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Factors affecting willingness to communicate in English -Focusing on the use of Japanese-

Research Project

Project/Area Number 17K02990
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Section一般
Research Field Foreign language education
Research InstitutionRyukoku University (2018-2022)
Shizuoka Institute of Science and Technology (2017)

Principal Investigator

Konno Katsuyuki  龍谷大学, 社会学部, 講師 (00636970)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) 山口 篤美  名城大学, 外国語学部, 講師 (10749469)
古賀 功  龍谷大学, 理工学部, 准教授 (90528754)
TWEED Andrew  創価大学, ワールドランゲージセンター, 講師 (30788823)
Project Period (FY) 2017-04-01 – 2023-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2022)
Budget Amount *help
¥2,990,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥690,000)
Fiscal Year 2019: ¥1,040,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥240,000)
Fiscal Year 2018: ¥1,170,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥270,000)
Fiscal Year 2017: ¥780,000 (Direct Cost: ¥600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥180,000)
KeywordsWTC / 不安 / 学習者要因 / 質的分析 / 会話意欲 / emotion / motivation / 情緒要因 / スピーキング / 動機づけ / 個人差要因 / 混合研究法 / 複雑性理論 / 英語会話意欲 / 英語教育学
Outline of Final Research Achievements

With special attention paid to Japanese English learners’ situated willingness to communicate (WTC) in a conversation, this project attempted to reveal how WTC fluctuated moment-to-moment and what factors were responsible for such fluctuations. As for the first goal, it was discovered that changes in WTC varied drastically from individuals to individuals at each time and that not only WTC, but also anxiety, English proficiency, and learner beliefs had a strong impact on initiation of communication. As for the second goal, three main factors affected situated WTC in a conversation: topics, interlocutors, and various types of anxiety evoked in a specific situation. For learners to actively engage in communication, we educators should provide instructions that help develop linguistic resources and anxiety-free environments so that learners’ WTC positively changes.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

本研究の成果は、日本人英語学習者のWTCを高めるための英語指導実践に貢献するものである。まず、WTCの会話中の変動を分析したことにより、会話内でどのような現象が起きた際にWTCが変動しやすいのかを明らかにした。また、変動の理由を細かく分析したことにより、何がWTCを向上、もしくは低下させるのかをある程度把握することができた。これらにより、教室全体に対する指導と学習者個人に対する指導の両面において、WTCを高めるためにはどのタイミングで、どの要因に着目し、どのように対応すればより効果を見込めるかが明確になった。これは、従来の特性的なWTCを扱った研究では、示唆を得るのが難しかったことである。

Report

(7 results)
  • 2022 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2021 Research-status Report
  • 2020 Research-status Report
  • 2019 Research-status Report
  • 2018 Research-status Report
  • 2017 Research-status Report
  • Research Products

    (11 results)

All 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2017

All Journal Article (3 results) (of which Peer Reviewed: 3 results) Presentation (8 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 3 results)

  • [Journal Article] Factors Affecting WTC During a Speaking Task2023

    • Author(s)
      Konno, K., & Koga, T.
    • Journal Title

      中部地区英語教育学会

      Volume: 52 Pages: 77-84

    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Effects of instructional languages on development of willingness to communicate2021

    • Author(s)
      Koga, T., Konnok, K., & Sato, R.
    • Journal Title

      中部地区英語教育学会紀要

      Volume: 50 Pages: 81-88

    • NAID

      40022700971

    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Exploring Antecedent Factors Affecting L2 WTC in Classrooms2020

    • Author(s)
      Konno, K., & Koga, K.
    • Journal Title

      中部地区英語教育学会紀要

      Volume: 49 Pages: 317-324

    • NAID

      40022705106

    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Presentation] Factors affecting WTC during a speaking task2022

    • Author(s)
      Konno, K., Koga, T., & Sato, R.
    • Organizer
      第51回中部地区英語教育学会三重大会
    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Thinking About Effective and Motivating Teaching in a Japanese EFL Environment2021

    • Author(s)
      Sato, R., Kasahara, K., Tomita, F., Takano, H., Konno, K., & KOGA Tsutomu
    • Organizer
      中部地区英語教育学会
    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] What makes learners good language learners? - Focus on motivational profiles of EFL learners -2020

    • Author(s)
      Koga, K., & Konno, K.
    • Organizer
      16th Annual CamTESOL
    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] Examining relationships between EFL learners’ WTC and communication behavior2019

    • Author(s)
      K. Konno, A. Yamaguchi, & T. Koga
    • Organizer
      FLEAT VII
    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report 2018 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Factors affecting fluctuations of EFL learners’ situated WTC2019

    • Author(s)
      K. Konno, A. Yamaguchi, T. Koga, & A. Tweed
    • Organizer
      The 58th JACET International Convention
    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report 2018 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Considering effective teaching methods from the viewpoint of Japanese EFL learner profiles2019

    • Author(s)
      T. Koga, R. Sato, & K. Konno
    • Organizer
      The 17th Asia TEFL International Conference
    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report 2018 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] Roles of Japanese teachers and native teachers in the classroom: Changes in L2 self2017

    • Author(s)
      Koga, T., & Konno, K.
    • Organizer
      第43回全国英語教育学会島根大会
    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] Variations in L2 self and WTC: Effects of teacher's nationality and instructional languages2017

    • Author(s)
      Koga, T., Konno, K., & Sato, R.
    • Organizer
      New Trends in English Language Teaching and Testing
    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research

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Published: 2017-04-28   Modified: 2024-01-30  

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