Increasing Speech Comprehensibility in TETE Through the Incorporation of 10 CEG Features

Abstract

The prima可P町pose of this paper is to guide Japanese teachers of English (JTEs) to teach English through English (TETE) successfully by demonstrating a specific approach to increase their speech comprehensibility. This project is another a抗empt to illustrate the benefits of the Colloquial English Grammar (CEG) Typology Framework (revised by Kobayashi, 2015). First, the sta旬s quo of English classes in J叩anese junior and senior high schools is explored in order to examine the extent to which TETE is practiced, which is illustrated with data企om previous studies and a new survey involving universr旬 企eshmen which includes an analysis on the possible causes of JTEs’ inaction to speak English. Second, the traits observed in various types of modified speeches are reviewed in tandem with an illus仕組on of a comprehensive way to make speeches more comprehensible by incorporating ten selected CEG features into two speech scripts. Lastly, specific ways for achieving success白l teacher talk and teaching comprehensible speeches through the CEG inco中oration are proposed.