Development of a language production-oriented TILT teaching method to cultivate metalinguistic abilities

2022 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 18K00895
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Review Section: Basic Section 02100:Foreign language education-related
• Research Institution: Osaka Electro-Communication University
• Principal Investigator: Minamitsu Yoshihiro 大阪電気通信大学, 共通教育機構, 准教授 (70616292)
• Project Period (FY): 2018-04-01 – 2023-03-31
• Keywords: メタ言語能力 / TILT / 逐次通訳 / 字幕翻訳

Outline of Final Research Achievements

This study focused on incorporating pragmatic and rhetorical adjustments into language production, using the TILT technique in language education. A two-step translation process involving grammatical and pragmatic translation was introduced, guiding learners to consider the context in cross-cultural mediated translation. Learners demonstrated stable performance in pragmatic operations like "saturation" and "ad hoc concept construction." Subtitle editing enhanced communication skills and awareness, enabling the stable use of three strategies: "omission," "paraphrase," and "changes in grammatical relations." Overall, this research provides valuable insights for teaching methods that facilitate natural and contextually appropriate expressions in the target language.

Free Research Field

通訳翻訳学

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

本研究では、TILTが関与する「メタ言語能力」に焦点をあて、学習者の言語産出を促進することで、TILTがもたらす「メタ言語能力」への具体的な効果を検証することが目的である。TILTを導入することで、語用論的・修辞的調整も加えて妥当な訳出言語で表現することを可能にするための教授法を検討した。その結果、語用論的に妥当な訳出を行わせるには、意味論的な言語産出プランをもとに語用論的な調整を加える訳出プロセスの必要性であり、メタ言語使用を可視化させることがより安定的な言語産出を促すことを実証することができた。