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Developing a curriculum for the introduction of English study skills in early tertiary education

Research Project

Project/Area Number 17520378
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Section一般
Research Field Foreign language education
Research InstitutionKobe University

Principal Investigator

YOKOKAWA Hirokazu  Kobe University, School of Languages and Communication, Associate Professor (50340427)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) UCHIDA Mitsumi  OSAKA PREFECTURE University, School of Humanities and scial scienes, Associate Professor (70347475)
YAMAUCHI Mari  Kobe KAISEI college, Depertment of English as and Internaticnal Landgaage and Media, Lecturer (40411863)
MURAKAMI Masayuki  Kyoto University of Foreign Studies, Internaticnal Landgaage and Media, Lecturer (30351258)
GREER Timothy  Kobe University, Scool of Languages and Commanication, Associate Professor (10320540)
Project Period (FY) 2005 – 2007
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2007)
Budget Amount *help
¥3,250,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000)
Fiscal Year 2007: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000)
Fiscal Year 2006: ¥700,000 (Direct Cost: ¥700,000)
Fiscal Year 2005: ¥1,900,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,900,000)
KeywordsStudy Skills / Foundation level tertiary education / English education / Presentation ability / Media literacy / Curriculum development / Materials development / Computer literacy / 大学初年次(導入)教育
Research Abstract

This research project aimed to foster basic study skills in English for foundation level university education (especially among first year university students) by formulating a curriculum and syllabus and developing a variety of educational materials which consciously and constructively apply multimedia and accumulated know-how to the task of managing such classes. As one form of innovative university English education, the materials were developed based around fundamental research on pedagogy and learning in order to promote the acquisition of English study skills at the beginning university level.
Some of the distinctive features of this research include, (1) an applied focus on the introductory university level, (2) the application of previous research into early university education, where students have already been taught English to some degree, but where individual differences in academic ability and a diversity of learner needs exist, and English language education must be able to cross into various specialist fields, (3) a research team with a background in not only language education but also specialist fields such as psycholinguistics, corpus linguistics and sociolinguistics working in conjunction with experts in educational technology, meaning that they were able to develop teaching materials that address more than simply English education.
Specifically, ten themes were set based around core Language Skills, and the curriculum was organized from the viewpoint of IT-Related Skills, Sound Focus, Grammar/Vocabulary Focus and an individual Project. Based on that curriculum, a pilot edition of a set of educational materials was developed, entitled "First Steps in Academic English Skills- an introduction to academic skills in English" .

Report

(4 results)
  • 2007 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report Summary
  • 2006 Annual Research Report
  • 2005 Annual Research Report
  • Research Products

    (12 results)

All 2008 2007

All Journal Article (2 results) Presentation (10 results)

  • [Journal Article] 英語アドバンスト科目Contemporary Academic Listeningクラスにおけるリスニング・スピーキング並行学習の試み2008

    • Author(s)
      横川 博一
    • Journal Title

      神戸大学国際コミュニケーションセンター論集 4

      Pages: 1-18

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2007 Annual Research Report 2007 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Journal Article] Teaching listening and speaking skills in Contemporary Academic Listening class for Japanese college students2008

    • Author(s)
      Yokokawa, H
    • Journal Title

      Journal of School of Languages and Communication 4

      Pages: 1-18

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      2007 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Presentation] 英語運用能力養成を重視したプロジェクト型演習 :情報教室でのアカデミック・スキル演習とMoodleによる学習支援の連携2007

    • Author(s)
      山内真理・内田充美
    • Organizer
      外国語教育メディア学会関西支部2007年度秋季研究大会
    • Place of Presentation
      摂南大学
    • Year and Date
      2007-10-27
    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2007 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Presentation] Project Work for developing communicative skills in English2007

    • Author(s)
      Ymauchi, M., Uchida, M
    • Organizer
      Language Education and Technology Kansai Chapter
    • Place of Presentation
      Setsunan University
    • Year and Date
      2007-10-27
    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      2007 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Presentation] 英語運用能力養成を重視したプロジェクト型演習:情報教室でのアカデミック・スキル演習とMoodleによる学習支援の連携2007

    • Author(s)
      山内真理・内田充美
    • Organizer
      外国語教育メディア学会関西支部2007年度秋季研究大会
    • Place of Presentation
      摂南大学
    • Year and Date
      2007-10-27
    • Related Report
      2007 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Pronunciation tasks for academic study skills2007

    • Author(s)
      Greer, G & Yamauchi, M.
    • Organizer
      JALT2007 Conference
    • Place of Presentation
      国立オリンピック記念青少年総合センター
    • Year and Date
      2007-09-24
    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2007 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Presentation] Pronunciation tasks for academic study skills2007

    • Author(s)
      Greer, T., Yamauchi, M
    • Organizer
      JALT 2007 Conference
    • Place of Presentation
      National Olympics Memorial Youth Center, Tokyo, Japan
    • Year and Date
      2007-09-24
    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      2007 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Presentation] Pronunciation tasks for academic study skills2007

    • Author(s)
      Greer & Yamauchi
    • Organizer
      JALT2007 Conference
    • Place of Presentation
      東京オリンピックセンター
    • Year and Date
      2007-09-24
    • Related Report
      2007 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] 導入教育における英語スタディ・スキルズ育成のための教材設計・開発2007

    • Author(s)
      村上正行, 横川博一, ほか
    • Organizer
      日本教育工学会第22回全国大会
    • Place of Presentation
      早稲田大学
    • Year and Date
      2007-09-22
    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2007 Annual Research Report 2007 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Presentation] Material development for study skills in English in early tertiary education2007

    • Author(s)
      Murakami,M., Yokokawa., et. al.
    • Organizer
      Japan Society for Educational Technology
    • Place of Presentation
      Waseda University
    • Year and Date
      2007-09-22
    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      2007 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Presentation] Evaluation of written texts by Japanese university students: is comparison with French equivalents possible?2007

    • Author(s)
      Mitsumi Uchida
    • Organizer
      Learner Corpus Colloquium, University of Louvain
    • Place of Presentation
      Louvain-la-Neuva Belguim
    • Year and Date
      2007-09-10
    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2007 Annual Research Report 2007 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Presentation] Evaluation of written texts by Japanese university students: Is comparison with French equivalents possible2007

    • Author(s)
      Uchida, M
    • Organizer
      Learner Corpus Colloquium
    • Place of Presentation
      Louvain-la-Neuva Belguim
    • Year and Date
      2007-09-10
    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      2007 Final Research Report Summary

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