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Benefits of the auditory priming effect for the L2 pronunciation learning of English schwa by Japanese learners of English: An investigation of the factors that influence this effect

Research Project

Project/Area Number 26370681
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Section一般
Research Field Foreign language education
Research InstitutionRitsumeikan University

Principal Investigator

Kaori Sugiura  立命館大学, 理工学部, 准教授 (50515921)

Project Period (FY) 2014-04-01 – 2018-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2017)
Budget Amount *help
¥4,030,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥930,000)
Fiscal Year 2016: ¥1,170,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥270,000)
Fiscal Year 2015: ¥1,170,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥270,000)
Fiscal Year 2014: ¥1,690,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥390,000)
Keywords聴覚性プライミング効果 / 日本人英語学習者 / 発音 / 弱母音シュワー / リズムの反復 / 文字情報 / 音声反復 / 音声学習 / シュワー / リズム / 暗示的学習 / 発音習得 / 英語リズム / 語強勢 / 音声分析 / 聴覚性プライミング / 発音学習 / 反復 / 英語語強勢 / 弱母音
Outline of Final Research Achievements

This study investigated the effects of the repetition of auditory words/sentences on the L2 pronunciation improvement of the schwa sound by Japanese learners of English. Experiment 1 examined the effects of presenting the orthography of a target word during repetition, and Experiment 2 investigated the effects of repeating musical beats before a target sentence was repeated. Experiment 1 showed that intensive auditory repetition without orthographic information followed by enough practice with both auditorily and orthographically presented targets is effective. Experiment 2 found that repeating a rhythm that matches the rhythm of the target sentence facilitates learning. These experiments revealed that the simple repetition of materials improves learners’ pronunciation of the schwa sound in the duration, while the effect was not clearly revealed in the quality. This suggests that auditory priming may be more effective for the pronunciation improvement of prosodic features.

Report

(5 results)
  • 2017 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2016 Research-status Report
  • 2015 Research-status Report
  • 2014 Research-status Report
  • Research Products

    (5 results)

All 2018 2017 2015

All Presentation (4 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 2 results,  Invited: 2 results) Book (1 results)

  • [Presentation] The effect of rhythmic priming on L2 pronunciation development.2018

    • Author(s)
      Sugiura, K.
    • Organizer
      38th Thai TESOL International Conference
    • Related Report
      2017 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] 音声復唱による暗示的発音学習の効果: 日本人英語学習者による弱母音(シュワー)の発音を中心に2018

    • Author(s)
      杉浦香織
    • Organizer
      「京都大学学術情報メディアセンターセミナー」言語音声の習得 : 人のプロセス, 人工知能のプロセス
    • Related Report
      2017 Annual Research Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] 第二言語音声の暗示的学習-可能性と限界を探る-2017

    • Author(s)
      杉浦香織
    • Organizer
      「ことばの科学会」オープンフォーラム2017年度: ことばの認知研究と外国語教育への応用
    • Related Report
      2017 Annual Research Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] "Persistent effect of auditory word repetition on L2 pronunciation improvement: Controlling the amount and quality of the input of auditory words."2015

    • Author(s)
      Kaori Sugiura
    • Organizer
      The European Second Language Association (EuroSLA) 25
    • Place of Presentation
      Aix-en-Provence (France)
    • Year and Date
      2015-08-27
    • Related Report
      2015 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Book] 第二言語習得モノグラフシリーズ 1 名詞句と音声・音韻の習得2017

    • Author(s)
      白畑知彦・須田孝司(編), ニール・スネイプ, 小川睦美, 須田孝司, 鈴木孝明, 杉浦香織, 川崎貴子, ジョン・マシューズ, 田中邦佳 (著)
    • Total Pages
      196
    • Publisher
      くろしお出版
    • ISBN
      9784874247495
    • Related Report
      2017 Annual Research Report

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Published: 2014-04-04   Modified: 2019-03-29  

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