2. Every language has a rhythm!
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Japanese language learners
わたしは がくせい です。
watashi wa gakusei desu.
せかいで いちばん たいせつな ものは あい
です。
sekai de ichiban taisetsuna mono wa ai desu.
English language learners
The most important thing in the world is love.
4. What is rhythm!!!
Things which happen with the same
interval (or with the same pattern)
--- isochrony
5. Every language has a rhythm!
Japanese : syllable-timed language
(mora-timed language)
6. Every language has a rhythm!
Japanese : syllable-timed language
(mora-timed language)
ふるいけや かわずとびこむ
みずのおと
古池や 蛙飛び込む 水の音
Furuikeya kawazu tobikomu mizuno oto
Haiku 俳句（はいく）by Basho Matsuo
松尾 芭蕉
まつおばしょう
10. Every language has a rhythm!
English: stress-timed language
The most important thing in the world is love.
11. Every language has a rhythm!
English: stress-timed language
The most important thing in the world is love.
The most important thing in the world is love.
12. Every language has a rhythm!
English: stress-timed language
The most important thing in the world is love.
○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○
○ ○ ○
The most important thing in the world is love.
13. How about your language?
stress-timed or syllable-timed?
14. Every language has a rhythm!
English: stress-timed language
The most important thing in the world is love.
○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○
○ ○ ○
The most important thing in the world is love.
Editor's Notes
English language has become a global common language of our age. Therefore EFL (English as a Foreign Language) education is crucial for non-English speaking countries. From 2011
Educators in these countries have been struggling with various problems they face in their education system. Japan is not an exception. Our country is facing serious problems in terms of English proficiency. In fact Japan ranked the third worst out of 30 Asian countries in TOEFL test 2011 (cited from TOEFL official website) *
2200 ÷365 ＝6.027397
English language has become a global common language of our age. Therefore EFL (English as a Foreign Language) education is crucial for non-English speaking countries. From 2011
Educators in these countries have been struggling with various problems they face in their education system. Japan is not an exception. Our country is facing serious problems in terms of English proficiency. In fact Japan ranked the third worst out of 30 Asian countries in TOEFL test 2011 (cited from TOEFL official website) *
2200 ÷365 ＝6.027397
English language has become a global common language of our age. Therefore EFL (English as a Foreign Language) education is crucial for non-English speaking countries. From 2011
Educators in these countries have been struggling with various problems they face in their education system. Japan is not an exception. Our country is facing serious problems in terms of English proficiency. In fact Japan ranked the third worst out of 30 Asian countries in TOEFL test 2011 (cited from TOEFL official website) *
2200 ÷365 ＝6.027397
English language has become a global common language of our age. Therefore EFL (English as a Foreign Language) education is crucial for non-English speaking countries. From 2011
Educators in these countries have been struggling with various problems they face in their education system. Japan is not an exception. Our country is facing serious problems in terms of English proficiency. In fact Japan ranked the third worst out of 30 Asian countries in TOEFL test 2011 (cited from TOEFL official website) *
2200 ÷365 ＝6.027397
English language has become a global common language of our age. Therefore EFL (English as a Foreign Language) education is crucial for non-English speaking countries. From 2011
Educators in these countries have been struggling with various problems they face in their education system. Japan is not an exception. Our country is facing serious problems in terms of English proficiency. In fact Japan ranked the third worst out of 30 Asian countries in TOEFL test 2011 (cited from TOEFL official website) *
2200 ÷365 ＝6.027397
English language has become a global common language of our age. Therefore EFL (English as a Foreign Language) education is crucial for non-English speaking countries. From 2011
Educators in these countries have been struggling with various problems they face in their education system. Japan is not an exception. Our country is facing serious problems in terms of English proficiency. In fact Japan ranked the third worst out of 30 Asian countries in TOEFL test 2011 (cited from TOEFL official website) *
2200 ÷365 ＝6.027397
English language has become a global common language of our age. Therefore EFL (English as a Foreign Language) education is crucial for non-English speaking countries. From 2011
Educators in these countries have been struggling with various problems they face in their education system. Japan is not an exception. Our country is facing serious problems in terms of English proficiency. In fact Japan ranked the third worst out of 30 Asian countries in TOEFL test 2011 (cited from TOEFL official website) *
2200 ÷365 ＝6.027397
English language has become a global common language of our age. Therefore EFL (English as a Foreign Language) education is crucial for non-English speaking countries. From 2011
Educators in these countries have been struggling with various problems they face in their education system. Japan is not an exception. Our country is facing serious problems in terms of English proficiency. In fact Japan ranked the third worst out of 30 Asian countries in TOEFL test 2011 (cited from TOEFL official website) *
2200 ÷365 ＝6.027397
in four-four time 四拍子
English language has become a global common language of our age. Therefore EFL (English as a Foreign Language) education is crucial for non-English speaking countries. From 2011
Educators in these countries have been struggling with various problems they face in their education system. Japan is not an exception. Our country is facing serious problems in terms of English proficiency. In fact Japan ranked the third worst out of 30 Asian countries in TOEFL test 2011 (cited from TOEFL official website) *
2200 ÷365 ＝6.027397
English language has become a global common language of our age. Therefore EFL (English as a Foreign Language) education is crucial for non-English speaking countries. From 2011
Educators in these countries have been struggling with various problems they face in their education system. Japan is not an exception. Our country is facing serious problems in terms of English proficiency. In fact Japan ranked the third worst out of 30 Asian countries in TOEFL test 2011 (cited from TOEFL official website) *
2200 ÷365 ＝6.027397
English language has become a global common language of our age. Therefore EFL (English as a Foreign Language) education is crucial for non-English speaking countries. From 2011
Educators in these countries have been struggling with various problems they face in their education system. Japan is not an exception. Our country is facing serious problems in terms of English proficiency. In fact Japan ranked the third worst out of 30 Asian countries in TOEFL test 2011 (cited from TOEFL official website) *
2200 ÷365 ＝6.027397
English language has become a global common language of our age. Therefore EFL (English as a Foreign Language) education is crucial for non-English speaking countries. From 2011
Educators in these countries have been struggling with various problems they face in their education system. Japan is not an exception. Our country is facing serious problems in terms of English proficiency. In fact Japan ranked the third worst out of 30 Asian countries in TOEFL test 2011 (cited from TOEFL official website) *
2200 ÷365 ＝6.027397
