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EFL Student Writers 3.5-Year Development : A Preliminary Report.

Research Project

Project/Area Number 14580311
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Section一般
Research Field 教科教育
Research InstitutionNagoya Gakuin University

Principal Investigator

SASAKI Miyuki  Nagoya Gakuin University, Faculty of Foreign Studies, Professor, 外国語学部, 教授 (60241147)

Project Period (FY) 2002 – 2005
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2005)
Budget Amount *help
¥3,600,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,600,000)
Fiscal Year 2005: ¥1,200,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,200,000)
Fiscal Year 2004: ¥500,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000)
Fiscal Year 2003: ¥500,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000)
Fiscal Year 2002: ¥1,400,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,400,000)
KeywordsJapanese learners / expository writing / L2 writing process / protocol data / writing process / quantitative data / qualitative data / 英語文章産出プロセス
Research Abstract

The present study investigated the changes in Japanese students' English writing behaviors over a 3.5 year period using multiple data sources including written texts, videotaped writing behaviors, and stimulated recall protocols. Data from student interviews supplemented the analyses. Because eight (henceforth, Study-Abroad students) out of the nine participants spent two to ten months in English-speaking environments, the study was also able to examine the effects of such overseas experiences to some extent. This study was part of a larger study that has been planned to confirm the results obtained in Sasaki (2004), which investigated similar students' English-writing behaviors over the same period of time (3.5 years), but in a more exploratory manner. The results revealed that over the observation period (1)both the At-Home (remaining in Japan) and the Study-Abroad students improved their English proficiency ; (2)only the Study-Abroad students improved their L2 writing ability and fluency, (3)there were great individual differences among the members of both groups for their changes in using local plans, and they had different reasons for making local plans across time and individuals ; (4)only the Study-Abroad students came to pay less attention to translation from L1 to L2, and (5)the Study-Abroad students became more motivated to write L2 compositions with better content than the At-Home student.

Report

(5 results)
  • 2005 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report Summary
  • 2004 Annual Research Report
  • 2003 Annual Research Report
  • 2002 Annual Research Report
  • Research Products

    (9 results)

All 2005 2004 2003 2002 Other

All Journal Article (2 results) Book (5 results) Publications (2 results)

  • [Journal Article] A multiple-data analysis of the 3.5-year development of EFL student writers.2004

    • Author(s)
      Miyuki Sasaki
    • Journal Title

      Language Learning 54

      Pages: 525-582

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2005 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Journal Article] A multiple-data analysis of the 3.5-year development of EFL student writers2004

    • Author(s)
      Miyuki Sasaki
    • Journal Title

      Language Learning 54巻3号

      Pages: 525-582

    • Related Report
      2004 Annual Research Report
  • [Book] Second language writing research : Perspectives on the process of knowledge construction.2005

    • Author(s)
      Paul Kei Matsuda (ed.)
    • Total Pages
      254
    • Publisher
      Lawrence Erlbaum Associates
    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2005 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Book] Second language writing research : Perspectives on the process of knowledge construction2005

    • Author(s)
      Miyuki Sasaki
    • Total Pages
      254
    • Publisher
      Lawrence Erlbaum Associates
    • Related Report
      2004 Annual Research Report
  • [Book] Writing for scholarly publication : Behind the scenes in language education.2003

    • Author(s)
      Christine Pearson Casanave (ed.)
    • Total Pages
      290
    • Publisher
      Lawrence Erlbaum Associates
    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2005 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Book] New directions for research in L2 writing.2002

    • Author(s)
      Sarah Ransdell(ed.)
    • Total Pages
      276
    • Publisher
      Kluwer Academic
    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2005 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Book] New directions for research in L2 writing.2002

    • Author(s)
      Sarah Ransdell (ed.)
    • Publisher
      Kluwer Academic
    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      2005 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Miyuki Sasaki: "A Scholar on the Periphery : Standing Firm, Walking Slowly"Writing for Scholarly Publication. 211-221 (2003)

    • Related Report
      2003 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] Miyuki Sasaki: "Building an empricically-based model of EFL learners writing processes"New Directions for Research in L2 Writing 編纂書. 49-80 (2002)

    • Related Report
      2002 Annual Research Report

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Published: 2002-04-01   Modified: 2016-04-21  

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