@article{oai:uuair.repo.nii.ac.jp:00013653,
 author = {湯澤, 伸夫 and YUZAWA, Nobuo},
 issue = {54},
 journal = {宇都宮大学国際学部研究論集, Journal of the School of International Studies, Utsunomiya University},
 month = {Sep},
 note = {text, 紀要論文 / Departmental Bulletin Paper, English has been taught as a school subject in Grade 5 since the academic year of 2021. To improve this new English teaching in elementary school, extensive studies are necessary into how this education is being conducted, especially focusing on how English sounds are taught because oral English is the weakest skill of most Japanese students. In this paper, audio materials accompanying all seven of the MEXT-authorised textbooks for 5th graders were examined, focusing on intonation. Data for analysis in this paper were selected based on topics commonly used in these textbooks (birthday, preference, and ability) to make the comparison practical. One major finding is the use of various intonation patterns for the same sentence in the same context. Judging from the fact that these textbooks are targeted at 5th graders who are in the first year of learning English in school and for whom English is not a language used in daily life, it is suggested that the default intonation pattern should be taught as often as possible and that marginal patterns should be taught at a later stage of their learning.},
 pages = {105--114},
 title = {An Analysis of the Intonation Patterns in Audio Materials Attached to English Textbooks for 5th Graders in Japan},
 year = {2022},
 yomi = {ユザワ, ノブオ}
}