Learning from Great Speakers

研究项目的第一阶段已于今年进行。这包括使用罗兰(2019)的十二类语言策略来分析公共演讲中修辞技巧的使用。第一项研究的重点是日本活动家(石井直子、伊藤志利、片山西娜和津久幸)用英语发表演讲。对他们的发言(在转录后)进行定性分析，得出了几个重要的发现。首先，所有四位演讲者(两位经验丰富的演讲者和两位新手)在整个演讲过程中经常使用修辞技巧。其次，两位有经验的演讲者更多地使用了互动即时通讯系统。第三，更频繁地使用更简单的关联理论，如并行结构和重复。第四，所有四位演讲者都使用了RT的组合来开始他们的演讲，通常包括反问句来吸引听众参与。最后，反讽是使用最少的RT。这项研究的结果发表在一家国际学术期刊上，这篇文章现在正在考虑作为书的章节发表。这项初步研究将作为未来对其他公共演讲者进行研究的平台，最终将用于创建向伟大演讲者学习(LGS)网站，以促进为说英语的高级学生(HES)提供更好的英语教学。

Stage 1 of the research project was carried out this year. This involved analyzing the use of rhetorical techniques in public speeches, employing Rowland's (2019) twelve categories of language strategies. The focus of the first study was on Japanese activists (Naoko Ishii, Shiori Ito, Seena Katayama, and Shiina Tsuyuki) delivering speeches in English. A qualitative analysis of their speeches (after being transcribed yielded several important findings. Firstly, all four speakers (two experienced and two novice speakers) utilized rhetorical techniques (RTs) frequently throughout their speeches. Secondly, interactive RTs were utilized more by the two experienced speakers. Thirdly, simpler RTs, such as parallel structure and repetition, were utilized more frequently. Fourthly, all four speakers utilized a combination of RTs to begin their speeches, typically including rhetorical questions to solicit audience involvement. Finally, irony was the least utilized RT.The findings from this study were published in an international academic journal, and the article is now being considered for publication as a book chapter. The findings were also disseminated at two major international conferences.This initial study will serve as a platform for future studies on other public speakers, which will ultimately feed into the creation of the Learning from Great Speakers (LGS) website to facilitate greater English instruction for High-level English-speaking students (HES).