2012 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

Production Model of English Rhythmic Patterns in First Language and Second Language Acquisition

Research Project

Project/Area Number	21520639
Research Category	Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
Allocation Type	Single-year Grants
Section	一般
Research Field	Foreign language education
Research Institution	Juntendo University
Principal Investigator	SUDO Michiko 順天堂大学, スポーツ健康科学部, 教授 (60226587)
Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha)	MATSUNO Kazuhiko 名古屋外国語大学, 外国語学部, 教授 (90029679)
Project Period (FY)	2009 – 2012
Keywords	英語教育 / 第二言語習得 / 母語習得
Research Abstract	The purpose of this study was to investigate the durational control of ISIs and a compensatory shortening of vowel duration. We were interested in the relationships between the English proficiency measured by TOEIC sc ores and the proficiency measured by production of rhythmic patterns. The results showed the significant differences both in the English proficiencies measured by TOEIC scores and the production patterns between returnees and general college students in addition to different factors in first language and second language acquisition.

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