| Project/Area Number |
16K02838
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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 | Okayama University |
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Principal Investigator |
RUCYNSKI John 岡山大学, 全学教育・学生支援機構, 准教授 (10512741)
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
Prichard Caleb 岡山大学, 全学教育・学生支援機構, 准教授 (10440306)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2016-04-01 – 2019-03-31
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| Project Status |
Completed (Fiscal Year 2018)
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| Budget Amount *help |
¥3,640,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥840,000)
Fiscal Year 2018: ¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥300,000)
Fiscal Year 2017: ¥1,040,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥240,000)
Fiscal Year 2016: ¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥300,000)
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| Keywords | humor training / satire / satirical news / sarcasm / humor detection / humor competency / detecting satirical news / detecting sarcasm / media literacy / digital literacy / culture and humor / humor comprehension / cultural differences / humor / cross-cultural awareness |
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| Outline of Final Research Achievements |
The aim of this research was to help university-level Japanese learners of English improve their understanding of the types of humor used in English-speaking countries and consequently improve their English communication skills and cross-cultural understanding. We focused on two particular types of English humor that are relatively rare in modern Japanese society, satirical news and sarcasm. Both of these types of humor are very common in English-speaking societies, so can cause misunderstandings and confusion for Japanese learners of English. The aim of this research was not to help Japanese learners to produce such humor, but more to detect it and respond appropriately. In order to achieve this aim, we developed a range of humor competency training materials. For both the satirical news training and sarcasm training, students in the experimental groups made significant improvements in their ability to detect the respective type of English humor.
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| Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements |
本研究には重要な学術的意義や社会的意義があります。多くの研究者が教育にユーモアを取り入れることにポジティブな効果がある事を示してきました。しかし、humor competency trainingの研究は非常に新しくユニークな分野です。英語教育の専門家として、我々は日本人の英語学習者が国際人として自信を持ってスムーズに英語でコミュニケーションを取ることが出来るように努めます。そのためには、学習者は英語の運用能力だけでなく、日常生活におけるユーモアの使われ方など英語圏の文化面への深い理解が必要です。
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