Abstract

Anthony M. Diaz, Miyazaki International College https://doi.org/10.37546/JALTPCP2022-10 While experienced English instructors may possess an intuitive knowledge of the difficulties their students face regarding the mastery of English pronunciation, without training in phonetics or sufficient knowledge of the differences between Japanese and English phonology, it may not be apparent how phonetic differences between Japanese and English contribute to the acquisition of intelligible speech by Japanese learners. This may cause instructors to be hesitant to teach the skill of pronunciation due to lacking the confidence or understanding to teach the skill (Baker, 2011). This lack of confidence may be especially applicable to the Japanese EFL context, where non-native instructors are common (Koike, 2014). With reference to this pedagogical issue, this study presents an acoustic analysis of the English speech of seven freshmen Japanese university students conducted with the aim of providing quantitative data regarding Japanese L2 English pronunciation, and to discuss the pedagogical implications that arise from its analysis. 経験豊富な英語のインストラクターは、英語の発音習得の際に学生が直面する困難について直感的な知識を持っているかもしれないが、音声学のトレーニングや日本語と英語の音韻論の違いについての十分な知識がなければ、日本人学習者のわかりやすい発話の習得に貢献できないおそれがある。インストラクターは、発音のスキルを教える自信や理解の不足から、発音指導をためらう可能性がある(Baker, 2011)。この自信の欠如は、ネイティブではないインストラクターが一般的である日本の EFL の状況に特に当てはまる(Koike, 2014)。このような教育学的問題に関して、本研究では、日本人の L2 英語発音に関する定量的データを提供することを目的として実施された、日本人の大学1年生7人の英語音声の音響分析を提示し、その分析から生じる教育学的含意について議論する。

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