Formation of the skill of perception of pitch accent at the initial stage of learning the Japanese language

Abstract

This paper is devoted to the formation of the skill of perception of Japanese pitch accent. Pitch accent is one of the most challenging aspects of learning Japanese. In addition, the relevance of the study is also confirmed by the fact that in Russian and Japanese textbooks for beginners there are no tasks on the perception of Japanese pitch accent. In the practical part of the study, we conducted an experiment. 23 students from Northeastern Federal University who began studying the Japanese language in September 2021 took part in this experiment. The students of the experimental group began to study the Japanese language according to the introductory phonetic course developed by A. Burakova. As a result of the study, we came to the conclusion that the tasks developed as a part of the introductory phonetic course had a positive effect on the perception of pitch accent at the initial stage of learning the Japanese language.