Developing an educational method and materials which can be used in the autonomous learning of pronunciation of a foreign language

2015 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 25370650
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Foreign language education
• Research Institution: Keio University
• Principal Investigator: NAKAGAWA Junko 慶應義塾大学, 総合政策学部, 講師 (80645961)
• Co-Investigator(Renkei-kenkyūsha): TACHIKAWA Mutsumi 東京医科歯科大学, 教養部, 非常勤講師 (80646985)
• Project Period (FY): 2013-04-01 – 2016-03-31
• Keywords: 教育工学 / 教材 / 教育メディア一般 / 外国語教育 / ドイツ語

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The aim of my research was to develop a method and materials for teaching German pronunciation to Japanese learners of the language. Using the "Cognitive Learning” approach and others　as my base, I want to promote a method that encourages learner’s autonomy. I would like for learners to learn to control their own vocal chords and take the sounds they know in their native language and transform them into sounds in their new language. This is the practical method of acquiring linguistic ability that I explored in my studies. I determined that addressing the issue of pronunciation errors was one of the first steps to making a speaker better understood. After conducting a series of experiments, I made a list of the most important factors in acquiring proper pronunciation. I concluded my research by turning what I had learned into a variety of multimedia learning materials.

Free Research Field

外国語教授法