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2010 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

Intelligibility Assessment of Japanese Accented English

Research Project

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Project/Area Number 20520447
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Section一般
Research Field English linguistics
Research InstitutionChukyo University

Principal Investigator

TSUZUKI Masako  Chukyo University, 国際教養学部, 教授 (00227448)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) NISHIO Yuri  茨城大学, 大学教育センター, 准教授 (20455059)
BONG Hyun kyung  信州大学, 全学教育機構, 准教授 (50434593)
YAMAZOE Naoki  名城大学, 大学教育開発センター, 講師 (00555641)
Project Period (FY) 2008 – 2010
Keywordsミスコミュニケーション / インテリジャビリティ / 国際英語 / 英語音声 / 日本人英語 / リンガフランカ / (超)分節特性
Research Abstract

The examination of the results of the experiments on the intelligibility of Japanese science major students spoken English has brought us to the conclusion that the following four factors are the main causes of unintelligibility ; (i) as for consonant mispronunciation liquid mispronunciation and weak pronunciation of plosives and fricatives ; (ii) altered vowel length accompanied with vowel substitution ; (iii) lack of or misplaced stress upon words, phrases and sentences ; (iv) improper segmentation within words, phrases and sentences.

  • Research Products

    (18 results)

All 2010 2009 2008

All Journal Article (12 results) (of which Peer Reviewed: 8 results) Presentation (3 results) Book (3 results)

  • [Journal Article] Intelligibility and Understandability Evaluation.2010

    • Author(s)
      Tsuzuki, Masako, Hyun-Kyung Miki Bong
    • Journal Title

      Proceedings of the 15th International Conference of Pan-Pacific Association of Applied linguistics.

      Pages: 182-187

    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Effectiveness of Segmental and Supra-segmental Trainings of English Pronunciation for Japanese L1 Speakers in Improvement of Intelligibility.2010

    • Author(s)
      Nishio,Yuri, Masako Tsuzuki
    • Journal Title

      The 16th Conference of the International Association for World Englishes

      Pages: 94-95

    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Misdevelopment2010

    • Author(s)
      Bong Hyun Kyung
    • Journal Title

      Proceedings of 2010 Korea English Teaching Associations and English Teachers Association in Korea Joint International Conference

      Pages: 276-284

    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Explaining Videos : A Study of Japanese Language Learners Talking with Web-Based Video Media.2010

    • Author(s)
      Adams Jonathon, Bong Hyun Kyung
    • Journal Title

      Proceedings of 2010 Korea English Teaching Associations and English Teachers Association in Korea Joint International Conference

      Pages: 317-321

    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Age of Onset of Reading English from the Perspectives of Affecting Roman Alphabet for Japanese Children with Acoustic Analysis and an Eye Camera.2010

    • Author(s)
      Yuri Nishio, S.Miyamoto
    • Journal Title

      外国語教育メディア学会(LET)50周年記念全国研究大会発表要項

      Pages: 184-185

    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Intelligibility assessment of Japanese accents : A phonological study of science major students' speech2009

    • Author(s)
      Tsuzuki Masako, Nakamura S
    • Journal Title

      World Englishes : Problems - Properties - Prospects.(T. Hoffmann & S. Lucia (eds.))(Armsterdam : John Benjamins)

      Pages: 239-261

    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] The Process of Reading English by Japanese Children with the Perspectives of Acoustic Analysis and an Eye Camera2009

    • Author(s)
      Yuri Nishio, S. Miyamoto
    • Journal Title

      7th Asia TEFL & 29 th Thailand TESOL International Conference, Conference Handbook

      Pages: 290

    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] UG Parameters in Second Language Acquisition.2009

    • Author(s)
      奉鉉京
    • Journal Title

      Publication of the Society of English Literature and Linguistics,(IVY Never Sere : The Fiftieth Anniversary)

      Pages: 269-286

    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] 総合英語授業の発音訓練におけるCALL教室利用の可能性2008

    • Author(s)
      西尾由里
    • Pages
      109-118
  • [Journal Article] 効果的なストレス表示による音声習得を促す英語E-learning教材の開発2008

    • Author(s)
      西尾由里・宮本節子
    • Journal Title

      日本教育工学会研究報告書

      Pages: 89-94

  • [Journal Article] The Effectiveness of E-learning Materials for English Word Segmentation : From Mora to Syllable.2008

    • Author(s)
      西尾由里・宮本節子・John Racine
    • Journal Title

      第34回全国英語教育学会大会論文集

      Pages: 146-147

  • [Journal Article] 英語発音訓練における英語母語話者と学習者の協働学習プロセスの解明2008

    • Author(s)
      西尾由里・木下徹・宮本節子・今井裕之・Mark Taylor
    • Journal Title

      日本教育工学会研究報告集

      Pages: 369-372

  • [Presentation] English Teaching and Learning in Glocalized Context2010

    • Author(s)
      Bong Hyun Kyung
    • Organizer
      201 M0odern English Education Society : I0nternational Conference
    • Place of Presentation
      DaeJin University, Korea
    • Year and Date
      2010-10-23
  • [Presentation] Intelligibility Assessment of Japanese Accents by English Native Speakers Unfamiliar with Them.2009

    • Author(s)
      Tsuzuki Masako, Nishio Yuri
    • Organizer
      The 15th Conference of the International Association for World Englishes
    • Place of Presentation
      Cebu Parklane International Hotel, Cebu City, The Phillippines
    • Year and Date
      2009-10-22
  • [Presentation] Acoustic Analysis of Phonological Features of Japanese EFL Speakers : From the Perspective of Intelligi-bility.2008

    • Author(s)
      Nishio Yuri, Tsuzuki Masako
    • Organizer
      14th Annual Conference of International Association for World Englishes
    • Place of Presentation
      City University of Hong Kong
    • Year and Date
      2008-12-03
  • [Book] 児童の英語音声知覚メカニズム2010

    • Author(s)
      西尾由里
    • Total Pages
      287
    • Publisher
      ひつじ書房
  • [Book] 学校文法の語らなかった英語構文2010

    • Author(s)
      足立公也・都築雅子(編著)
    • Total Pages
      157
    • Publisher
      勁草書房
  • [Book] A Minimalist Model of Language Acquisition.2009

    • Author(s)
      奉鉉京
    • Total Pages
      264
    • Publisher
      VDM Publishing House Ltd.

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Published: 2012-01-26   Modified: 2016-04-21  

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