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Acquisition of modality in Japanese and English as a foreign language

Research Project

Project/Area Number 17K02999
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Section一般
Research Field Foreign language education
Research InstitutionNotre Dame Seishin University

Principal Investigator

Kizu Mika  ノートルダム清心女子大学, 文学部, 教授 (00759037)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) 行木 瑛子  国際教養大学, 国際教養学部, 助教 (40781208)
ドーティ パトリック  国際教養大学, 国際教養学部, 教授 (50438256)
Project Period (FY) 2017-04-01 – 2021-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2020)
Budget Amount *help
¥4,290,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥990,000)
Fiscal Year 2019: ¥1,170,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥270,000)
Fiscal Year 2018: ¥1,170,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥270,000)
Fiscal Year 2017: ¥1,950,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥450,000)
Keywordsモダリティ / 第二言語習得 / study abroad / epistemic stance / pragmatic strategy / 第二言語語用論 / 認識的スタンス / 終助詞 / modality / SLA / Japanese / English / 言語学 / 外国語教育
Outline of Final Research Achievements

This study investigates and analyzes how learners of Japanese as a foreign language (JFL) or English as a foreign language (EFL) acquire the target language through study abroad. In particular, the study focused on modality-related linguistic forms, information structures of discourse, and communicative behaviors, and examined the developmental stages of the learners who aim at being successful target language users.
The results of the study showed that, although there were individual differences in use of the types of modality expressions and their frequency of use, the learners with lower overall target language proficiency demonstrated more pronounced development through study abroad than learners with higher proficiency, and even when learners used modality expressions quantitatively less frequently, they used them in a wide variety of functional ways after study abroad.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

本研究の学術的意義は、JFLとEFL両者の調査・分析を同様の形で行った点と、留学前から留学後6ヶ月までという2年にわたる外国語学習者の発達段階を量的・質的に観察した点にある。いずれの目標言語においても、会話の中での相手との相互作用的提携という観点でモダリティ表現が大きな役割を果たしていることを明らかにした。
また、外国語としての日本語教育と英語教育に共通する語用論的能力の習得に関する研究を行うことで、両分野の橋渡しを行った点と、第二言語使用者独自の語用論的ストラテジーを育成する上で、外国語教育全般へ示唆する結果を提示できた点で社会的意義があると考える。

Report

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

    (13 results)

All 2020 2019 2018 Other

All Int'l Joint Research (2 results) Journal Article (2 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 2 results,  Peer Reviewed: 2 results) Presentation (9 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 6 results,  Invited: 1 results)

  • [Int'l Joint Research] SOAS, University of London(英国)

    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report
  • [Int'l Joint Research] SOAS, University of London(英国)

    • Related Report
      2018 Research-status Report
  • [Journal Article] The particle ne in the development of interactional positioning in L2 Japanese2019

    • Author(s)
      Kizu Mika、Pizziconi Barbara、Gyogi Eiko
    • Journal Title

      East Asian Pragmatics

      Volume: 4 Issue: 1 Pages: 113-143

    • DOI

      10.1558/eap.38217

    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] The particle ne in the development of interactional positioning in L2 Japanese2019

    • Author(s)
      Mika Kizu, Eiko Gyogi, Barbara Pizziconi
    • Journal Title

      East Asian Pragmatics

      Volume: 4.1 Pages: 113-143

    • Related Report
      2018 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Epistemic stance markers: Tools for conversation navigation2020

    • Author(s)
      Patrick Dougherty, Eiko Gyogi, Mika Kizu
    • Organizer
      2020 TESOL Arabia
    • Related Report
      2020 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Epistemic stance markers: Tools for conversation navigation2020

    • Author(s)
      Patrick Dougherty, Eiko Gyogi, Mika Kizu
    • Organizer
      TESOL Arabia
    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Epistemic stance in L2 English discourse: the development of interactional competence in study abroad2019

    • Author(s)
      Mika Kizu, Eiko Gyogi, Patrick Dougherty
    • Organizer
      The 16th International Pragmatics Conference, Hong Kong Polytechnic University.
    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Development of Mitigation in L2 English: The impact of study abroad on EFL students2019

    • Author(s)
      Eiko Gyogi, Mika Kizu, Patrick Dougherty
    • Organizer
      Akita JALT
    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] Development of Epistemic Stance in L2 English through Study Abroad2019

    • Author(s)
      Eiko Gyogi, Patrick Dougherty, Mika Kizu
    • Organizer
      Akita International University Research Week
    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] 留学を通した終助詞「ね」の使用の変化:相互行為能力の観点から2019

    • Author(s)
      行木瑛子、木津弥佳、バルバラ・ピッツィコーニ
    • Organizer
      第6回秋田日本語教育研究会、国際教養大学
    • Related Report
      2018 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] Epistemic stance in L2 English discourse: the development of interactional competence in study abroad2019

    • Author(s)
      Eiko Gyogi, Mika Kizu, Patrick Dougherty
    • Organizer
      the 16th International Pragmatics Conference, Hong Kong Polytechnic University
    • Related Report
      2018 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Development of Interactional Positioning in L2 Japanese2018

    • Author(s)
      Mika Kizu, Eiko Gyogi, Barbara Pizziconi
    • Organizer
      Teaching and Learning L2 Pragmatics, University of Central Lancashire
    • Related Report
      2018 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Development of interactional positioning in L2 Japanese2018

    • Author(s)
      Mika Kizu, Barbara Pizziconi, Eiko Gyogi
    • Organizer
      Teaching and learning L2 pragmatics
    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research

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Published: 2017-04-28   Modified: 2022-01-27  

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