Research Article
A Preliminary Study of Speech Level Shift Ability in Self-Taught Certified Basic-Intermediate Japanese Learners
@INPROCEEDINGS{10.4108/eai.25-10-2023.2348185, author={Ishaura Anaya and Vera Yulianti}, title={A Preliminary Study of Speech Level Shift Ability in Self-Taught Certified Basic-Intermediate Japanese Learners}, proceedings={Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Language, Literature, Education, and Culture, ICOLLEC 2023, 25-27 October 2023, Bali, Indonesia}, publisher={EAI}, proceedings_a={ICOLLEC}, year={2024}, month={7}, keywords={speech level shift self-taught japanese learners japanese language proficiency test level n3}, doi={10.4108/eai.25-10-2023.2348185} }- Ishaura Anaya
Vera Yulianti
Year: 2024
A Preliminary Study of Speech Level Shift Ability in Self-Taught Certified Basic-Intermediate Japanese Learners
ICOLLEC
EAI
DOI: 10.4108/eai.25-10-2023.2348185
Abstract
Foreign Japanese learners from non-honorific language countries need more ability to perform speech level shifts. Therefore, this preliminary study aims to analyze the ability to perform speech level shift in self-taught certified Japanese language proficiency basic-intermediate learners. In order to collect and analyze data, this study conducted a qualitative method with an observational approach. The participants of this study were an Indonesian graduate senior high school who mastered the Japanese Language Proficiency Test N3 level certificate through self-taught and a Japanese second-year graduate student as a native speaker. The results of this study show no relevance between certified language proficiency and speech level shift ability regarding the Japanese learner participant being a self-taught learner (through social media, several websites, and applications). Therefore, the results of this study suggest that the capability of speech level shift should be learned through the language learning process in a formal classroom.