Basic Information

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Hi-Gyung BYUN


Title

Associate Professor

Nationality

KOREA REPUBLIC OF

Research Fields, Keywords

phonetics, pronunciation teaching, contrastive study of Japanese and Korean, sociophonetics, Korean language education

Research Field

I am interested in regional and generational phonetic variations of Japanese vowels and consonants, including diachronic changes. I am also interested in generational differences of Korean segmanetals. Recently I have been doing research on Korean consonants and vowels and their applications for Korean pronunciation teaching.

Recent Activities


2021.8. Web site "Japanese Pronunciation Laboratory"
www.jp-lab.com

PRESENTATIONS

2024. 9. The effect of post-stop fo on the perception of Japanese stops and its stability within individuals
The 38th General Meeting of the Phonetic Society of Japan, Daito Bunka University, Tokyo, Japan, September 28-29.

2024. 8. Japanese pronunciation teaching by non-native teachers
2024 International Conference on Japanese Language Education (ICJLE), Madison, USA, August 1-3.

2024. 3. Can vowel devoicing serve as a perceptual cue when judging local and standard Japanese?: Comparison among Tohoku, Kanto, and Kinki listeners
Project-Meeting "A Multifaceted Study of Language Problems in Multilingual and Multicultural Japan," online


PUBLICATIONS

2025.1. The Role of Vowel Devoicing in the Perception of Standard and Local Japanese: A Comparison among Tohoku, Kanto, and Kinki Listeners
NINJAL Research Papers, 28, 127-149.

2024.9. Teaching Pronunciation in the Winter Teaching Practice: The effects of teacher feedback on accent learning
Bulletin of Japanese Language Teaching Practices, 15, 387-393.

2024.9. The effect of post-stop fo on the perception of Japanese stops and its stability within individuals
Proceedings of the 36th General Meeting of the PSJ,159-164.
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Academic Background (Graduate Level) 【 display / non-display 】

  • The University of Tokyo, Graduate School, Division of General Culture, Language and Information Sciences

    Doctor's Course, 2008/03, Accomplished credits for doctoral program, JAPAN

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Degree Earned 【 display / non-display 】

  • Ph.D., Linguistics, The University of Tokyo, 2012/11

  • M.A. in linguistics, Linguistics, Tokyo University of Foreign Studies, 2003/03

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Professional Career On-Campus 【 display / non-display 】

  • Akita International University Faculty of International Liberal Arts Foreign Language Education, Associate Professor, 2021/04 -

  • Akita International University Faculty of International Liberal Arts Basic Education Foreign Language Education, Associate Professor, 2018/04 - 2021/03

  • Akita International University Faculty of International Liberal Arts Basic Education Foreign Language Education, Assistant Professor, 2015/04 - 2018/03

  • Akita International University Faculty of International Liberal Arts Basic Education Humanities,Art, Assistant Professor, 2013/04 - 2015/03

  • Akita International University Graduate School of Global Communication and Language Japanese Language Teaching Practices, Lecturer, 2008/09 - 2017/03

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External Career 【 display / non-display 】

  • Akita University of Art, part-time lecturer, 2013/04 - 2014/03

  • Nogoya University of Foreign Studies, part-time lecturer, 2009/01

  • Nogoya University of Foreign Studies, part-time lecturer, 2008/08

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Academic Society Affiliations 【 display / non-display 】

  • The linguistic Society of Japan, 2019/04 - , JAPAN

  • Korean Society of Speech Sciences, 2013/11 - , KOREA REPUBLIC OF

  • Society for Teaching Japanese as a Foreign Language, 2004/04 - , JAPAN

  • Society for Japanese Linguistics, 2002/04 - , JAPAN

  • Phonetic Society of Japan, 2001/04 - , JAPAN

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Field of Expertise 【 display / non-display 】

  • phonetics, sociolinguistics, contrastive study, Korean language education

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Academic Papers 【 display / non-display 】

  • The Role of Vowel Devoicing in the Perception of Standard and Local Japanese: A Comparison among Tohoku, Kanto, and Kinki Listeners, NINJAL Research Papers, vol.28 (p.127 - 149) , 2025/01, Hi-Gyung Byun

    Research paper (scientific journal), Single Author, Japanese linguistics, Japanese

  • The effect of post-stop fo on the perception of Japanese stops and its stability within individuals, Proceedings of the 36th General Meeting of the PSJ (p.159 - 164) , 2024/09, Hi-Gyung Byun

    Research paper (scientific journal), Single Author, Japanese linguistics, Japanese

  • Teaching pronunciation in the winter teaching practice: The effects of teacher feedback on accent learning, Bulletin of Japanese Language Teaching Practices, vol.15 (p.387 - 393) , 2024/09, Hi-Gyung Byun

    Research paper (university, research institution), Single Author, Japanese

  • Teaching Pronunciation in the Winter Teaching Practice: Listening skills of Tokyo accents by JLT students, Bulletin of Japanese Language Teaching Practices, vol.14 (p.322 - 328) , 2023/09

    Research paper (university, research institution), Single Author, Japanese

  • Development of a website that supports teacher-driven Japanese pronunciation teaching, Proceedings of CASTEL/J 2023 (p.134 - 137) , 2023/08, Hi-Gyung Byun, Emi Yanagisawa

    Research paper (international conference proceedings), Multiple Authorship, Japanese

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Books 【 display / non-display 】

  • Japanese Pronunciation Teaching: Research and Practice, Knowledge Tree, 2023/11

    Scholarly Book, Multiple Authorship , Japanese

  • A Practical Approach to Japanese Language Teaching, Bonjinsya, 2014/05

    Scholarly Book, Multiple Authorship , Japanese language education, Japanese

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Academic Awards Received 【 display / non-display 】

  • Phonetic Society of Japan Awards, Outstanding Article Award , 2020/09, JAPAN, Award by an Official Scientific Society or Academic Journal, Hi-Gyung Byun, Linguistics

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Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research 【 display / non-display 】

  • Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)，2022/04 - 2026/03，Development of "Japanese Pronunciation Laboratory" a pronunciation practice tool to support autonomous learning of Japanese language learners

  • Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)，2020/04 - 2023/03，Developmental Theory and Empirical Investigation of Public Language

  • Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)，2019/04 - 2025/03，Acoustic features of Japanese and Korean stop consonants and its relationship with pitch accent

  • Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)，2017/04 - 2020/03，A contrastive study of Japanese and Korean stops: production and perception (principal investigator)

  • Grant-in-Aid for challenging Exploratory Research，2014/04 - 2016/03，A contrastive study of Japanese and Korean consonants for Korean pronunciation practice (principal investigator)

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Presentations 【 display / non-display 】

  • The 38th General Meeting of the Phonetic Society of Japan, Domestic Conference, 2024/09, The effect of post-stop fo on the perception of Japanese stops and its stability within individuals, Poster (general)

  • 2024 International Conference on Japanese Language Education (ICJLE), International Conference, 2024/08, Japanese pronunciation teaching by non-native teachers, Oral Presentation (general)

  • Project-Meeting "A Multifaceted Study of Language Problems in Multilingual and Multicultural Japan", Domestic Conference, 2024/03, Can vowel devoicing serve as a perceptual cue when judging local and standard Japanese?: Comparison among Tohoku, Kanto and Kinki listeners, Oral Presentation (general)

  • CASTEL/J 2023, International Conference, 2023/08, Development of a website that supports teacher-driven Japanese pronunciation teaching, Oral Presentation (general)

  • The 36th General Meeting of the Phonetic Society of Japan, Domestic Conference, 2022/09, Development of a learner-oriented Japanese pronunciation learning tool, Poster (general), Japanese language education

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Community Activities Outside University 【 display / non-display 】

  • A member of editorial board for the Journal of the Phonetic Society of Japan ，2019/04 - 2022/03

    Article reviewer

  • High School - University Joint Course Program in fall 2019 Invitation to International Liberal Arts ，2019/11

    A lecture for high school students titled "Is the Korean language easy to learn for Japanese native speakers?"

  • Guidance for high school students，2015/08

    Guidance for high school students

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