2015 Fiscal Year Research-status Report
Examining the Effectiveness of Phonetic Negotiation of Form in L2 Pronunciation Pedagogy for Practical Communicative Competence
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25381229
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| Research Institution | Tsuruoka National College of Technology |
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Principal Investigator |
阿部 秀樹 鶴岡工業高等専門学校, その他部局等, 准教授 (20300527)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2013-04-01 – 2017-03-31
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| Keywords | L2 pronunciation / form-focused instruction / weak forms |
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| Outline of Annual Research Achievements |
This research project attempted to answer the ubiquitous question, how best can we help learners learn foreign language pronunciation in the classroom?, by considering the following factors: (a) helping learners notice features in the input which might otherwise go unnoticed, and (b) letting learners work toward eliminating their own errors by noticing gap(s) between the target form and the their interlanguage in the course of communicative activities This study deliberately explored the significant possibility that learners would be able to work together toward eliminating their pronunciation errors in a positive classroom setting.
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| Current Status of Research Progress |
Current Status of Research Progress
2: Research has progressed on the whole more than it was originally planned.
Reason
The proposed research designed to examine learners’ L2 pronunciation development with a special focus on learners' variables might at present reveal the followings: (a) the quantitative data assessed by external professional phoneticians in the pronunciation examination might indicate the progress in segmental (i.e. vowels and consonants) and suprasegmental pronunciation (i.e. word and sentence stress, connected speech, rhythm, intonation and so on) after having received communicative pronunciation instruction; and (b) the questionnaires data obtained to scrutinize the learners’ cognitive and affective conditions in the FFI activities will demonstrate some correlation between the development of L2 pronunciation and ILD. This will help us develop pedagogical intervention for FFI, so that more learners could actively get involved in the output-promoting task and thus achieve higher attainment in L2 pronunciation.
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| Strategy for Future Research Activity |
This study further examines the long-term effects of FFI in L2 pronunciation and to explore possible optimal conditions for FFI, which might help learners be active and creative in the classroom. It scrutinizes learners variables among participants and engages in the output-promoting communicative instruction, which has recently started in L2 pronunciation research. Following my PhD thesis, this study hopes to demonstrate marked progress in the learners’ pronunciation over the prolonged period of instruction. The findings will be of significance for not only the national and international L2 pronunciation researchers but also practitioners who teach adolescent learners in secondary school level, where English is taught as a foreign language.
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| Causes of Carryover |
本研究は、学位論文と並行して行われたものであるが、その将来的課題の中で示した「指導の長期化」、「目標実験項目」及び「学習者の個人差」を含めることによってより貢献度の高い研究となり得ると判断したため、１年の研究延長を申請した。この間の研究発表及び準備として当該予算が必要となる。
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| Expenditure Plan for Carryover Budget |
上記研究計画は９月開催の環太平洋第二言語習得学会（Pacific SLRF 2016）にて発表予定でいるため、その準備及び旅費として使用予定でいる。
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