Native, non-native or artificial phonetic content for pronunciation education: representations and perception in the case of L2 French

• Project/Area Number: 24K00093
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Review Section: Basic Section 02100:Foreign language education-related
• Research Institution: Waseda University
• Principal Investigator: Detey Sylvain 早稲田大学, 国際学術院, 教授 (00548927)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): 近藤 眞理子 早稲田大学, 国際学術院, 教授 (00329054) ; 杉山 香織 西南学院大学, 外国語学部, 教授 (00735970) ; 川口 裕司 東京外国語大学, その他部局等, 名誉教授 (20204703)
• Project Period (FY): 2024-04-01 – 2028-03-31
• Project Status: Granted (Fiscal Year 2024)
• Budget Amount: ¥17,810,000 (Direct Cost: ¥13,700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥4,110,000); Fiscal Year 2027: ¥4,030,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥930,000); Fiscal Year 2026: ¥4,680,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,080,000); Fiscal Year 2025: ¥5,200,000 (Direct Cost: ¥4,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,200,000); Fiscal Year 2024: ¥3,900,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥900,000)
• Keywords: Native Speaker / Non-Native Speaker / Artificial Speaker / French / Pronunciation

Outline of Research at the Start

The aim of this research project is to evaluate the sustainable relevance of the notion of "native speaker" in the field of L2 pronunciation education, through an analysis of the perception of, and representations linked to, phonetic material that could be used in L2 French pronunciation education.