Author: Manabu Aoki
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Category : English language
Languages : en
Pages : 110
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The Intelligibility of Japanese Speakers of English to Native Speakers of English
Author: Manabu Aoki
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Category : English language
Languages : en
Pages : 110
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Category : English language
Languages : en
Pages : 110
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Intelligibility of Japanese English to Native Speakers of English-context-free Vs. Context-added
Author: Mineo Suenobu
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Category : English language
Languages : en
Pages : 48
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Category : English language
Languages : en
Pages : 48
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Intelligibility, Oral Communication, and the Teaching of Pronunciation
Author: John M. Levis
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1108416624
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 319
Book Description
An intelligibility-based approach to teaching that presents pronunciation as critical, yet neglected, in communicative language teaching.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1108416624
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 319
Book Description
An intelligibility-based approach to teaching that presents pronunciation as critical, yet neglected, in communicative language teaching.
Japanese Intelligibility and Comprehensibility Assessments of Different English Accents
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Category : English language
Languages : en
Pages : 112
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As the result of historical events and the adaptive nature of the language itself, English is generally accepted today as the world's international language. While various countries have adapted the English language to serve their own specific needs, the question of whether or not the changes made to English in these countries, for example phonological, will still enable the language to be intelligible in the international arena. If English is to be the de facto world language, then international intelligibility should be an important goal. For this research, 211 Japanese university students were asked to assess the intelligibility and comprehensibility of the English spoken by educated speakers from Japan, Taiwan, India and the United States. These countries were chosen based on Kachru's Inner, Outer, and Expanding Circles of English. The Inner Circle includes the traditional "native" English speaking countries such as the United States and Great Britain. The Outer Circle includes countries such as India or Malaysia where English is used for intranational purposes. The Expanding Circle refers to those countries such as Japan or Egypt where English use is widespread yet serves few intranational purposes. In addition for this research, intelligibility is defined specifically as word/utterance recognition, and comprehensibility as word/utterance meaning. Results showed that these Japanese university students assessed the Japanese speaker to be the most intelligible, the Taiwanese and American speaker were found to be statistically the same, and the Indian speaker was judged to be the least intelligible. For the comprehensibility element, the Japanese speaker was assessed as the most comprehensible followed by the Taiwanese, Indian and American speakers. If international intelligibility is looked at in terms of a range of what accents will be deemed acceptable for multinational communication, then Japanese university students appear to only understand part of this range. If Japanese EFL students wish to communicate more widely within the English speaking world, then steps are needed to expand the range of internationally intelligible accents that will be understood. Activities such as pronunciation practice will help Japanese EFL students comprehend the intonation patterns found among Inner Circle speakers which includes American English speakers.
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Category : English language
Languages : en
Pages : 112
Book Description
As the result of historical events and the adaptive nature of the language itself, English is generally accepted today as the world's international language. While various countries have adapted the English language to serve their own specific needs, the question of whether or not the changes made to English in these countries, for example phonological, will still enable the language to be intelligible in the international arena. If English is to be the de facto world language, then international intelligibility should be an important goal. For this research, 211 Japanese university students were asked to assess the intelligibility and comprehensibility of the English spoken by educated speakers from Japan, Taiwan, India and the United States. These countries were chosen based on Kachru's Inner, Outer, and Expanding Circles of English. The Inner Circle includes the traditional "native" English speaking countries such as the United States and Great Britain. The Outer Circle includes countries such as India or Malaysia where English is used for intranational purposes. The Expanding Circle refers to those countries such as Japan or Egypt where English use is widespread yet serves few intranational purposes. In addition for this research, intelligibility is defined specifically as word/utterance recognition, and comprehensibility as word/utterance meaning. Results showed that these Japanese university students assessed the Japanese speaker to be the most intelligible, the Taiwanese and American speaker were found to be statistically the same, and the Indian speaker was judged to be the least intelligible. For the comprehensibility element, the Japanese speaker was assessed as the most comprehensible followed by the Taiwanese, Indian and American speakers. If international intelligibility is looked at in terms of a range of what accents will be deemed acceptable for multinational communication, then Japanese university students appear to only understand part of this range. If Japanese EFL students wish to communicate more widely within the English speaking world, then steps are needed to expand the range of internationally intelligible accents that will be understood. Activities such as pronunciation practice will help Japanese EFL students comprehend the intonation patterns found among Inner Circle speakers which includes American English speakers.
From Error to Intelligibility
Author: Mineo Suenobu
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Category : English language
Languages : en
Pages : 224
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Category : English language
Languages : en
Pages : 224
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Intelligibility and Comprehensibility of Japanese Speakers of English from a Global Englishes Perspective
Author: Naosuke Amano
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Category : English language
Languages : en
Pages : 248
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Category : English language
Languages : en
Pages : 248
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身近な英誤表現
Author: Valerie L. Durham
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Category : English language
Languages : en
Pages : 118
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Category : English language
Languages : en
Pages : 118
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A Study on Evaluative Reactions of Americans Toward Varying Degrees of Accentedness in the Speech of Japanese Speaking in English
Author: Tomoko Nakagawa
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Category : English language
Languages : en
Pages : 222
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Category : English language
Languages : en
Pages : 222
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Patterns of Pronunciation Errors in English by Native Japanese and Hebrew Speakers
Author: Sara H. Basson
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Category : English language
Languages : en
Pages : 126
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Publisher:
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Category : English language
Languages : en
Pages : 126
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