Effects of perceptual training for the learners' phonemic acquisition of Japanese

2022 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 20K22237
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Research Activity Start-up
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Review Section: :Education and related fields
• Research Institution: Waseda University (2022); The University of Tokyo (2020-2021)
• Principal Investigator: Okubo Masako 早稲田大学, 日本語教育研究センター, 准教授(任期付) (80835611)
• Project Period (FY): 2020-09-11 – 2023-03-31
• Keywords: 日本語音声教育 / 日本語音韻習得 / e-learning教材 / 自律学習 / ブレンディッド・ラーニング / 有声・無声破裂音 / ナ行音・ラ行音・ダ行音 / 聴取練習

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the e-learning system I developed for learners’ phonemic acquisition of Japanese.The parameters for the evaluation used were "unvoiced, voiced plosive" and "Na line sound, La line sound, Da line sound."
As a result, it was found that practice with the e-learning system enhances the learner's phonemic acquisition of Japanese, and also that there are different acquisition patterns individually.Consequently, three different practice methods based on the acquisition patterns found in this study are proposed. Furthermore, the concept of "The practice cycle to enhance the learner's self-study for phonemic acquisition of Japanese," is proposed as a method of introducing blended learning.

Free Research Field

日本語教育

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

これまで、学習者が苦手としている音声項目を十分に練習できるe-learning教材は少なく、特に、日本語の単音レベルに焦点をあてた教材が極めて少ないという現状があった。本研究により、学習者が自分の苦手とする単音レベルの練習ができるe-learning教材を開発できたことは、大きな学術的意義があると言える。また、本研究で学習者の個人差が明らかになり、習得過程の分類がなされたことによって、ブレンディッド・ラーニングのモデルを提案できた。このモデルは、様々な音韻習得に応用が可能であると考えられ、日本語音声教育に大いに貢献できたと考えられる。