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The difficulty order of some English grammatical items

Research Project

Project/Area Number 16K02870
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Section一般
Research Field Foreign language education
Research InstitutionTenri University

Principal Investigator

Yoshida Chika  天理大学, 国際学部, 准教授 (00388886)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) 白畑 知彦  静岡大学, 教育学部, 教授 (50206299)
須田 孝司  静岡県立大学, 国際関係学部, 准教授 (60390390)
Project Period (FY) 2016-04-01 – 2019-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2018)
Budget Amount *help
¥4,420,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,020,000)
Fiscal Year 2018: ¥1,820,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥420,000)
Fiscal Year 2017: ¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥300,000)
Fiscal Year 2016: ¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥300,000)
Keywords第二言語習得 / wh疑問文の習得 / 前置詞の困難度順序 / 前置詞習得における困難度要因 / 前置詞の困難度順 / 前置詞の習得 / 言語学
Outline of Final Research Achievements

The purposes of this study to investigate which aspects of grammatical items are easier and which ones are more difficult to acquire for Japanese adult L2 learners of English (JLEs). We selected two grammatical items: wh-questions and prepositions as target items. As for wh-questions, the most difficult type of wh-questions is subject wh-questions. In particular,the agreement between subjects and predicate verbs was the most difficult for JLEs. We also discussed why the agreement was difficult for JLEs.
With regard to prepositions, sixteen types of frequently used prepositions were examined. The easiest prepositions to acquire were spatial "on" and durational "for" and the most difficult ones to acquire were directional "for" and possessive "on".

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

文法項目の習得難易度を示すことは英語の教育現場での指導において有効であると考える。習得が容易である項目にはそれほど時間を費やさずに済む一方で、習得が困難である項目には時間を費やして丁寧に指導できる。さらに、その学習者がつまずく要因が明らかになっていれば、その点に注意した効率的な指導が行える。

Report

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

    (4 results)

All 2018 2017

All Journal Article (2 results) (of which Peer Reviewed: 2 results,  Open Access: 2 results) Presentation (2 results)

  • [Journal Article] 日本人英語学習者による主語wh疑問文の習得過程2018

    • Author(s)
      吉田智佳
    • Journal Title

      外国語教育―理論と実践―

      Volume: 44 Pages: 1-17

    • NAID

      40021545045

    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] 日本人英語学習者のwh疑問文の発達指標2017

    • Author(s)
      吉田智佳
    • Journal Title

      天理大学学報

      Volume: 244 Pages: 51-75

    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Presentation] 日本人英語学習者の前置詞習得における母語の影響について2018

    • Author(s)
      吉田智佳
    • Organizer
      第44回全国英語教育学会(京都研究大会)
    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] 日本人大学生の英語前置詞選択に関する一考察2018

    • Author(s)
      須田孝司・吉田智佳・白畑知彦
    • Organizer
      第44回全国英語教育学会(京都研究大会)
    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report

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Published: 2016-04-21   Modified: 2020-03-30  

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