Rhythm factor analyses among Japanese learners of English and the development of learning materials for English speech rhythm

2012 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 20520492
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Single-year Grants
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Foreign language education
• Research Institution: The University of Electro-Communications
• Principal Investigator: TARUI Tateshi 電気通信大学, 大学院・情報理工学研究科, 教授 (50179917)
• Project Period (FY): 2008 – 2012
• Keywords: e-learaning / CALL / 英語のリズム / 日本人の英語音声

Research Abstract

This research aims at confirming transferred speech rhythm from Japanese and showing the process of changing rhythm patterns from Japanese to English by using PC self-study programs which have been developed by the author. Even though most Japanese spoke English with transferred speech rhythm from Japanese, some of the transferred features of Japanese speech rhythm were decreased gradually as they found the important roles of stressed and unstressed syllables and learned controlling them through PC self-study programs, noticing phonetic features of content or function words and weak or strong forms of function words and other phonetic features.

Research Products

• [Journal Article] A Temporal Study of English Syllables as Produced by the Japanese (2009)
  • Author(s): Takehi Tarui
  • Journal Title: 音韻研究 Volume: 12 Pages: 109-116
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Presentation] 日本人学習者のリスニングとスピーキングにおける英語のリズム (2012)
  • Organizer: 外国語教育メディア学会
  • Place of Presentation: 甲南大学岡本キャンパス
  • Year and Date: 2012-08-09
• [Presentation] 日本人英語学習者のリスニングとスピーキングにおける英語のリズム (2012)
  • Author(s): 樽井武
  • Organizer: 大学英語教育学会(JACET)
  • Place of Presentation: 関西学院大学大阪梅田キャンパス
  • Year and Date: 2012-03-03
• [Presentation] Transferred Speech Rhythm and Japanese Learners of English (2010)
  • Author(s): Takeshi Tarui
  • Organizer: LET
  • Place of Presentation: 横浜サイエンス・フロンティア高校
  • Year and Date: 2010-08-05
• [Presentation] English Speech Rhythm Patterns of the Japanese Learners (2010)
  • Author(s): Takeshi Tarui
  • Organizer: SLS (Japanese Society for Language Sciences)
  • Place of Presentation: The University of Electro- Communications
  • Year and Date: 2010-06-26
• [Presentation] Self-evaluation of English Speech Rhythm by Japanese Learners (2010)
  • Author(s): Takeshi Tarui
  • Organizer: New Sounds
  • Place of Presentation: Poznan, Poland
  • Year and Date: 2010-05-05
• [Presentation] PCソフトを活用した英語スピーチリズムの学習効果 (2009)
  • Author(s): 樽井武
  • Organizer: LET全国大会2009
  • Place of Presentation: 流通科学大学
  • Year and Date: 20090000
• [Presentation] Speech Rhythm Patterns of Non-native English (2009)
  • Author(s): Takeshi Tarui
  • Organizer: IATEFL
  • Place of Presentation: Cardiff, UK
  • Year and Date: 2009-04-01
• [Presentation] 英語音声の自主学習システムの試み(その1)-ディクテーション、音声学習そしてシャドウイング (2009)
  • Author(s): 樽井武
  • Organizer: JACET(ICT合同研究会)
  • Place of Presentation: 早稲田大学(ICT調査研究特別委員会)
  • Year and Date: 2009-02-14
• [Book] Power-Up English (2009)
  • Author(s): 唐住結子, 田原志都子, 箱崎雄子, 河内山真理, 樽井武, 濱本陽子, 笹井悦子, 津村修志, 原田曜子, 高橋寿夫, 中山喜満, 松村優子, 南雲堂
  • Total Pages: 80-87
  • Publisher: Forerunner