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Case Study of a Long Term Extensive Reading Program

Research Project

Project/Area Number 16K02913
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Section一般
Research Field Foreign language education
Research InstitutionNational Institute of Technology, Toyota College

Principal Investigator

Nishizawa Hitoshi  豊田工業高等専門学校, 電気・電子システム工学科, 教授 (40249800)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) 市川 裕理  豊田工業高等専門学校, 一般学科, 講師 (50782596)
Project Period (FY) 2016-04-01 – 2020-03-31
Project Status Discontinued (Fiscal Year 2019)
Budget Amount *help
¥4,420,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,020,000)
Fiscal Year 2019: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000)
Fiscal Year 2018: ¥910,000 (Direct Cost: ¥700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥210,000)
Fiscal Year 2017: ¥1,170,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥270,000)
Fiscal Year 2016: ¥1,690,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥390,000)
Keywords多読 / 効果 / 長期継続 / 読書量 / TOEIC / 英文レベル
Outline of Final Research Achievements

The subjects were Japanese Engineering students aged 15 when they had joined the program after receiving three years of formal English education. They took at least a 45-minute weekly ER lesson for 30 weeks in each academic year along with several concurrent traditional English lessons, and stayed in the program for five years (Group A) or seven years (Group B). Their median TOEIC score was 384 or 441 when they had read a million words, and median score increase rate was 124 or 166 points per one million words. With these values, their English proficiency was estimated to reach 600 in TOEIC when they would have read 2.7 or 2.0 million total words of easy-to-read English texts. The score increase rate was three times as high as our former study with pioneer students. Seven years were confirmed to be a feasible duration for an ER program if it hoped to ensure that lower elementary EFL learners in the program improved their English proficiency to intermediate levels.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

近年、社会人、大学生の英語学習に効果があると広がりつつある多読であるが、高専生や理工系大学生のような初級者では効果が出るまでに時間がかかり、短期では顕著な効果がでていない。そこで、この研究では高専生を対象に4年ないし7年継続の長期多読授業を実践し、各学生の読書履歴、TOEIC等評価指標の変化を追加調査した。
5年継続で顕著な効果、7年継続の有利性等、長期継続の効果を確認できた。

Report

(4 results)
  • 2019 Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2018 Annual Research Report
  • 2017 Research-status Report
  • 2016 Research-status Report
  • Research Products

    (26 results)

All 2019 2018 2017 2016 Other

All Int'l Joint Research (1 results) Journal Article (7 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 1 results,  Peer Reviewed: 6 results,  Open Access: 5 results) Presentation (17 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 3 results,  Invited: 9 results) Book (1 results)

  • [Int'l Joint Research] ホーチミン情報技術大学(ベトナム)

    • Related Report
      2016 Research-status Report
  • [Journal Article] Book-Talk: An Activity to Motivate Learners to Read Autonomously in a Foreign Language2018

    • Author(s)
      Hitoshi Nishizawa, Takayoshi Yoshioka, Yuri Ichikawa
    • Journal Title

      Journal of Language and Cultural Education

      Volume: 6(1) Issue: 1 Pages: 145-157

    • DOI

      10.2478/jolace-2018-0010

    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Benefits of Long Term Extensive Reading Program in English as a Foreign Language2018

    • Author(s)
      Hitoshi Nishizawa, Takayoshi Yoshioka, Yuri Ichikawa
    • Journal Title

      Language, Individual & Society

      Volume: 12 Pages: 9-23

    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Book-Talk: An Activity to Motivate Learners to Read Autonomously in a Foreign Language2018

    • Author(s)
      NISHIZAWA Hitoshi, YOSHIOKA Takayoshi
    • Journal Title

      CLEaR 2017: Conference Proceedings

      Volume: 4 Pages: 39-57

    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] How many words should elementary EFL learners read extensively and from which readability levels2018

    • Author(s)
      Hitoshi NISHIZAWA, Takayoshi YOSHIOKA, Miharu NAGAOKA
    • Journal Title

      豊田工業高等専門学校研究紀要

      Volume: 50 Pages: 1-12

    • NAID

      130006317408

    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
    • Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Effect of a six-year long extensive reading program for reluctant learners of English2017

    • Author(s)
      Hitoshi NISHIZAWA, Takayoshi YOSHIOKA, Yuri ICHIKARWA
    • Journal Title

      Modern Journal of Language Teaching Methods

      Volume: 7-8 Pages: 269-276

    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] コミュニティが拡げる図書館多読の可能性2017

    • Author(s)
      西澤 一、飯沼 恵子
    • Journal Title

      現代の図書館

      Volume: 55-3 Pages: 116-129

    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Cooperation of Two Extensive Reading Programs in Japan and Vietnam2016

    • Author(s)
      Hitoshi Nishizawa, Vuong Ho, Takayoshi Yoshioka, Yuri Ichikawa
    • Journal Title

      Proceedings of 2016 JSEE Annual Conference

      Volume: 1 Pages: 16-21

    • Related Report
      2016 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] 100万語達成までの図書と読み方2019

    • Author(s)
      西澤 一
    • Organizer
      日本多読学会関西指導者セミナー
    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] 大学における英語多読の課題2019

    • Author(s)
      西澤 一
    • Organizer
      青山学院大学教育人間学部創立10周年シンポジウム
    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] 図書館の多読支援:東海地方の実例2018

    • Author(s)
      西澤 一
    • Organizer
      日本多読学会九州多読教育セミナー
    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] 100万語読破者における継続年数の効果2018

    • Author(s)
      西澤 一、吉岡貴芳、市川裕理
    • Organizer
      日本多読学会年会
    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Benefits of a Long-term Extensive Reading Program in English as a Foreign Language2018

    • Author(s)
      Hitoshi Nishizawa, Takayoshi Yoshioka, Yuri Ichikawa
    • Organizer
      12th Int. Conference, Language, Individual & Society
    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] 多読用図書と活用例2017

    • Author(s)
      西澤 一
    • Organizer
      日本多読学会 関西指導者セミナー
    • Place of Presentation
      桃山学院大学
    • Year and Date
      2017-02-18
    • Related Report
      2016 Research-status Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] Why and How Should We Incorporate Extensive Reading into English Education in Japan2017

    • Author(s)
      NISHIZAWA Hitoshi
    • Organizer
      ETJ Chubu Expo
    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] 豊田高専における長期継続多読の実践例2017

    • Author(s)
      西澤 一
    • Organizer
      日本多読学会 英語多読指導名古屋セミナー
    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] 図書館における生涯学習としての多読支援:東海地方の事例2017

    • Author(s)
      西澤 一
    • Organizer
      日本多読学会 九州多読教育セミナー
    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] 高専図書館における多読支援の実践例2017

    • Author(s)
      西澤 一
    • Organizer
      第103回 全国図書館大会 第4分科会
    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] How Could Libraries Support Lifelong ER of Adult EFL Learners?2017

    • Author(s)
      Keiko IINUMA, Hitoshi NISHIZAWA
    • Organizer
      The 4th Extensive Reading World Congress
    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Appropriate Readability Levels for Elementary EFL Learners2017

    • Author(s)
      Hitoshi NISHIZAWA, Takayoshi YOSHIOKA
    • Organizer
      The 4th Extensive Reading World Congress
    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] 英語多読のしくみと指導上のポイント2017

    • Author(s)
      西澤 一
    • Organizer
      外国語教育メディア学会中部支部 春季中部支部研究大会
    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] How Adult EFL Learners Should be Guided to Lifelong Learning with ER2016

    • Author(s)
      Hitoshi Nishizawa, Takayoshi Yoshioka
    • Organizer
      9th Annual Extensive Reading Seminar
    • Place of Presentation
      南山大学
    • Year and Date
      2016-10-01
    • Related Report
      2016 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] 英語多読による学生の英語力向上と図書館を通じた社会貢献2016

    • Author(s)
      西澤 一
    • Organizer
      H28年度 全国高専教育フォーラム
    • Place of Presentation
      岡山大学
    • Year and Date
      2016-08-25
    • Related Report
      2016 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] 英語多読による地域の生涯学習支援2016

    • Author(s)
      西澤 一
    • Organizer
      東海地区大学図書館協議会 第70回研究集会
    • Place of Presentation
      名古屋学院大学
    • Year and Date
      2016-08-05
    • Related Report
      2016 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] 100万語読破者における、初期40万語の英文レベルの影響2016

    • Author(s)
      西澤 一、 吉岡貴芳
    • Organizer
      日本多読学会年会
    • Place of Presentation
      徳山高専
    • Year and Date
      2016-07-30
    • Related Report
      2016 Research-status Report
  • [Book] 図書館多読のすすめかた2019

    • Author(s)
      西澤 一、米澤 久美子、粟野 真紀子
    • Total Pages
      198
    • Publisher
      日本図書館協会
    • ISBN
      9784820418177
    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report

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Published: 2016-04-21   Modified: 2021-02-19  

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