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Elucidation of the role of language in science instruction through English and Japanese

Research Project

Project/Area Number 16H03068
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Section一般
Research Field Science education
Research InstitutionWaseda University

Principal Investigator

Kunioshi Nilson  早稲田大学, 理工学術院, 教授 (30254577)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) 東條 加寿子  大阪女学院大学, 国際・英語学部, 教授 (20258346)
野口 ジュディー津多江  神戸学院大学, グローバル・コミュニケーション学部, 名誉教授 (30351787)
Project Period (FY) 2016-04-01 – 2019-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2018)
Budget Amount *help
¥12,480,000 (Direct Cost: ¥9,600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥2,880,000)
Fiscal Year 2018: ¥3,640,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥840,000)
Fiscal Year 2017: ¥3,640,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥840,000)
Fiscal Year 2016: ¥5,200,000 (Direct Cost: ¥4,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,200,000)
Keywords教育・言語・文化 / learning styles / teaching styles / Experiential learning / 科学教育 / 教育の文化的背景 / Experiential Learning Theory / 科学教育,言語と文化 / 講義コーパス / 講義ディスコース / 学習スタイル / 多文化教室 / 教授法 / 言語・文化・教育 / classroom discourse / science pedagogy / 比較教育 / 教育と文化 / 言語と文化 / 科学教授法 / 高等教育 / 教育・言語・文化の関係
Outline of Final Research Achievements

We built and analyzed a corpus of lectures delivered in Japanese at various Japanese universities. By comparing the results with those obtained using an existing corpus of lectures delivered in English at American universities, we found that some interesting aspects of the cultural backgrounds of Japanese and American societies are reflected in the lectures. For example, lectures delivered in Japanese were more teacher centered, and included personalized transmission of knowledge, while the lectures delivered in English were more interactive and did not include so much personal description of researchers. These findings confirm predictions published in the literature about features of educational systems in countries with lower (US) and higher (Japan) power distance index (PDI).

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

英語を介した高等教育が世界中で広がる中,課題は報告されている.日本においても,大学の国際化が進められ,英語によって教育を提供する大学が増えている.しかし,近年,共通の言語を用いても,学習者および教授者の文化的背景を考慮しなければ,効果的な学習が実現しないとの報告が多くなってきた.そこで,本研究では日本およびアメリカそれぞれの文化的背景を効果的な教授法の開発に活かす方法があるかを探るためにまず文化的背景がどのように講義に反映されているかを特定する.

Report

(4 results)
  • 2018 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2017 Annual Research Report
  • 2016 Annual Research Report
  • Research Products

    (13 results)

All 2019 2018 2017 Other

All Journal Article (5 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 2 results,  Peer Reviewed: 5 results,  Open Access: 1 results,  Acknowledgement Compliant: 1 results) Presentation (4 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 1 results) Book (1 results) Remarks (3 results)

  • [Journal Article] Evidence of cultural differences between American and Japanese mainstream science and engineering contexts from analysis of classroom discourse2019

    • Author(s)
      Nilson Kunioshi, Judy Noguchi, Kazuko Tojo
    • Journal Title

      European Journal of Engineering Education

      Volume: in press Issue: 4 Pages: 535-544

    • DOI

      10.1080/03043797.2018.1428531

    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report 2017 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] 英語を介した(EMI)理工系の講義に関わる諸要因2018

    • Author(s)
      東條加寿子
    • Journal Title

      日本科学教育学会年会論文集

      Volume: 42 Pages: 16-165

    • NAID

      130007663304

    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] JECPRESE: JSL とEFL ユーザーのために2018

    • Author(s)
      野口ジュディー
    • Journal Title

      英語コーパス研究

      Volume: 25 Pages: 151-158

    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Features, Challenges and Prospects of a Science and Engineering English-Taught Program2018

    • Author(s)
      Nilson Kunioshi and Harushige Nakakoji
    • Journal Title

      English-Medium Instruction in Japanese Higher Education

      Volume: 0 Pages: 250-262

    • DOI

      10.21832/9781783098958-019

    • Related Report
      2017 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Building a corpus of science and engineering lectures delivered in English and in Japanese to identify cultural differences2017

    • Author(s)
      Nilson Kunioshi, Judy Noguchi, Kazuko Tojo
    • Journal Title

      INTED2017 Proceedings

      Volume: 1 Pages: 7559-7563

    • DOI

      10.21125/inted.2017.1750

    • Related Report
      2016 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research / Acknowledgement Compliant
  • [Presentation] Pedagogic Discourse Differences in American and Japanese Lectures: Evidence from corpora2019

    • Author(s)
      Nilson Kunioshi and Judy Noguchi
    • Organizer
      5th Asia-Pacific LSP and Professional Communication Association Conference
    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] 英語を介した(EMI)理工系の講義に関わる諸要因2018

    • Author(s)
      東條加寿子,国吉ニルソン,野口ジュディー
    • Organizer
      日本科学教育学会第42回年会
    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Building a corpus of science and engineering lectures delivered in English and in Japanese to identify cultural differences2017

    • Author(s)
      Nilson Kunioshi, Judy Noguchi, Kazuko Tojo
    • Organizer
      INTED2017
    • Place of Presentation
      スペイン,バレンシア
    • Year and Date
      2017-03-07
    • Related Report
      2016 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] 日本と米国の科学教授法の相違についてー文化的背景による影響を分析ー2017

    • Author(s)
      国吉ニルソン,野口ジュディー,東條加寿子
    • Organizer
      日本工学教育協会第65回年次大会
    • Related Report
      2017 Annual Research Report
  • [Book] English-Medium Instruction in Japanese Higher Education: Policy, Challenges, and Outcomes2017

    • Author(s)
      Nilson Kunioshi and Harushige Nakakoji
    • Publisher
      Multilingual Matters
    • Related Report
      2016 Annual Research Report
  • [Remarks] Online Corpus of Academic Lectures

    • URL

      http://www.oncal.sci.waseda.ac.jp/index.aspx

    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report 2017 Annual Research Report
  • [Remarks] Online Corpus of Academic Lectures (Japanese)

    • URL

      http://www.oncal.sci.waseda.ac.jp/oncal-jp/

    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report 2017 Annual Research Report
  • [Remarks] Online Corpus of Academic Lectures

    • URL

      http://www.oncal.sci.waseda.ac.jp/

    • Related Report
      2016 Annual Research Report

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Published: 2016-04-21   Modified: 2023-03-16  

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