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This presentation is about a study of the characteristics of English pronunciation by Japanese learners of English, and what makes it sound non-native. Recordings of three Japanese students were compared with two native speakers and one near native speaker of English using spectrograms with phonetic and orthographic transcriptions. The results suggest that, after segmental features, teachers should focus on suprasegmental features. The presentation will include some teaching suggestions.
Summary
This presentation is about a study of the characteristics of English pronunciation by Japanese learners of English, and what makes it sound non-native. Recordings of three Japanese students were compared with two native speakers and one near native speaker of English using spectrograms generated in Praat (version 6.4.12) with phonetic and orthographic transcriptions. The results suggest that, after segmental features, teachers should focus on suprasegmental features. The presentation will include some teaching suggestions.
| Teaching Context | College and university education |
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