1. Katakana English and English Education Presenter: Ryota Tokunaga

2. Overview Introduction Katakana English English Education on Early Stage Conclusion

3. Japanese, our mother tongue, is a friend or foe in learning ESL?

4. English: the Majority of Loanwords 10% The percentage of use of English in a dairy conversation ( loanwords and wasei-eigo, English of Japanese creation) 80% The English percentage of foreign loanwords in one of the famous Japanese dictionaries, Iwanami-kokugo-ziten ( the third edition) (Stanlaw 2010)

5. いざ、 Now!

6. Code-Switching in J-Pop 高鳴るテンション ! (tension) きっと No Reason! ( はだしの未 来） 僕に力を 元に戻せなくなっても oh-oh-oh- （ The bubble)

7. Ｏｎｅ ( 嵐） 今の関係はＯｎｅ ｗａｙ Ｄｒｅａｍ から 目覚めてもＯＫ になるには君の愛が必要 Oh…… 嘘のない感情はＬ．Ｏ． のあとのＶ．Ｅ． で君と Make a ものがたり

8. Katakana English Katakana- ‘the phonetic system in the Japanese language that is generally used for writing words borrowed from other languages.’ (Kistler 2008)

9. 1. コーヒー１． coffee 2. レモン２ 3. サラダ３ 4. ストロベリー４ 5. ホテル５ 6. ハンバーガー６ 7. テニス７ 8. ラブレター８ 9. アスクリム９

10. Difficulties of Pronunciation for Japanese

11. Three Common Reasons for Pronunciation difficulty lemon-remon salad-sarada (sa/lad -- sa/ra/da) strawberry-sutoroberi Phonological difference ( 20vowels+24consonants ) Closed syllables Open syllables

12. Problems in English Education Students’ unconscious of different phonology between English and Japanese Less focus on pronunciation practice in class

13. Many use of ‘Japanish’ Aisukuri-mu catch copy G-pan classic pants e-toin morning call magic tape mush poteto Live house ice version up

14. English Education on the Early Stage Gaikokugonozikan Relatively high anxiety --- Still High Motivation (Matsumiya 2010) Affective Filter (Krashen 1982) Critical period

15. Thank you for listening my presentation! さんきゅーべりまっち！！！

16. Conclusion In terms of phonology, Japanese pronunciation system is distinctive from that of English, which probably makes it more difficult for Japanese learners to acquire accurate English pronunciation. Moreover, The use of Japanish ( English loadwords and made-in-Japan English) tends to be harmful for English learners

18. The Earlier, the Better? Affective Filter (Krashen 1982) Relatively high anxiety >>>>> Still High Motivation (Matsumiya 2010)