Studies of pronunciation practices for language learners

• Project/Area Number: 19520494
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Single-year Grants
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Foreign language education
• Research Institution: Kagawa University
• Principal Investigator: NAGAI Katsumi Kagawa University, 大学教育開発センター, 准教授 (20332059)
• Project Period (FY): 2007 – 2008
• Project Status: Completed (Fiscal Year 2008)
• Budget Amount: ¥2,730,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥630,000); Fiscal Year 2008: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000); Fiscal Year 2007: ¥2,080,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥480,000)
• Keywords: 発音練習 / シャドーイング / 人工文法 / 信号検出理論 / シャドゥイング / 英語音声 / 自然性

Research Abstract

本研究は外国語学習者が行う「シャドゥイング」と呼ばれる作業に注目し, その心理学的特徴の解明と効果の検証を試みたものである. 「シャドゥイング」中に行われる学習者の心的活動と, それに対応する音声の特徴を昨年度に引き続き調べるため, 無意味語と人工文法を利用した実験及び練習時に発せられる音声の音響的分析を行った

Research Products

• [Journal Article] Effect of pronunciation practices on the acquisition of artificial languages (2008)
  • Author(s): Nagai Katsumi
  • Journal Title: Studies in phonetics and speech communication Kinki Society for Phonetics 6 Pages: 225-233
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Data analysis of TOEIC test at Kagawa University : 2007-2008 (2008)
  • Author(s): Nagai Katsumi
  • Journal Title: Journal of higher education and research 5 Pages: 21-28
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Effect of pronunciation practices on the acquisition of artificial languages' (2008)
  • Author(s): Katsumi Nagai
  • Journal Title: studies in phonetics and speech communication 6 Pages: 225-233
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Differences of pronunciation practices : A study of "Repeat with me" and "Repeat after me" (2007)
  • Author(s): Nagai Katsumi
  • Journal Title: Journal of the Phonetic Society of Japan 11 Pages: 79-93
  • NAID: 110008763205
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Mouthing vowels interferes with language rhythm but writing circles does not : evidence from dual-task experiments' (2007)
  • Author(s): Nagai Katsumi
  • Journal Title: Journal of the Japan Society for Speech Sciences 8 Pages: 1-18
  • NAID: 40015590521
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] 'Differences of pronunciation practices:A study of"Repeat with me"and"Repeat after me". (2007)
  • Author(s): Nagai Katsumi
  • Journal Title: Journal of the phonetic Society of Japan. 11 Pages: 79-93
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Mouthing vowels interferes with language rhythm but writing circles does not:evidence from dual-task experiments'. (2007)
  • Author(s): Nagai Katsumi
  • Journal Title: Journal of the Japan Society for Speech Sciences. 8 Pages: 1-18
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Presentation] 音声の利用により学習者が得るもの (2008)
  • Author(s): 長井克己
  • Organizer: ことばの科学会第4回シンポジウム
  • Place of Presentation: 関西学院大学
  • Year and Date: 2008-10-11
• [Presentation] 音声の利用により学習者が得るもの (2008)
  • Author(s): 長井克己
  • Organizer: ことばの科学会
  • Place of Presentation: 関西学院大学
  • Year and Date: 2008-10-11