A Contents Development Environment for Japanese Education using Similar Syntax Search Function

• Project/Area Number: 16K00500
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Learning support system
• Research Institution: Kumamoto Gakuen University
• Principal Investigator: Tsutsumi Yutaka 熊本学園大学, 商学部, 教授 (80227446)
• Research Collaborator: Matsuno Ryoji
• Project Period (FY): 2016-04-01 – 2019-03-31
• Project Status: Completed (Fiscal Year 2018)
• Budget Amount: ¥3,250,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥750,000); Fiscal Year 2018: ¥1,040,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥240,000); Fiscal Year 2017: ¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥300,000); Fiscal Year 2016: ¥910,000 (Direct Cost: ¥700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥210,000)
• Keywords: 類似文検索 / 日本語教育 / 協調学習 / 学習コンテンツ開発支援

Outline of Final Research Achievements

This research project aimed at providing a content devlopment system for JSL teachers. The most important function of this system is that it is a MS-Word integrated environment. It means JSL teachers do not need any other software.
This system also allows teachers to use a similar syntax search function. It helps teachers to show same syntax sentences in their class, or to make their own test.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

本研究では、MS-Wordをベースにした日本語教育支援システムの開発を行った。研究成果は国際交流基金主催のマレーシア日本語教育学会等で発表し、好評を得た。高価で特殊なソフトウェアを必要とせず、普段使い慣れているMS-Word上で語学教育で必要とするほとんどすべての機能が利用できることを示したことは意義深いと考えられる。また、類似文検索機能についても教育上の効果が高いことはわかっているが、これを簡単に利用できることを示せたことは当初の目的を達成できたと考えられる。

Research Products

• [Journal Article] MS-Wordに統合化した英語読解力教材作成支援ツールの開発ーテキスト解析機能と教材テキスト収集機能についてー (2018)
  • Author(s): 松尾かな子, 松野了二, 堤豊
  • Journal Title: CIEC研究報告集Selected Papers from the 2018 CIEC Academic Meeting Volume: vol. 9 Pages: 35-40
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Presentation] Developing MS Word Add-in Tools for Japanese As a Second Language Education (2018)
  • Author(s): Yutaka Tsutsumi, Ryoji Matsuno, Kanako Matsuo
  • Organizer: 5th ICRTEL 2018 International Conference on Research in Teaching, Education & Learning
  • Int'l Joint Research
• [Presentation] Microsoft Word Integrated Japanese Education Assistant Tool (2017)
  • Author(s): Yutaka Tsutsumi, Ryoji Matsuno, Kanako Matsuo
  • Organizer: THE 14TH Int'l Conf. on Japanese Language Education in Malaysia (マレーシア日本語教師会（MAJLIS）、国際交流基金クアラルンプール日本文化センター共催)
  • Int'l Joint Research
• [Presentation] MS Word Integrated Development Environment for Creating Japanese Language Learning Materials (2016)
  • Author(s): Yutaka Tsutsumi, Kanako Matsuo, Ryoji Matsuno
  • Organizer: The Asian Education Technology Conference 2016 (AETC 2016)
  • Place of Presentation: Singapole
  • Year and Date: 2016-11-29
  • Int'l Joint Research