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An Empirical Study of Writing Instruction Focusing on Cohesion and Coherence in Reference to Motivation for Learning English

Research Project

Project/Area Number 15K02811
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Section一般
Research Field Foreign language education
Research InstitutionAsahikawa National College of Technology

Principal Investigator

Suzuki Tomoki  旭川工業高等専門学校, 一般人文科, 教授 (70342441)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) 沢谷 佑輔  旭川工業高等専門学校, 一般人文科, 准教授 (10733438)
Project Period (FY) 2015-04-01 – 2018-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2017)
Budget Amount *help
¥2,730,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥630,000)
Fiscal Year 2017: ¥780,000 (Direct Cost: ¥600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥180,000)
Fiscal Year 2016: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000)
Fiscal Year 2015: ¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥300,000)
Keywordsライティング / 動機づけ / cohesion / coherence / 個人差要因 / 結束生 / 首尾一貫性 / 評価・測定 / anxiety
Outline of Final Research Achievements

This longitudinal study explored the effects of writing instruction focusing on cohesion and coherence on the quality of novice EFL learners’ expository writing, in relation to individual learner differences such as motivation toward English learning, writing anxiety, writing strategy use, and L2 proficiency. The participants were 94 Grade 12 Kosen students attending a semi-writing-focused English course. The research instruments were questionnaires, a standardized proficiency test, and two take-home paragraph writing tasks, each of which was evaluated by three raters for its overall quality and coherence.
Contrary to expectations, the results showed no significant improvement in scales in motivation, overall quality, coherence, and writing anxiety. The only immediate effects observed were the participants’ more careful use of “global planning” and their improved self-efficacy in writing, the latter of which was supported by the answers to an open-ended retrospective survey.

Report

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

    (7 results)

All 2018 2017 2016 2015

All Journal Article (1 results) (of which Peer Reviewed: 1 results) Presentation (6 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 3 results)

  • [Journal Article] 英語ライティングにおける結束性と評価の関係性ーまとまりのあるライティングを目指した実践的研究ー2016

    • Author(s)
      沢谷 佑輔・鈴木 智己
    • Journal Title

      HELES Journal

      Volume: 15 Pages: 35-54

    • NAID

      40020742966

    • Related Report
      2015 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Presentation] The Effect of Writing Instruction Focusing on Cohesion and Coherence: A Close Look at the Quality of Writing and Individual Learner Differences among Novice EFL Writers.2018

    • Author(s)
      Suzuki, T. & Sawaya, Y.
    • Organizer
      The 16th Annual Hawaii International Conference on Education
    • Related Report
      2017 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Individual Differences in EFL Writing as Predictors for Writing Quality2017

    • Author(s)
      Tomoki Suzuki & Yusuke Sawaya
    • Organizer
      37th Thailand TESOL International Conference
    • Place of Presentation
      Bangkok, Thailand
    • Year and Date
      2017-01-20
    • Related Report
      2016 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Individual Differences in EFL Writing as Predictors for Writing Quality2017

    • Author(s)
      Suzuki, T. & Sawaya, Y.
    • Organizer
      37th Thailand TESOL International Conference, Bangkok, Thailand
    • Related Report
      2017 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] 結束性と首尾一貫性に焦点をあてたライティング指導の効果―学習者の意識と作文はどのように変わったか―2017

    • Author(s)
      鈴木智己,沢谷佑輔
    • Organizer
      第43回全国英語教育学会島根研究大会
    • Related Report
      2017 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] 英語ライティングの方略使用がプロダクトの首尾一貫性と質に与える影響2016

    • Author(s)
      沢谷 佑輔・鈴木 智己
    • Organizer
      全国英語教育学会第42回埼玉研究大会
    • Place of Presentation
      獨協大学
    • Year and Date
      2016-08-20
    • Related Report
      2016 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] 英語ライティングにおける結束性と評価の関係性2015

    • Author(s)
      沢谷 佑輔・鈴木 智己
    • Organizer
      第41回全国英語教育学会熊本研究大会
    • Place of Presentation
      熊本学園大学(熊本県熊本市)
    • Year and Date
      2015-08-22
    • Related Report
      2015 Research-status Report

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

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