Sports English Analysis and Training Methodology
Project/Area Number |
15K12914
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Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research
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Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
Research Field |
Foreign language education
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Research Institution | National Institute of Fitness and Sports in Kanoya |
Principal Investigator |
Elmes David 鹿屋体育大学, スポーツ人文・応用社会科学系, 准教授 (50350905)
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Project Period (FY) |
2015-04-01 – 2018-03-31
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Project Status |
Completed (Fiscal Year 2017)
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Budget Amount *help |
¥3,380,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥780,000)
Fiscal Year 2017: ¥1,430,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥330,000)
Fiscal Year 2016: ¥910,000 (Direct Cost: ¥700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥210,000)
Fiscal Year 2015: ¥1,040,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥240,000)
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Keywords | Sports English / English education / English communication / Sports coaching / Top athletes / Observational research / Teaching methodology / Coaching discourse / Top coaching / Top athlete / sports psychology / transcriptional analysis / foreign language anxiety / observational research |
Outline of Final Research Achievements |
This project was able to identify very significant findings for Japanese language learners and athletes, and for the fields of sports coaching, i.e., coaching discourse, and sports English education, among others. The results of an analysis of coaching language indicate that a non-sport specific (i.e. general) comprehension of English can provide adequate understanding of coaching instruction in a short-term sports camp setting. While it is necessary to factor in the strong influence of the sporting context on the instructional dialog, results overwhelmingly indicate that coaches relied markedly less on sports-specific word-type to facilitate their instruction. This provides significant insights and encouragement for foreign athletes to extend their training internationally and support for top-level athletes in a venue where performance evaluations by coaching staff and scouts can be strongly influenced by coach-player misunderstandings.
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Report
(5 results)
Research Products
(5 results)