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LIU, Luolin
 
Affiliation
Affiliated organization, Center for Japanese Language
Job title
Associate Professor(non-tenure-track)
Degree
Ph.D ( 2023.02 Waseda University )
Master ( 2017.03 Waseda University )

Research Experience

  • 2025.10
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    Now

    The University of Tokyo   The Graduate School of Engineering   Part-time Lecturer

  • 2025.09
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    Now

    Waseda University   Center for Japanese Language   Associate Professor (non-tenured)

  • 2023.11
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    2025.09

    The University of Tokyo   The Graduate School of Engineering Institute for Innovation in International Engineering Education   Assistant Professor

  • 2023.09
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    2024.03

    Tokyo Woman's Christian University   School of Arts and Sciences   Lecturer (part-time)

  • 2023.04
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    2023.09

    Waseda University   Graduate School of Japanese Applied Linguistics   Assistant Professor

  • 2021.10
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    2023.03

    Waseda University   Graduate School of Japanese Applied Linguistics   Research Associate

  • 2017.10
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    2021.09

    Waseda University   Center for Japanese Language   Instructor

  • 2017.10
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    2018.09

    Waseda University   Writing Center   Tutor

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Education Background

  • 2017.04
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    2023.02

    Waseda University   Graduate School of Japanese Applied Linguistics   Doctoral Program  

  • 2015.04
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    2017.03

    Waseda University   Graduate School of Japanese Applied Linguistics   Master’s Program  

  • 2007.09
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    2011.07

    Shanghai International Studies University   School of European and Latin American Studies   Greek Language and Literature  

    Undergraduate School

  • 2009.06
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    2009.07

    National and Kapodistrian University of Athens   School of Philosophy   Summer Course in Modern Greek Studies (THYESPA)  

Committee Memberships

  • 2025.04
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    Now

    Society of Japanese Speech Communication  planning committee member

  • 2023.04
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    Now

    Tokyo Association of Phonetics and Speech  Association Office

  • 2021.10
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    2023.09

    Association of Japanese Language Education in Waseda University  Association Office

Professional Memberships

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Research Areas

  • Japanese language education   pronunciation teaching, speech sound acquisition / Linguistics   phonetics, phonology

Research Interests

  • Kanji (Chinese Character)

  • Japanese education

  • phonetics

  • phonology

  • speech sound

  • pronunciation teaching

  • speech sound acquisition

  • use of mother tongue

  • Non-native Teacher

  • Teachers' Belief on Speech Education

  • Belief

  • Chinese dialects

  • Southwestern Mandarin

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Papers

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Presentations

  • Do “Non-professional” Native Speakers Have a Role in L2 Pronunciation Teaching?: A trial of pronunciation evaluation in an on-demand course

    Liu Luolin, Kihara Masao, Suzuki Haruka

    Tunghai University 2025 International Conference on Second Language Teaching and Research  (Tunghai University Language Building)  Tunghai University

    Presentation date： 2025.12

    Event date：
    2025.12
    　
    　

  • Pronunciation teaching material development based on learners' practical knowledge: The potential of a bottom-up approach

    Naoko Kinoshita, Marina Ito, Yutaro Odo, Luolin Liu, Jiaqi Liu[International coauthorship]

    2025 Autumn Conference of the Association for Japanese Language Education  (Toyama International Conference Center)  Association for Japanese Language Education

    Presentation date： 2025.11

    Event date：
    2025.11
    　
    　

  • An On-demand Pronunciation Class Using Google Classroom: Towards the creation of a massive open online pronunciation course

    Liu Luolin

    The 11th International Conference of Computer Assisted Systems for Teaching and Learning Japanese (CASTEL/J)  (Keele University, UK)  Computer Assisted Systems for Teaching and Learning Japanese

    Presentation date： 2025.08

    Event date：
    2025.08
    　
    　

  • Production and Reflection of Voiceless and Voiced Consonants by Learners who Received Pronunciation Instruction Using Their L1

    Liu Luolin

    The 57th Conference of Japanese Language Education for Chinese Speakers 

    Presentation date： 2025.03

    Event date：
    2025.03
    　
    　

  • Why do International Students of Engineering who Conduct Research in English Need to Learn Japanese: Based on a survey of the needs of international students and faculty

    Furuichi Yumiko, Ushiyama Kazuko, Igari Miho, Liu Luolin

    (Edogawa University)  The Society for Technical Japanese Education

    Presentation date： 2025.03

    Event date：
    2025.03
    　
    　

  • Comparison of Japanese Language Teachers Providing Systematic/Unsystematic Pronunciation Instruction: Thinking about systematic speech education based on the responses of Chinese university teachers

    Liu Luolin

    The Thirty-Eighth General Meeting of the Phonetic Society of Japan  (Itabashi Campus, Daito Bunka University)  Phonetic Society of Japan

    Presentation date： 2024.09

    Event date：
    2024.09
    　
    　

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    The importance of pronunciation has been raised again in Japanese language education, but many teachers believe that only "professionals in pronunciation education" can teach pronunciation. In order to clarify teachers' views on pronunciation education and the actual teaching situation, this study conducted a questionnaire survey of 100 Chinese Japanese language teachers at 37 universities in China. In this presentation, we compare the responses of teachers who provide systematic pronunciation instruction (G1) and teachers who provide non-systematic pronunciation instruction (G2), analyze the differences between the two, and consider factors related to teachers' perceptions of the systematicity of pronunciation instruction.

  • How do NNS Teachers in Universities across China Instruct on Japanese Pronunciation: Focusing on the use of student’s L1 and L1 dialect

    Liu Luolin

    ICJLE 2024 (International Conference on Japanese Language Education)  (University of Wisconsin-Madison)  American Association of Teachers of Japanese (AATJ) & Canadian Association for Japanese Language Education (CAJLE)

    Presentation date： 2024.08

    Event date：
    2024.08
    　
    　

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    Though previous studies conducted several questionnaire surveys on how teachers instruct on Japanese pronunciation, due to the lack of a common model, it’s difficult to compare their results to grasp the big picture. In this study, we reviewed relative literature and proposed a Belief-Experience-Opinion model for such surveys. By using this model as a guidance, we conducted a questionnaire survey, in which participated 100 teachers from 37 universities across China. These teachers were divided into two groups: G1 had practiced systematic pronunciation instruction for at least one semester (47.47%), and G2 had practiced unsystematic instruction (52.53%). Both groups instructed mainly in freshman year, while G2 mainly in comprehensive classes and G1 in various classes such as pronunciation, conversation, listening, speech contest, etc. Among different aspects of pronunciation, Japanese accent was the most instructed by both groups. G1 instructed more on intonation than G2, but both groups instructed little on pause and prominence. As for teaching methods, audio aids (e.g., modeling and CDs) were preferred by both groups, compared to visual (e.g., symbols and marks) and movement (e.g., gestures) aids. Many teachers (56.57%) shared their ways of using student’s L1 or L1 dialect in teaching L2 Japanese pronunciation. They focused on consonants [16 ideas, the same hereinafter], vowels [5], segments [6], rhythm [2], accent [2], and intonation [2]. These ideas could be categorized into five types, according to the TP-SD framework from Liu (2023). a) Explaining reason for errors [8]. b) Explaining important points [8]. c) Explaining manner or place of articulation [5]. d) Pre-practicing by using L1 sounds [2]. e) Applying method of pronunciation from L1 to L2 [7]. Besides, 7 ideas of using cross-linguistic similarities and another 7 of using both similarities and dissimilarities were mentioned, but these are holistic concepts rather than specific ways of L1 use.

  • Beliefs about Speech Education and Teaching Practices of Japanese Language Teachers in Universities across China: Results of a Model-based Questionnaire Survey

    Liu Luolin[International coauthorship]

    The 13th International Symposium on Japanese Language Education and Japanese Studies  (HKU SPACE Po Leung Kuk Stanley Ho Community College)  The University of Hong Kong; Society of Japanese Language Education Hong Kong

    Presentation date： 2023.11

    Event date：
    2023.11
    　
    　

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    In this study, we designed a questionnaire based on a model of belief-experience-opinion, and investigated Chinese teachers of Japanese language working in universities across China about their beliefs about speech education and their teaching practices. 52 teachers from 27 universities answered the questionnaire. They were divided into two groups: G1 had practiced systematic pronunciation instruction for at least one semester, and G2 had practiced non-systematic pronunciation instruction for less than one semester. By analyzing their answers, we came to five conclusions (ref. Proceedings).

  • How Do Learners Think about Japanese Accent: The case of learners who took a course focused on pronunciation for the first time

    Liu Luolin

    The 15th Conference of Association of Japanese Language and Japanese Language Teaching  (Gakushuin Women's College)  Association of Japanese Language and Japanese Language Teaching

    Presentation date： 2023.10

    Event date：
    2023.10
    　
    　

  • A Practical Report of Using Learners’ L1 in Learning L2 Japanese Pronunciation in a Synchronous Online Class

    Liu Luolin

    CASTEL/J 2023 (10th International Conference on Computer Assisted Systems For Teaching & Learning Japanese)  (Ho Chi Minh City University of Education)  CASTEL/J (Computer Assisted Systems For Teaching & Learning Japanese)

    Presentation date： 2023.08

    Event date：
    2023.08
    　
    　

  • A Framework for L1 Use in Teaching L2 Pronunciation: Its Construction and Effects

    Liu Luolin

    Pacific Second Language Research Forum 2023  (Language Institute Thammasat University, Bangkok)  PacSLRF2023

    Presentation date： 2023.07

    Event date：
    2023.07
    　
    　

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    In order to facilitate effective L1 use in teaching L2 pronunciation, I present a framework called TP-SD, abbreviation for "A framework for Theoretical & Practical ways of L1 use based on cross-lingual Similarities & Dissimilarities". I also report the effects of using this framework in actual teaching from the result of a survey conducted with Chinese learners of Japanese.

  • Error Patters and Introspection of Japanese Yo-on by Chinese Speakers

    Liu Luolin

    The 53th Conference of Japanese Language Education for Chinese Speakers 

    Presentation date： 2023.03

    Event date：
    2023.03
    　
    　

  • Does L1 Influence on L2 Occur Phonetically or Phonologically? : A Case Study on the Perception and Production of Japanese /n/ and /r/ Phonemes by Southwestern Mandarin Speakers

    Liu, Luolin

    The 22nd International Conference of the Japan Second Language Association The 22nd International Conference of the Japan Second Language Association (J-SLA2022)  (Korakuen Campus, Chuo University and Online)  The Japan Second Language Association

    Presentation date： 2022.10

    Event date：
    2022.10
    　
    　

  • Can Voiceless/Voiced Sounds in Chinese Dialects be Used in Teaching Japanese Voiceless/Voiced Sounds?

    Liu Luolin

    The 52th Conference of Japanese Language Education for Chinese Speakers 

    Presentation date： 2022.09

    Event date：
    2022.09
    　
    　

  • Tendency and Features in Production of Japanese /n/ and /r/ Phonemes by Southwestern Mandarin Speakers

    Liu Luolin

    The 50th Memorial Conference of Japanese Language Education for Chinese Speakers 

    Presentation date： 2021.09

    Event date：
    2021.09
    　
    　

  • An Analysis of the Current Practicing Methods of Japanese /n/ and /r/ Phonemes

    Liu Luolin

    The Conference of Japanese Language Education in Waseda University on Fall of 2019 

    Presentation date： 2019.09

    Event date：
    2019.09
    　
    　

  • Perceptual Confusion of Japanese /n/ and /r/ Phonemes by Speakers of Chinese Chengdu and Chongqing Dialects

    Liu Luolin

    The Conference of Japanese Language in Waseda University of the First Half of 2019 

    Presentation date： 2019.07

    Event date：
    2019.07
    　
    　

  • The Influence of Mother Tongue on Production of Japanese /n/ and /r/ Phonemes

    Liu Luolin

    The 12th International Symposium of Japan Language Education and Studies of Japan  (The Hong Kong Polytechnic University)  Society of Japanese Language Education Hong Kong

    Presentation date： 2018.12

    Event date：
    2018.12
    　
    　

  • The Influence of Mother Tongue Dialects on Perceptual Confusion of Japanese /n/ and /r/ Phonemes

    Liu Luolin

    The Fifth Symposium on Comparative Study of Language and Culture among China, Japan, South Korea and North Korea  (Yan Bian University)  Yan Bian University

    Presentation date： 2017.08

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    2017.08
    　
    　

  • To Know the Actual Conditions of Pronunciation Instruction and Teachers' Beliefs on Speech Education: Introducing the BEO (Belief, Experience, Opinion) model

    Liu Luolin

    Pronunciation Festa  (Waseda University)  Tokyo Association of Phonetics and Speech

    Presentation date： 2024.12

    Event date：
    2024.12
    　
    　

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    How do other teachers and educational institutions teach pronunciation, and what are their views on pronunciation instruction? As practitioners and researchers of speech education, we would like to know in order to improve our daily educational activities. In this presentation, I will explain the BEO model (Belief, Experience, Opinion model) constructed from a meta-analysis of previous research. I will also introduce a method for investigating the current state of pronunciation instruction and teachers' views on pronunciation instruction using this model. I will then invite participants to reflect on their pronunciation instruction and exchange opinions with other audience.

  • What do Engineering Students Expect from Japanese Language Education?: Using Data from a Language Use Survey.

    Furuichi Yumiko, Igari Miho, Ichihara Asuka, Ushiyama Kazuko, Liu Luolin  [Invited]

    J-GELS Workshop 2024  (Tokyo Institute of Technology (Ookayama Campus))  The Global Engineers Languages and Skills (GELS) network

    Presentation date： 2024.06

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    2024.06
    　
    　

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    In this presentation, using data from a five-year survey of language use at the Japanese Language Classroom of the University of Tokyo's Graduate School of Engineering, we analyzed the needs of international students in engineering for Japanese language education. We mainly presented four points: 1) The difference in the level of Japanese language required by supervisors and pursued by the students themselves, 2) language use sorted by target audience, 3) language use sorted by situation, and 4) categorization of situations on campus where insufficient Japanese language proficiency becomes a problem. We then pointed out that problems with the Japanese language can lead to emotional and practical problems, which can ultimately hinder the self-realization of international students in engineering, and raised the question of what can be done with specialized Japanese language education in engineering.

  • The Use of Speech Synthesis in Making Lecture Videos: A report of ways to adjust speech synthesis

    Watanabe Saki, Liu Luolin, Ito Marina, Kobayashi Miki

    Monthly Meeting of Tokyo Association of Phonetics and Speech  (Meiji University)  Tokyo Association of Phonetics and Speech

    Presentation date： 2023.05

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    2023.05
    　
    　

  • Viewing the Influence of Mother Tongue from the Confusion of Japanese N- and R- Sounds

    Liu Luolin

    Monthly Meeting of Tokyo Association of Phonetics and Speech  (Saitama University; online)  Tokyo Association of Phonetics and Speech

    Presentation date： 2022.12

    Event date：
    2022.12
    　
    　

  • What Do Learners Gain from a Lesson in Japanese Pronunciation Using Their L1?

    Liu Luolin

    Monthly Meeting of Tokyo Association of Phonetics and Speech  (online)  Tokyo Association of Phonetics and Speech

    Presentation date： 2021.10

    Event date：
    2021.10
    　
    　

  • The Use of Mother Tongue in Teaching Second Language Pronunciation

    Liu Luolin

    Monthly Meeting of Tokyo Association of Phonetics and Speech  (online)  Tokyo Association of Phonetics and Speech

    Presentation date： 2020.12

    Event date：
    2020.12
    　
    　

  • Productive Confusion of Japanese /n/ and /r/ Phonemes by Learners

    Liu Luolin  [Invited]

    The Conference of Japanese Speech Communication on Fall of 2017 

    Presentation date： 2017.11

    Event date：
    2017.11
    　
    　

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Research Projects

  • [Tentative Translation] Support for Speech Learning and Education Utilizing Learners' Experience

    Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS)  Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research (KAKENHI)

    Project Year :

    2025.04
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    2030.03
     

    KINOSHITA Naoko, ITO Marina, ODO Yutaro, LIU Luolin

     [International coauthorship]

  • Construction and Verification of an Online Japanese Pronunciation Course that Utilizes Learners' First Language and Dialect

    Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS)  Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research (KAKENHI)

    Project Year :

    2024.04
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    2027.03
     

    Liu Luolin

     [International coauthorship]

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    The purpose of this study is to establish a new teaching method for Japanese speech education through the construction and verification of an online pronunciation course that utilizes learners' first language (including their native dialect).

  • Study on Japanese Pronunciation Instruction and Use of Mother Tongue in Chinese Higher Education Institutions

    Association for Japanese Language Education  Japanese Language Education Global Talent Encouragement Program

    Project Year :

    2023.07
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    2024.03
     

    Liu Luolin

     [International coauthorship]

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    In this project, we investigate the actual situation of pronunciation instruction and conduct exchange activities for Japanese language teachers in China, in order to explore the use of mother tongue in teaching Japanese pronunciation.

  • Chinese Japanese Language Teachers' Perception of Pronunciation Education

    Waseda University  Waseda University Grant for Special Research Projects

    Project Year :

    2023.04
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    2024.03
     

    Liu Luolin

     [International coauthorship]

  • The Possibility of Using L1 in Teaching L2 Japanese Pronunciation

    Waseda University  Waseda University Grant for Special Research Projects

    Project Year :

    2022.04
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    2023.03
     

    Liu Luolin

Misc

 

Teaching Experience

  • Comprehensive Japanese 1

    Waseda University  

    2025.10
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  • Listening Practice based on Pronunciation Learning 1-2

    Waseda University  

    2025.10
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    Now
     

  • Kanji Vocabulary through Guessing and Imagination! 1-2

    Waseda University  

    2025.10
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    Now
     

  • Introductory, Beginning 1, Beginning 2, Intensive 1, Intermediate 1 Integral, Intermediate 1 Conversation (all Japanese language courses)

    The University of Tokyo  

    2023.11
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    Now
     

  • Introductory Course in Japanese Language Education

    Waseda University  

    2023.04
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    2023.09
     

  • Academic Writing

    Waseda University  

    2017.10
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    2018.09
     

  • Task-Based Learning Japanese (Winter Intensive Japanese Course)

    The University of Tokyo  

    2024.02
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    2024.03
     

  • N/A

    Tokyo Woman's Christian University  

    2023.09
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    2024.03
     

  • Conversation

    Waseda University  

    2018.04
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    2021.09
     

  • Kanji Characters（for non-natives）

    Waseda University  

    2017.10
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    2021.03
     

  • Japanese for Zero Beginners

    Waseda University  

    2017.10
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    2020.03
     

  • Comprehensive Japanese 1

    Waseda University  

    2017.10
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    2018.03
     

  • Individualized Instruction in Japanese Language

    Waseda University Senior High School  

    2015.04
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    2017.03
     

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Social Activities

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Academic Activities

  • Reviewer of the Journal: Studies in Japanese Language and Japanese Language Teaching

    Peer review

    Research Society of Japanese Language and Japanese Language Teaching  

    2024
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    Now

  • Planning & Management of the Academic Event: Pronunciation Festa

    Academic society, research group, etc.

    Tokyo Association of Phonetics and Speech  

    2024.12
    　
    　

Internal Special Research Projects

  • 音声教育に対する中国の日本語教師の認識

    2023  

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    本研究では、先行研究を踏まえたうえで、中国の36の大学に所属する99名（本報告の時点まで）の日本語教師を対象にアンケート調査を行った。具体的には、まず、日本語教師の音声教育観と指導実態に関する先行研究を概観し、その調査結果を整理した。各研究の調査における質問項目を比較することにより、音声教育のための「理念・経験・感想モデル」を構築した。次に、上記のモデルに基づき、アンケートの質問項目や具体的な文言を精査した。スノーボールサンプリングで調査協力者を募い、アンケート調査を行った。その結果を分析し、中国の高等教育機関における日本語教師の指導実態と音声教育観を明らかにした。指導実態に関しては、①体系性や科目などの違いがあるものの、調査協力者は全員発音指導を行っている（特に大学一年の入門期）。②最も指導されているのはアクセントであり、ポーズとプロミネンスに関しては指導があまり行われていない。③母語の活用を含む多様な指導方法やリソースが用いられているが、記号などの視覚的補助やジェスチャーなどの運動型補助が少ない。④半数以上の教師は大学・大学院で音声学や発音指導に関する知識を得た。音声教育観に関しては、①全ての教師が発音指導が必要、もしくは非常に必要と考えている。半数以上が発音を文法や語彙以上に重要だと考えている。②音声教育の目標として、正確または自然な発音の習得だと考える教師が最も多い。ほかには、知識や規則の理解、音声に関する意識化の促進、コミュニケーションにおける問題の減少があった。③大学一年だけでなく、二年ないしそれ以上の段階における発言指導が必要だと考える教師が多い。適任な指導者としては学習者と母語が同じの、非日本語母語話者教師という意見が最も多い。本研究の成果を11月に香港の国際シンポジウムで発表する予定である。また、国内外の学術誌に研究論文を3本投稿する予定である。

  • 学習者の母語を活用した日本語音声教育の可能性

    2022  

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    　本研究では中国語を母語とする日本語学習者を対象に、その母語と母方言を活用した音声教育を実践した。本実践は、①授業前の発音・聴取課題、②オンライン同期型の授業、③授業後の発音・聴取課題、④個別及び全体のフィードバック、というサイクルで構成される。授業前後の課題の分析を通し、学習者の発音や聴取上の変化を明らかにした。また、振り返りシートの分析を通し、学習者の学び、日本語と母語の音声に関する内省、母語の活用に対する捉え方などを明らかにした。本研究の成果を３月に国内の学会で発表したほか、７月・８月に海外の国際シンポジウムでも発表する予定である。また、国内の学術誌に研究論文を３本投稿する予定である。