| Project/Area Number |
15K02809
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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 | Sojo University |
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Principal Investigator |
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
LaClare Elton 崇城大学, SILC, 准教授 (20720593)
ローベリー ジョナサン 崇城大学, SILC, 教授 (90751727)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2015-04-01 – 2019-03-31
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| Project Status |
Completed (Fiscal Year 2018)
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| Budget Amount *help |
¥3,770,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥870,000)
Fiscal Year 2017: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000)
Fiscal Year 2016: ¥910,000 (Direct Cost: ¥700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥210,000)
Fiscal Year 2015: ¥2,210,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥510,000)
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| Keywords | Elementary English / Teacher Training / CALL / Teacher Talk / Communicative English |
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| Outline of Final Research Achievements |
This research project was successful in that the team created a website and smartphone app focused on assisting Japanese elementary school teachers with minimal English proficiency. The website and app introduce and encourage teachers to practice common classroom English expressions through a variety of activities. Though the number of regular users of the website and app is currently limited, two upcoming publications may result in increased use.
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| Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements |
The website and app may be useful to Japanese elementary school teachers. Concerns include evolving curricula, maintenance of websites and smartphone apps in an era of changing technologies, and access to educational organizations. Developers should consider these issues when creating programs.
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