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An empirical study of elementary school communicative activities that require the interpretation of pragmatic meaning from phonetic information

Research Project

Project/Area Number 17K03038
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

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

Principal Investigator

Matsumura Shoichi  龍谷大学, 国際学部, 教授 (90331131)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) 脇田 博文  龍谷大学, 国際学部, 教授 (40352934)
チヤプル ジユリアン  龍谷大学, 国際学部, 教授 (60411279)
Project Period (FY) 2017-04-01 – 2020-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2019)
Budget Amount *help
¥4,420,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,020,000)
Fiscal Year 2019: ¥1,560,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥360,000)
Fiscal Year 2018: ¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥300,000)
Fiscal Year 2017: ¥1,560,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥360,000)
Keywords小学校 / 外国語活動 / 語用論的能力 / 小学校外国語活動 / コミュニケーション活動 / 教員養成 / 第2言語習得
Outline of Final Research Achievements

English language education in Japan has been in a transition stage since the implementation of foreign language activities into the elementary school curriculum in 2011. A number of elementary teachers have reported, however, that meaningful communication is not necessarily occurring in foreign language activity classes. The present study, with the assistance of teachers who taught foreign language activity classes, created teaching examples and materials of communicative activities that required the interpretation of pragmatic meaning from phonetic information, used them in the classroom, and analyzed their educational effectiveness. Further, based on these results, it analyzed the education, employment and training of teachers capable of contributing to the development of communicative abilities at elementary schools.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

本研究の意義は、英語を教えることを必ずしも専門としない小学校外国語活動担当教員が、音声情報で表される語用論的意味に意識を向け、教室内であっても自然に「英語を使う」という意識に覚醒し、音に敏感な時期にある児童にも意識を向けさせる授業を実践できるようになるための具体的方策(指導例や教材)を考案した点にある。したがって、本研究は、教員の指導力強化プロセス・システムの構築に寄与するものであり、2020年からの英語教育の深化と拡充の基盤作りとして重要である。

Report

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

    (14 results)

All 2019 2017 Other

All Int'l Joint Research (6 results) Journal Article (3 results) (of which Open Access: 3 results) Presentation (5 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 5 results)

  • [Int'l Joint Research] 韓国教員大学(韓国)

    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
  • [Int'l Joint Research] 台湾師範大学(その他の国・地域)

    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
  • [Int'l Joint Research] University of British Columbia(カナダ)

    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
  • [Int'l Joint Research] UC, Berkeley(米国)

    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
  • [Int'l Joint Research] 韓国教員大学(韓国)

    • Related Report
      2018 Research-status Report
  • [Int'l Joint Research] 台湾師範大学(その他の国・地域)

    • Related Report
      2018 Research-status Report
  • [Journal Article] The value of “foreign influence” and “experience” in foreign language teaching in Japan: Reassessing requirements of teachers and curriculum.2019

    • Author(s)
      Chapple, J., & Matsumura, S.
    • Journal Title

      Journal of the Socio-Cultural Research Institute

      Volume: 21 Pages: 91-100

    • NAID

      40021960451

    • Related Report
      2018 Research-status Report
    • Open Access
  • [Journal Article] 欧州の言語教育思想(多言語主義・複言語主義)とは何か-日本の英語教育へのCEFR受容に関する批判的考察-2019

    • Author(s)
      脇田 博文
    • Journal Title

      龍谷教職ジャーナル

      Volume: 6 Pages: 1-19

    • NAID

      40021861450

    • Related Report
      2018 Research-status Report
    • Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Directions of research on teaching pragmatics in elementary school foreign language activities.2017

    • Author(s)
      Matsumura, S., & Chapple, J.
    • Journal Title

      Journal of the Socio-Cultural Research Institute

      Volume: 19 Pages: 31-39

    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
    • Open Access
  • [Presentation] Dealing with diversity or developing a diversion? Education in Japan at a crucial turning point.2019

    • Author(s)
      Chapple, J.
    • Organizer
      The 19th International Conference on Diversity in Organizations, Communities & Nations, University of Patras, Greece.
    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Teachers’ self-efficacy beliefs as determinants of instructional strategy choice: A study of non-specialist EFL teachers in Japan.2019

    • Author(s)
      Matsumura, S., & Nagamine, T.
    • Organizer
      The 2019 Asia TEFL Conference, Ambassador Hotel, Bangkok, Thailand.
    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Examining the relationships among teachers’ self-efficacy, English proficiency, and instructional strategies: A study of EFL teachers in Japan.2019

    • Author(s)
      Matsumura, S., & Gunderson, L.
    • Organizer
      The Multidisciplinary Approaches in Language Policy and Planning Conference, OISE at the University of Toronto, ON, Canada.
    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Challenging the “Global” order: Should English really be the priority foreign language in Japanese elementary schools?2019

    • Author(s)
      Matsumura, S., & Chapple, J.
    • Organizer
      The 2019 American Association for Applied Linguistics (AAAL)
    • Related Report
      2018 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Examining pragmatic impact of study abroad on Japanese EFL learner strategy choice in offering advice.2017

    • Author(s)
      Matsumura, S., & Chapple, J.
    • Organizer
      15th International Pragmatics Conference
    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research

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Published: 2017-04-28   Modified: 2021-02-19  

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