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An empirical study of speaking and writing by Japanese learners of English based on a large-scale narrative corpus

Research Project

Project/Area Number 15K02762
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Section一般
Research Field Foreign language education
Research InstitutionTokai University

Principal Investigator

Yamaguchi Yumiko  東海大学, 国際教育センター, 准教授 (10624041)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) 宇佐美 裕子  東海大学, 国際教育センター, 准教授 (20734825)
Research Collaborator Kawaguchi Satomi  西シドニー大学, 人文コミュニケーションアーツ学部, 准教授
Bruno Di Biase  西シドニー大学, 人文コミュニケーションアーツ学部, 客員准教授
Project Period (FY) 2015-04-01 – 2018-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2017)
Budget Amount *help
¥4,420,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,020,000)
Fiscal Year 2017: ¥780,000 (Direct Cost: ¥600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥180,000)
Fiscal Year 2016: ¥1,040,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥240,000)
Fiscal Year 2015: ¥2,600,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥600,000)
Keywords外国語教育 / 第二言語習得 / コーパス言語学 / 処理可能性理論 / 第二言語習得研究 / 学習者コーパス / 外国語習得
Outline of Final Research Achievements

This project investigated Japanese learners' speaking and writing in English by constructing a learner corpus of spoken and written narratives using a wordless picture book and analyzing the use of English grammar and vocabulary based on one of the second language acquisition theories, namely Processability Theory (PT) (Pienemann, 1998, 2005; Pienemann, Di Biase, & Kawaguchi, 2005; Bettoni & Di Biase, 2015), and the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR). While the results demonstrated general support for the developmental stages of English grammar predicted in PT, more research is needed to explore the relationship between the PT stages and the CEFR levels.

Report

(4 results)
  • 2017 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2016 Research-status Report
  • 2015 Research-status Report
  • Research Products

    (14 results)

All 2017 2016 2015 Other

All Int'l Joint Research (3 results) Journal Article (3 results) (of which Peer Reviewed: 1 results,  Open Access: 1 results,  Acknowledgement Compliant: 2 results) Presentation (8 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 4 results,  Invited: 1 results)

  • [Int'l Joint Research] Western Sydney University(オーストラリア)

    • Related Report
      2017 Annual Research Report
  • [Int'l Joint Research] 西シドニー大学(オーストラリア)

    • Related Report
      2016 Research-status Report
  • [Int'l Joint Research] 西シドニー大学(オーストラリア)

    • Related Report
      2015 Research-status Report
  • [Journal Article] Plural marking in spoken and written narratives: A corpus-based study of Japanese learners of English2017

    • Author(s)
      Yumiko Yamaguchi & Hiroko Usami
    • Journal Title

      International Journal of Applied Linguistics & English Literature

      Volume: Vol.6 No.5 Issue: 5 Pages: 224-231

    • DOI

      10.7575/aiac.ijalel.v.6n.5p.224

    • Related Report
      2017 Annual Research Report 2016 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] 英語学習者の「話す力」「書く力」の実証研究ー複数を表す形態素使用の分析ー2016

    • Author(s)
      山口有実子、宇佐美裕子
    • Journal Title

      東海大学国際教育センター所報

      Volume: 36 Pages: 57-64

    • Related Report
      2016 Research-status Report
    • Acknowledgement Compliant
  • [Journal Article] Japanese learners' use of English grammar in speaking and writing: A Processability approach2016

    • Author(s)
      Yumiko Yamaguchi & Hiroko Usami
    • Journal Title

      Proceedings of PacSLRF 2016

      Volume: - Pages: 237-242

    • Related Report
      2016 Research-status Report
    • Acknowledgement Compliant
  • [Presentation] A Learner Corpus Study on the Use of English Grammar and Vocabulary by Japanese University Students2017

    • Author(s)
      Yumiko Yamaguchi & Hiroko Usami
    • Organizer
      27th Annual Conference of European Second Language Association - EuroSLA 27
    • Related Report
      2017 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Acquisition of English Grammar and Vocabulary by Japanese Learners of English: A Learner Corpus Study2017

    • Author(s)
      Yumiko Yamaguchi & Hiroko Usami
    • Organizer
      17th International Symposium on Processabiltiy Approaches to Language Acquisition - PALA 2017
    • Related Report
      2017 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] 学習者コーパスによる第二言語習得理論~Processability Theory~の検証2017

    • Author(s)
      山口有実子
    • Organizer
      第三回学習者コーパス・ワークショップ ー学習者コーパスから第二言語習得を考えるー
    • Related Report
      2017 Annual Research Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] Japanese learners' use of English grammar in speaking and writing: A Processability approach2016

    • Author(s)
      Yumiko Yamaguchi & Hiroko Usami
    • Organizer
      Pacific Second Language Research Forum 2016 (PacSLRF 2016)
    • Place of Presentation
      Chuo University, Tokyo, Japan
    • Year and Date
      2016-09-09
    • Related Report
      2016 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] Japanese Learners’ Use of English Grammar in Speaking and Writing: A Processability Theory-based Study2016

    • Author(s)
      Yumiko Yamaguchi, Hiroko Usami
    • Organizer
      Pacific Second Language Research Forum 2016 (PacSLRF 2016)
    • Place of Presentation
      中央大学多摩キャンパス
    • Year and Date
      2016-09-09
    • Related Report
      2015 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Testing Processability Theory with a large-scale learner corpus: Plural marking in oral and written production by learners of English as a foreign language2016

    • Author(s)
      Yumiko Yamaguchi & Hiroko Usami
    • Organizer
      16th International Symposium of Processability Approaches to Language Acquisition 2016 (PALA 2016)
    • Place of Presentation
      Chuo University, Tokyo, Japan
    • Year and Date
      2016-09-07
    • Related Report
      2016 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] Testing Processability Theory with a Large-Scale Learner Corpus: Plural Marking in Oral and Written Production by Learners of English as a Foreign Language2016

    • Author(s)
      Yumiko Yamaguchi, Hiroko Usami
    • Organizer
      The 16th International Symposium of Processability Approaches to Language Acquisition (PALA 2016)
    • Place of Presentation
      中央大学多摩キャンパス
    • Year and Date
      2016-09-07
    • Related Report
      2015 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] 大規模ナラティブコーパスによる日本人英語学習者の「話す力」「書く力」の実証研究2015

    • Author(s)
      山口有実子、宇佐美裕子
    • Organizer
      英語コーパス学会第41回年次大会
    • Place of Presentation
      愛知大学名古屋キャンパス
    • Year and Date
      2015-10-03
    • Related Report
      2015 Research-status Report

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Published: 2015-04-16   Modified: 2019-03-29  

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