Cross Culture Distance Learning
Final Presentation
TOPIC: ACCENT FROM JAPANESE
NAME: CARTER TSAI
STUDENT ID:4A0C0072
Accent
◦1.The definition of Accent
→the way in which people in a particular area,
country, or social group pronounce words
◦2. Accent from Japanese
→ hard to comprehend the words
Alphabets between English and Japanese
◦2.Why do Japanese pronounce the words like that?
◦ → t-(と-to) ※ hit→hito
◦ → te-(た-ta), ch-(く-ku) ※ heatech→heataku
◦ → m-(む-mu) ※ cream→creamu
Methods how to develop your listening
◦3.How to advance and improve listening?
◦→ reinforce your own listening skills
Ex: Website→BBC or Radio→ICRT.
◦→Chunking→pausing→stressing
◦→learn Japanese alphabets
Conclusion
Accent cause from Japanese’s first language.
→Unluckily without the same alphabet as Chinese.
Find the ways to overcome the problems.
→By Learning Websites or Radio, etc.