2022 Volume 46 Issue 2 Pages 339-349
In this study, in order to improve the tone perception ability for the beginners of Chinese learners, we developed a learning tool specialized in tone perception training. Based on the recall method, we devised a learning method that perceives the tone of each individual sound from continuous voice, and incorporated it into the learning tool. We expected that this will improve the ability to perceive tones through the training based on measures to avoid confusion of tones according to the learning situation of each learner. A study was conducted in a classroom subject to university students taking an introduction to Chinese class to validate the effect of the system of the learning tool we developed. As a result, after comparing the tone perception tests of 24 Japanese university students using the learning tool, the growth rate of the learning tool users was higher than that of the non-learning tool users. Although the growth rate of those who used the learning tool was higher, there was no significant difference between the two groups. On the other hand, although it cannot be said that this learning tool has a direct effect on the improvement of the tone perception ability, it is suggested that the learning motivation for tone learning is improved.
