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Effects of oral practice on pronunciation : focusing on word accentuation

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Effects of oral practice on pronunciation : focusing on word accentuation

Call No. (NDL)
KF41-B50
Bibliographic ID of National Diet Library
024109377
Material type
図書
Author
by Kayo Yoshida.
Publisher
UMI
Publication date
[2011]
Material Format
Paper
Capacity, size, etc.
vii, 64 pages ; 23 cm
NDC
-
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Authorized facsimile, made from the microfilm master copy of the original dissertation or master thesis published by UMI.UMI number: 1489207.

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Material Type
図書
Author/Editor
by Kayo Yoshida.
Author Heading
Publication, Distribution, etc.
Publication Date
[2011]
Publication Date (W3CDTF)
2011
Extent
vii, 64 pages
Size
23 cm
Degree Grantor
Purdue University
Date Granted (W3CDTF)
2010
Degree Type
M.A.
Place of Publication (Country Code)
US
Text Language Code
eng
Content Type
text
Media Type
unmediated
Carrier Type
volume
NDLC
Target Audience
一般
Note (General)
Authorized facsimile, made from the microfilm master copy of the original dissertation or master thesis published by UMI.
UMI number: 1489207.
Note (Content)
Instruction for pronunciation and prosody has attracted attention in the Japanese language education recently. Previous research shows that in-class instruction explicitly focused on pronunciation—such as shadowing, chorus reading, and repeating—is effective for acquiring correct accentuation. Therefore, the present research was conducted to investigate the effectiveness of repeating words in pronunciation focusing on accentuation acquisition. The mean results of the class-and-computer condition and class-only condition were compared to determine the effects of an out-of-class exercise using a video-based oral training computer application. The subjects who participated in the class-and-computer condition took a pretest, a posttest, and a delayed posttest in addition to the repetition exercise outside of class with the computer application. The subjects who participated in the class-only condition took only a pretest, a posttest, and a delayed posttest without the out-of-class exercise.
The present research found that the subjects significantly improved in word accentuation after the training outside of class using the computer application. The out-of-class training with the computer application may maximize the limited time available for pronunciation practice in the classroom. The research also found some evidence that accent types are related to the amount of improvement. The participants made the greatest gain on words of the high center type (from 40.43% correct on the pretest to 61% correct on the posttest). Apart from accentuation, a difficulty with words with long vowels was observed on the pretest. When a word contained two long vowels, participants tended to shorten one of them.
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日本関係外国語図書
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国立国会図書館
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KF41-B50
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国立国会図書館 : 国立国会図書館蔵書
Bibliographic ID (NDL)
024109377
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RDA
Bibliographic Record Category (NDL)
211