The impact of study abroad programs on international communicative competence
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15K02769
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
Foreign language education
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| Research Institution | Ritsumeikan University |
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Principal Investigator |
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
アリポンガ ジョナサン 関西国際大学, 教育学部, 教授 (50388873)
NEFF Peter 同志社大学, グローバル・コミュニケーション学部, 准教授 (70411072)
Hood Michael 日本大学, 商学部, 准教授 (90349928)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2015-04-01 – 2020-03-31
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| Project Status |
Completed (Fiscal Year 2019)
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| Budget Amount *help |
¥4,550,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,050,000)
Fiscal Year 2018: ¥1,040,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥240,000)
Fiscal Year 2017: ¥1,950,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥450,000)
Fiscal Year 2016: ¥910,000 (Direct Cost: ¥700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥210,000)
Fiscal Year 2015: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000)
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| Keywords | study abroad / ICC / possible L2 selves / L2 confidence / Study abroad / Possible L2 selves / L2 speaking confidence / Inner Circle country / Expanding Circle country / intercultural competence / speaking confidence / L2 selves / EFL |
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| Outline of Final Research Achievements |
The purpose of this study was to examine how two groups of Japanese learners of English going abroad for different lengths of time (one month (n = 79) and one year (n = 70) respectively) were affected by their international experience across a range of non-linguistic variables. Pre- and post-SA survey data were collected from both groups, and results from data analysis indicate that both groups achieved significant benefits in increased L2 speaking confidence and a strengthening of sense of an Ideal L2 self, while also undergoing a weakening of Ought-to L2 self. However, these improvements were often more pronounced in the long-term group. Moreover, those in the one-year program demonstrated an increase in ethnocentrism whereas the short-term SA participants experienced a decline in this measure.
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| Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements |
The results of this study demonstrates the benefits in non-linguistic terms of study abroad both for short-term and long-term programs and shows that L2 learners benefit most through social interaction in the L2, gaining greater confidence in speaking the language and a stronger sense of L2 self.
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Report
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Research Products
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