| Project/Area Number |
20K00826
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Review Section |
Basic Section 02100:Foreign language education-related
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| Research Institution | Akita University |
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Principal Investigator |
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
松本 奈緒 秋田大学, 教育文化学部, 准教授 (30364699)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2020-04-01 – 2025-03-31
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| Project Status |
Granted (Fiscal Year 2023)
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| Budget Amount *help |
¥4,030,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥930,000)
Fiscal Year 2022: ¥1,820,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥420,000)
Fiscal Year 2021: ¥390,000 (Direct Cost: ¥300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥90,000)
Fiscal Year 2020: ¥1,820,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥420,000)
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| Keywords | vowels / articulation / recordings / spectrograms / pronunciation / muscle memory / training / English Pronunciation / Vowels / Articulation / Physical Training / EFL |
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| Outline of Research at the Start |
This is a cross-disciplinary investigation of the effectiveness of physical training techniques to develop muscle memory for mastering pronunciation of English vowels. Video and acoustic analyses will be conducted to identify factors affecting English learners’ ability to articulate English vowels in a similar manner to native-speakers. The results will then be used to prepare a training program for subjects to follow with the goal of achieving native-like pronunciation. The same video and acoustic analysis tools will be used to carry out regular monitoring of subjects’ progress.
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| Outline of Annual Research Achievements |
We completed purchase of equipment and reference materials in preparation for the experimental phase. But, the start of the experimental phase was severely delayed by the COVID-19 lockdown and the subsequent restrictions on close contact. This was particularly difficult for research into pronunciation as it requires subjects and the researcher to remove masks for the recording of articulation, and for demonstration purposes. Therefore, we extend the research period into AY2023. With the lifting of mask restrictions, we tried recruiting subjects for the study, but were unsuccessful in AY2023. At the beginning of AY2024, we recruited some subjects and now expect to complete the experimental and analysis phases by the middle of AY2024, and plan to have a paper ready by the end of 2024.
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| Current Status of Research Progress |
Current Status of Research Progress
4: Progress in research has been delayed.
Reason
As noted above, the experimental phase was delayed due to the COVID-19 lockdown and the subsequent restrictions on close contact and the use of masks. We have now recruited some subjects and are beginning the experimental phase.
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| Strategy for Future Research Activity |
We are beginning the experimental phase, and expect to complete the experimental and analysis phases by the middle of AY2024, and plan to have a paper ready by the end of 2024.
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