health.gunma-u.ac.jp/ as a resource for English language learning with the title “Listening Practice in Real English.”

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

日本人英語学習者に多様な英語を聞かせるにあたっては、学習者の耳をどうやって段階的に慣らすか、またいかに学習者が非母語話者や英語なまりに対して偏見を持たないようにするかという2つ課題がある。そこで本研究では、英語の聞き取りやすさ(明瞭性)と学習者の英語なまりに対する態度について研究を進めながら、教材開発を目指した。研究成果は、誰もが利用できる聞き取り教材としてホームページで公開した。

Report

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

    (19 results)

All 2021 2020 2019 2018 Other

All Journal Article (7 results) (of which Peer Reviewed: 7 results,  Open Access: 2 results) Presentation (11 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 6 results) Remarks (1 results)

  • [Journal Article] Effects of Awareness Raising Activities about World Englishes on EFL Learners2020

    • Author(s)
      Kawashima, T.
    • Journal Title

      OnCUE Journal Special Issue

      Volume: 1 Pages: 25-48

    • Related Report
      2020 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] English use by the heads of state at the United Nations General Assembly2019

    • Author(s)
      Kawashima, T.
    • Journal Title

      English Today

      Volume: - Issue: 2 Pages: 1-23

    • DOI

      10.1017/s0266078419000464

    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] An Exploratory Study of Listening Materials to Promote Comprehension for World Englishes2019

    • Author(s)
      Kawashima, T.
    • Journal Title

      Asian English Studies

      Volume: 21 Pages: 38-51

    • NAID

      130008022500

    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Background Research on Developing Teaching Materials for Listening Comprehension in World Englishes2019

    • Author(s)
      Kawashima, T.
    • Journal Title

      JACET ELF SIG Journal

      Volume: 3 Pages: 25-47

    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Intelligibility of Slowed Speech in Indian English2019

    • Author(s)
      Kawashima, T.
    • Journal Title

      JACET-KANTO Journal

      Volume: 6 Pages: 5-22

    • NAID

      40021900234

    • Related Report
      2018 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] A Longitudinal Study of Speakers on CDs for Senior High School English Textbooks in Japan2018

    • Author(s)
      Kawashima, T.
    • Journal Title

      Asian English Studies

      Volume: 20 Pages: 26-46

    • NAID

      130008022451

    • Related Report
      2018 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Using a Pronunciation Table to Make Medical Terms More Approachable2018

    • Author(s)
      Kawashima, T.
    • Journal Title

      Nursing English Nexus

      Volume: 2 Pages: 6-12

    • Related Report
      2018 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Presentation] Comparing the Difficulty Levels of Listening Comprehension of Native and Non-Native Speaker English2021

    • Author(s)
      Kawashima, T.
    • Organizer
      17th CamTESOL 国際学会
    • Related Report
      2020 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Reviewing the Attitudes of Japanese Learners toward Non-Native English Accents2021

    • Author(s)
      Kawashima, T.
    • Organizer
      日本「アジア英語」学会第46回全国大会
    • Related Report
      2020 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Quantifying Difficulty Levels in Listening to Global Englishes for High School and University Students in Japan2020

    • Author(s)
      Kawashima, T.
    • Organizer
      3rd JAAL in JACET
    • Related Report
      2020 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Expectations for Teacher Training in the Teaching of English as a Lingua Franca2020

    • Author(s)
      Kawashima, T.
    • Organizer
      2nd International Conference on the Future of Education
    • Related Report
      2020 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Material Development for Listening Comprehension in Global Englishes2020

    • Author(s)
      Kawashima, T.
    • Organizer
      The 40th Thailand TESOL-PAC International Conference
    • Related Report
      2020 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Material Development for Listening Comprehension in Global Englishes2020

    • Author(s)
      Kawashima, T.
    • Organizer
      第40回Thailand TESOL-PAC国際学会
    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] How Can We Foster Positive Learner Beliefs about Speaking English?2019

    • Author(s)
      Kawashima, T.
    • Organizer
      第15回CamTESOL 国際学会
    • Related Report
      2018 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Challenges for Using Non-Native Speaker Accents for Listening Practice2019

    • Author(s)
      Kawashima, T.
    • Organizer
      CamTESOL-UECA Regional ELT Research Symposium
    • Related Report
      2018 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] The Research Background of the Development of Teaching Materials to Improve Listening Comprehension of World Englishes2018

    • Author(s)
      Kawashima, T.
    • Organizer
      JACET大学英語教育学会2018年度第2回ELF SIG Meeting
    • Related Report
      2018 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] What is Available and What is Missing in Teaching Materials to Promote Listening Comprehension for World Englishes?2018

    • Author(s)
      Kawashima, T.
    • Organizer
      日本「アジア英語」学会第43回全国大会
    • Related Report
      2018 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] Student Reaction to Teacher Talks on World Englishes2018

    • Author(s)
      Kawashima, T.
    • Organizer
      JALT全国語学教育学会第25回大学外国語教育研究部会大会
    • Related Report
      2018 Research-status Report
  • [Remarks] 堂々と英語を話すための『本当の英語』リスニング

    • URL

      https://real-english.health.gunma-u.ac.jp/

    • Related Report
      2020 Annual Research Report

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Published: 2018-04-23   Modified: 2022-01-27  

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