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Development and Promulgation of Extensive Reading in the English Classroom

Research Project

Project/Area Number 15520350
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Section一般
Research Field Foreign language education
Research InstitutionThe University of Electro-Communications

Principal Investigator

SAKAI Kunihide  The University of Electro-Communications, Faculty of Electro-Communications, Associate professor (80092609)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) MURAI Hirokazu  UEC, Faculty of Electro-Communications, Associate professor (60174265)
Project Period (FY) 2003 – 2004
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2004)
Budget Amount *help
¥3,500,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,500,000)
Fiscal Year 2004: ¥1,500,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,500,000)
Fiscal Year 2003: ¥2,000,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,000,000)
KeywordsExtensive Reading / in-class reading / the Internet / database
Research Abstract

There has been three main goals for the present research: 1) development of Extensive Reading (ER) in the classroom, 2) promulgation of ER in Japanese schools and universities, and 3) development of Internet technology for ER.
Toward the goal of 1), the present researchers have bought ER materials with the aid-in-grant and possess now as many as 3000 books for use in the classroom and for borrowing by students. All the books are labeled according to the ease-of-reading scale developed by the present researchers.
Goal 2 has been partially achieved by two activities by the present researchers. First, an ER handbook for teachers of English has been published by the head investigator in cooperation with one other author.( See References below.) Second, the head investigator traveled to more than a dozen schools and universities, meeting and discussing with teacher of English as a foreign language on benefits and problems of ER, giving advice to students who are practicing ER.
Goal 3 has also been partially achieved through making software for accessing ER materials database and recording one's progress via the Internet. The software is at the moment a skeleton of what can be a smooth, accessible and informative recording system. The present authors admit that much more work needs to be done on this front.

Report

(3 results)
  • 2004 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report Summary
  • 2003 Annual Research Report
  • Research Products

    (4 results)

All 2005 Other

All Book (3 results) Publications (1 results)

  • [Book] 教室で読む英語100万語2005

    • Author(s)
      酒井 邦秀, 神田 みなみ
    • Total Pages
      240
    • Publisher
      筑摩書房
    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2004 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Book] Kyoistu de Yomu Eigo 100mango2005

    • Author(s)
      SAKAI, Kunihide, KANDA Minami
    • Total Pages
      240
    • Publisher
      Chikuma Shobo
    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      2004 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Book] 教室で読む英語100万語2005

    • Author(s)
      酒井邦秀, 神田みなみ
    • Total Pages
      240
    • Publisher
      大修館書店
    • Related Report
      2004 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] 古川昭夫, 河手真理子著, 酒井邦秀監修: "いっぱい読めばしっかり身に付く 今日から読みます英語100万語"日本実業出版社. 254 (2003)

    • Related Report
      2003 Annual Research Report

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Published: 2003-04-01   Modified: 2016-04-21  

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