A Study on the Effectiveness of Using Praat in Teaching Korean Language Intonation for Chinese Learners

Abstract

This study examines whether the use of Praat in teaching Koran language intonation is effective for Chinese learners. For this purpose, I examined earlier studies in intonation and the use of Praat as an analysis tool as well as an educational method. Previous research reveal that no significant result was obtained regarding the effectiveness of using Praat in teaching intonation to Korean learners. However, in this study, I used Praat for Chinese learners and taught “eul.geol”. Further I found that the group that was trained in intonation using Praat achieved a more appropriate accent than the group that was trained without using Praat; further, I found this result to be statistically significant. In conclusion, Teaching Korean Intonation using Praat can be beneficial to Chinese learners, since the method enables them to acquire much visual and objective information. Further, Praat can be applied to various Korean intonation items in the future.