| Project/Area Number |
15520347
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
Foreign language education
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| Research Institution | Fukushima University |
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Principal Investigator |
SAKUMA Yasuyuki Fukushima University, Faculty of Human Development and Culture, Associate Professor, 人間発達文化学類, 助教授 (90282293)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2003 – 2005
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| Project Status |
Completed (Fiscal Year 2005)
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| Budget Amount *help |
¥3,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,300,000)
Fiscal Year 2005: ¥200,000 (Direct Cost: ¥200,000)
Fiscal Year 2004: ¥200,000 (Direct Cost: ¥200,000)
Fiscal Year 2003: ¥2,900,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,900,000)
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| Keywords | English / Working Memory / On-line Processing / Written Language / Spoken Language / RST / LST / ENL / EFL / 処理速度 / デジット・スパン / 短期記憶 |
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| Research Abstract |
This study investigates the characteristics of individual different processing of written language and spoken language by Japanese EFL learners. It looks at how working memory varies in different individuals, focusing especially on processing speed and attention and comparing Japanese native speakers to English native speakers. Each participant is given a variety of tests of reading span (the RST), listening span (the LST), calculation span (the CST) and digit span (the DST). The RST measures reading speed, sentence comprehension and investigates the characteristics of recall. The LST also measures the characteristics of recall as well as sentence comprehension and it is conducted at natural speed. The CST and the DST are administered in order to measure cognitive abilities apart from language abilities. This study makes it clear that it is cognitive characteristics that make it hard for Japanese EFL learners to process rapidly and serially incoming linguistic information and retain only the important information.
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