JALT2025 - Tokyo

Dual-Mode Training and Japanese Pronunciation of English Vowels -

2 Nov 2025, 09:40

30m

National Olympics Memorial Youth Center / 国立オリンピック記念青少年総合センター

Research-oriented Presentation (30-minutes) Language Skills Room 508

Speaker

Steve Lambacher (Aoyama Gakuin University)

Description

This presentation explores the effectiveness of a vowel training program designed to help native Japanese EFL learners improve their pronunciation of American English (AE) mid-vowels. The experimental group trained using a vowel space interface that provided both auditory and visual input through color-coded vowel representations, while the control group received only auditory training. This study compares the impact of this dual-mode approach to traditional auditory-only methods, assessing its effectiveness in enhancing L2 vowel pronunciation.

Summary

This presentation explores the effectiveness of a vowel training program designed to help native Japanese EFL learners improve their pronunciation of American English (AE) mid-vowels. The experimental group trained using a vowel space interface that provided both auditory and visual input through color-coded vowel representations, while the control group received only auditory training. This study compares the impact of this dual-mode approach to traditional auditory-only methods, assessing its effectiveness in enhancing L2 vowel pronunciation.