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Effects of study abroad experience on L2 motivation: A narrative approach utilizing complexity theory

Research Project

Project/Area Number 16K02939
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

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

Principal Investigator

Nitta Ryo  名古屋学院大学, 外国語学部, 教授 (00445933)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) 馬場 今日子  金城学院大学, 文学部, 准教授 (30454333)
Project Period (FY) 2016-04-01 – 2019-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2018)
Budget Amount *help
¥4,290,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥990,000)
Fiscal Year 2018: ¥1,560,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥360,000)
Fiscal Year 2017: ¥1,170,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥270,000)
Fiscal Year 2016: ¥1,560,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥360,000)
Keywordsナラティブアプローチ / 複雑系理論 / ライティング / 動機づけ / 海外留学 / ナラティブ / 言語学 / 英語
Outline of Final Research Achievements

This study investigated how students' L2 writing and language learning motivation changed through study abroad experience. The results of writing task show that their writing fluency markedly improved but different extents of improvement were observed among different learners in the other dimensions (e.g., syntactic and lexical complexity). The result of interview analysis suggests that learners with long-standing motivation tend to be armed with learner agency throughout their language learning career.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

本研究は近年大きな注目を集めている複雑系理論の視点から、留学期間中の学習者の動機づけの変化とその要因について、ナラティブアプローチの手法を用いて詳細に検証するこれまでにない試みである。留学経験が個々の学習者の動機づけにどのような影響を与えるのか、様々な学習者の事例を蓄積することで、今後留学前の学生指導プログラムや留学中および留学後のサポートなど、日本の教育機関における留学制度の充実に大きく貢献できる。

Report

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

    (11 results)

All 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016

All Journal Article (4 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 1 results,  Peer Reviewed: 4 results,  Acknowledgement Compliant: 1 results) Presentation (6 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 2 results,  Invited: 3 results) Book (1 results)

  • [Journal Article] L2 writing development and individual differences in learner agency: A retrodictive approach2020

    • Author(s)
      Ryo Nitta
    • Journal Title

      Complex Dynamic Systems Theory and L2 Writing Development

      Volume: ー

    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] 3.Understanding complexity in language classes: A retrodictive approach to researching group dynamics2020

    • Author(s)
      Ryo Nitta & Yoshiyuki Nakata
    • Journal Title

      Complexity Perspectives on Researching Language Learner and Teacher Psychology

      Volume: ー

    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Understanding benefits of repetition from a complex dynamic systems perspective: The case of a writing task2018

    • Author(s)
      Ryo Nitta & Kyoko Baba
    • Journal Title

      Language learning through task repetition

      Volume: - Pages: 285-316

    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Understanding benefits of repetition from a complex dynamic systems perspective: The case of a writing task2017

    • Author(s)
      Ryo Nitta & Kyoko Baba
    • Journal Title

      Language Learning through Repetition

      Volume: ー

    • Related Report
      2016 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research / Acknowledgement Compliant
  • [Presentation] Exploring dynamic developmental trajectories of writing fluency: Who benefits from the writing task?2019

    • Author(s)
      Kyoko Baba & Ryo Nitta
    • Organizer
      American Association for Applied Linguistics
    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] 第二言語習得研究への複眼的アプローチ:共通性から多様性へ(招待講演)2017

    • Author(s)
      新多 了
    • Organizer
      大学英語教育学会(JACET)中部支部2017年度講演会(中京大学)
    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] モチベーションはどのように維持し、高めることができるのか?2017

    • Author(s)
      新多 了
    • Organizer
      名古屋学院大学大学院・英語セミナー
    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] 学習者の学びについて考える2016

    • Author(s)
      八島智子・Stephen Ryan・吉田達弘・新多了
    • Organizer
      外国語教育メディア学会関西支部2016年度秋季研究大会
    • Place of Presentation
      同志社女子大学今出川キャンパス(京都府・京都市)
    • Year and Date
      2016-10-08
    • Related Report
      2016 Research-status Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] Impact of task repetition on L2 learning: Multiple perspectives2016

    • Author(s)
      Natsuko Shintani, Ryo Nitta
    • Organizer
      Pacific Second Language Research Forum
    • Place of Presentation
      中央大学多摩キャンパス(東京都・八王子市)
    • Year and Date
      2016-09-09
    • Related Report
      2016 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] タスクのくり返しと英語ライティング発達:複雑系理論からの長期的研究2016

    • Author(s)
      新多了
    • Organizer
      全国英語教育学会第42回埼玉研究大会
    • Place of Presentation
      獨協大学(埼玉県・草加市)
    • Year and Date
      2016-08-20
    • Related Report
      2016 Research-status Report
  • [Book] はじめての第二言語習得論講義-英語学習への複眼的アプローチ2016

    • Author(s)
      馬場今日子・新多了
    • Total Pages
      218
    • Publisher
      大修館書店
    • Related Report
      2016 Research-status Report

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

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