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Using ‘A Shadowing’ Technique’ to Improve English Pronunciation Deficient Adult Japanese Learners : An Action Research on Expatriate Japanese Adult Learners
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- 발행기관
- 아시아영어교육학회 바로가기
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- 간행물
- The Journal of AsiaTEFL SCOPUS 바로가기
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- 통권
- Vol.7 No.2 (2010.06)바로가기
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- 페이지
- pp.199-230
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- 저자
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- 언어
- 영어(ENG)
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- URL
- https://www.earticle.net/Article/A182283
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초록
- 영어
- This action research aims to solve pressing day-to-day problems in communication faced by four expatriate Japanese adult learners who are residing in Sabah, Malaysia after retirement. The Japanese language sound system is different from that of the English Language. As such some of its prosodic features such as stress, intonation and rhythm interfere with Japanese learners’ pronunciation of English connected speech. We embark on improving one of these factors, i.e. English rhythms, after conducting our initial action research. The intervention dealt with in this study is a shadowing technique which was originally developed as a training technique for simultaneous interpreting. It is embedded in an information-processing model propagated by McLaughlin (1978) who viewed second language learning as two performance behaviors i.e. controlled process, or automatic process. Four adult Japanese learners of English participated as the respondents in this study. Data was collected through learners’ reflective journals, tape recordings of shadowing, and observation. Five action core research cycles were implemented until the learners achieved their goal. The finding shows recognizable improvement of the participants in their pronunciation namely English rhythms. This is to a large extent attributed to the effectiveness of ‘shadowing’ technique used under close scrutiny using action research that created phonological awareness among the Japanese adult learners in this study.
목차
ABSTRACT
INTRODUCTION
STATEMENT OF PROBLEM
THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK
METHOD
Objectives of Study
Research Questions
Participants
Research Design
Reflection-on-Action
Participant Observation
Research Procedure
RESULTS
Action Research Cycle One
Action Research Cycle Two
Action Research Cycle Three
Action Research Cycle Four
Action Research Cycle Five
DISCUSSION
Changes in Natural Rate of Speech
Comprehension
Involvement in Shadowing
Confidence in Each Cycle
CONCLUSION
AUTHORS
REFERENCES
키워드
Action research Shadowing English rhythms Pronunciation cycles and sound system저자
간행물 정보
발행기관
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- 발행기관명
- 아시아영어교육학회 [Asia TEFL]
- 설립연도
- 2004
- 분야
- 사회과학>교육학
- 소개
- The goals of Asia TEFL are to promote scholarship, disseminate information, and facilitate cross-cultural understanding among persons concerned with the teaching and learning of English in Asia. In order to accomplish this, Asia TEFL will pursue the following goals: 1. To link ELT professionals in joint research on issues and concerns regarding English teaching and learning in the Asian context. 2. To publish an academic journal, The Asia TEFL Journal, as an internationally recognized journal in the field of English language teaching. 3. To host conferences and seminars addressing important issues concerning ELT in Asia. 4. To develop proficiency guidelines and assessment methods designed for the needs of the Asian context. 5. To develop programs for Asian learners and teachers of English to build their English language proficiency and cultural understanding and provide them with the skills required to be efficient English teaching professionals.
간행물
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- 간행물명
- The Journal of AsiaTEFL
- 간기
- 계간
- pISSN
- 1738-3102
- eISSN
- 2466-1511
- 수록기간
- 2004~2026
- 등재여부
- SCOPUS,KCI 등재
- 십진분류
- KDC 740 DDC 420
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