This paper describes an Japanese pronunciation class in university of South Korea. There is rarely been case studies on Japanese pronunciation education in South Korea, especially in university. An study on pronunciation class is important for develop...
This paper describes an Japanese pronunciation class in university of South Korea. There is rarely been case studies on Japanese pronunciation education in South Korea, especially in university. An study on pronunciation class is important for developing Japanese teacher’s class, needless to say. Thus, we report an study on Japanese pronunciation class in university of South Korea to propose teaching points.
We carried out an Japanese pronunciation class in university in South Korea during fifteen weeks. We designed class three parts. One is to study the knowledge of Japanese phonology minimum required to understand student’s missed pronunciation. The other is to practice pronunciation which Korean Japanese learners often miss, using flash cards, videos and sheets for Japanese elementary students, Japanese animation and drama, news. Another is to be a teacher to instruct Japanese pronunciation is called flipped learning for Korean Japanese learners to find studying method themselves.
In conclusion, we propose two points for Japanese pronunciation class in university in South Korea. One is not to force to students studying the knowledge of Japanese phonology. It is important that the teacher make have a motivation to understand their miss pronunciation. The other is to narrow the teaching goals, for example, accents of ‘nai-form’.