Wie effektiv sind Zungenbrecher beim Erlernen der japanischen Aussprache

Tongue twisters are considered an effective tool for improving pronunciation in language learning, including Japanese. Research shows that using tongue twisters can enhance learners’ ability to pronounce difficult sounds, such as fricative consonants and long vowels, by providing targeted practice that challenges the articulation apparatus. They increase learners’ awareness of specific pronunciation features and help develop muscle strength and agility important for accurate speech production.

Specifically for Japanese, tongue twisters may aid in mastering the language’s unique sounds and intonation patterns by repetitive practice and focusing on the articulation involved. While several studies support tongue twisters as a technique to improve pronunciation in second languages broadly, direct focused research on Japanese pronunciation training with tongue twisters shows promise but can be complemented by additional tools like audiovisual feedback on articulation for optimal improvement.

Overall, tongue twisters are recommended as an engaging and practical method to enhance Japanese pronunciation skills due to their ability to sharpen articulation precision and fluency with challenging sound combinations. ^{1, 2, 3, 4}

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• THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TONGUE TWISTERS TO IMPROVE THE STUDENTS’ ABILITY TO PRONOUNCE FRICATIVE CONSONANTS AND LONG VOWELS

• THE USE OF TONGUE TWISTER TECHNIQUE TO IMPROVE STUDENTS’ PRONUNCIATION

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• Effects of Pronunciation Practice System Based on Personalized CG Animations of Mouth Movement Model

• Optimizing second language pronunciation instruction: Replications of Martin and Sippel (2021), Olson and Offerman (2021), and Thomson (2012)

• Brain imaging of tongue-twister sentence comprehension: Twisting the tongue and the brain

• Visual Feedback of Tongue Movement for Novel Speech Sound Learning

• Effects of tongue strengthening exercises on tongue muscle strength: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

• A real-time articulatory visual feedback approach with target presentation for second language pronunciation learning.

• Visual Feedback of Tongue Movement for Novel Speech Sound Learning

• Using Tongue Twister to Improve Students’ Pronunciation

• TwistList: Resources and Baselines for Tongue Twister Generation

• PANCETTA: Phoneme Aware Neural Completion to Elicit Tongue Twisters Automatically

• DEVELOPING PRONUNCIATION SKILLS THROUGH APPLICATION TO ENHANCE SPEAKING ABILITY: SYSTEMATIC LITERATURE REVIEW

• Improving English pronunciation skills using tongue twister technique through Twistify application in junior high school