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A qualitative inquiry into the effect of ELF (English as a lingua franca)-informed instruction and its pedagogical implications

Research Project

Project/Area Number 17K13508
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Research Field Foreign language education
Research InstitutionKanda University of International Studies

Principal Investigator

Konakahara Mayu  神田外語大学, 外国語学部, 准教授 (80580703)

Project Period (FY) 2017-04-01 – 2023-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2022)
Budget Amount *help
¥2,600,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥600,000)
Fiscal Year 2020: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000)
Fiscal Year 2019: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000)
Fiscal Year 2018: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000)
Fiscal Year 2017: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000)
Keywords共通語としての英語 / 長期的教育効果 / 言語意識 / 言語使用 / コミュニケーション方略 / 教育効果 / アイデンティティ / コミュニケーション能力 / 積極的にコミュニケーションを図ろうとする意欲 / 応用言語学 / 社会言語学 / ELF / 英語教育 / 異文化間コミュニケーション
Outline of Final Research Achievements

This research qualitatively examined the educational effect of ELF-informed instruction on Japanese university students’ attitudes toward English and their actual language use through two types of studies: the language attitude study during the instruction and the follow-up study after the instruction. The latter was particularly conducted as case studies of three informants, exploring their language attitudes through the subsequent ELF experiences and their actual language use in ELF interaction. The analysis of the data revealed a certain degree of the positive educational effect of the instruction. Specifically, the instruction changed the students’ language attitude toward English from monolingual to multilingual. It also maintained or enhanced the three informants’ positive attitudes toward English through the subsequent ELF experiences although it also disclosed the deep-rooted negative influence of native-speakerist view of English pervasive in Japanese society.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

本研究は次の2点において学術的に意義深い。第一に、学期前後での学生の英語に対する言語態度の変化を比較した既存研究はあるが、本研究では学期中の学生の言語態度の変遷過程を詳細に追い、具体的にどのような講義内容が学生の言語態度の変化に作用したと考えられるかを検証した。第二に、留学中の学生の言語態度やアイデンティティーの変遷を調査した既存研究はあるが、世界諸英語やELFに関する知識や視点を得た学生のその後の言語態度の変遷を明らかにした研究はまだなく、本研究はこの研究の空白を埋めるものである。本研究で得られた知見は、グローバル化に即した英語教育に示唆を与えるものであり、この点において社会的にも意義深い。

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

    (32 results)

All 2023 2022 2020 2019 2018 2017

All Journal Article (7 results) (of which Peer Reviewed: 6 results,  Open Access: 2 results) Presentation (18 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 14 results,  Invited: 4 results) Book (7 results)

  • [Journal Article] Acceleration of diversity in business contexts vs prevalence of NES moolingual value in school contexts: Results from a BP questionnaire2022

    • Author(s)
      Kumiko Murata, Mayu Konakahara, Tomokazu Ishikawa
    • Journal Title

      JACET ELF SIG Journal

      Volume: 6 Pages: 28-52

    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] After ELF-informed instruction: Case studies of two Japanese university students’ development of their attitudes and language use through the subsequent ELF experiences2022

    • Author(s)
      Konakahara, M.
    • Journal Title

      In G.P. Glasgow (Ed.). Multiculturalism, language, and race in English education in Japan: Agency, pedagogy, and reckoning

      Volume: -

    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Single case analyses of two overlap sequences in casual ELF conversations from a multimodal perspective: Toward the consideration of mutual benefits of ELF and CA2020

    • Author(s)
      Konakahara, M.
    • Journal Title

      Journal of Pragmatics

      Volume: 170 Pages: 301-316

    • DOI

      10.1016/j.pragma.2020.09.024

    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Introduction: ELF and applied linguistics - broadening a perspective2019

    • Author(s)
      Murata, K., Ishikawa, T., & Konakahara, M.
    • Journal Title

      Waseda Working Papers in ELF

      Volume: 8 Pages: 1-12

    • NAID

      40022078595

    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report
  • [Journal Article] EMI(英語を媒介とする授業)とビジネス現場における「共通語としての英語」への意識調査、および英語教育への提言2018

    • Author(s)
      村田久美子, 小中原麻友, 飯野公一, 豊島昇
    • Journal Title

      早稲田教育評論

      Volume: 32/1 Pages: 55-76

    • NAID

      120006452613

    • Related Report
      2018 Research-status Report 2017 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Interactional management of face-threatening acts in casual ELF conversation: an analysis of third-party complaint sequences2017

    • Author(s)
      Mayu Konakahara
    • Journal Title

      Journal of English as a Lingua Franca

      Volume: 6(2) Issue: 2 Pages: 313-343

    • DOI

      10.1515/jelf-2017-0015

    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] From academic to business settings: changes of attitudes towards and opinions about ELF2017

    • Author(s)
      Mayu Konakahara, Kumiko Murata and Masakazu Iino
    • Journal Title

      Waseda Working Papers in English as a Lingua Franca

      Volume: 6 Pages: 129-147

    • NAID

      40021393280

    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Presentation] Teachers’ and business people’s attitudes in contrast: Report on questionnaire results2023

    • Author(s)
      Kumiko Murata, Mayu Konakahara, Tomokazu Ishikawa
    • Organizer
      The 4th and 5th ELF SIG International Workshop
    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Japanese university students’ attitudes toward English: Before and after learning about ELF2022

    • Author(s)
      Mayu Konakahara
    • Organizer
      Sociolinguistic Symposium 24
    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Tackling a Monolingual View of English among Japanese University Students through ELF-Informed Instruction: What, How, and Afterward2022

    • Author(s)
      Konakahara, M.
    • Organizer
      JALT Kyoto: Teaching Global Englishes
    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] Transforming Japanese University Students’ Attitudes towards English: The Impact of ELF-informed Academic Content Courses2020

    • Author(s)
      Konakahara, M.
    • Organizer
      The 3rd Workshop English as a Lingua Franca (ELF): Practices and Possibilities
    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research / Invited
  • [Presentation] Negotiating mutual understanding by disagreeing: An analysis of unmitigated disagreement in ELF interactions2019

    • Author(s)
      Konakahara, M.
    • Organizer
      The 16th International Pragmatics Conference (IPrA2019)
    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Multimodal interactional analysis of third-party complaint sequences in casual ELF conversation2019

    • Author(s)
      Konakahara, M.
    • Organizer
      2019 conference of the American Association for Applied Linguistics (AAAL)
    • Related Report
      2018 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] How do Japanese students develop their attitudes towards English through and after ELF-informed instruction?: An interim report of longitudinal research2018

    • Author(s)
      Konakahara, M.
    • Organizer
      The 11th International Conference of English as a Lingua Franca
    • Related Report
      2018 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Multimodal analysis of ELF interactions: What can it give to CA and vice versa?2018

    • Author(s)
      Konakahara, M.
    • Organizer
      The 11th International Conference of English as a Lingua Franca
    • Related Report
      2018 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Multilingual and translanguaging communication in Asian workplace settings: the role of ELF and local languages among multilingual business people in Asia2018

    • Author(s)
      Murata, K., Iino, M., Terauchi, H. and Konakahara, M.
    • Organizer
      The 11th International Conference of English as a Lingua Franca
    • Related Report
      2018 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Incorporating World Englishes and English as a lingua franca perspectives to academic content classes2018

    • Author(s)
      Mayu Konakahara
    • Organizer
      広島修道大学ELF研修会-English as a Lingua Franca の理論と実践
    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] How do Japanese students develop their attitudes towards English through and after ELF-informed instruction?: An interim report of longitudinal research2018

    • Author(s)
      Mayu Konakahara
    • Organizer
      The 11th International Conference of English as a Lingua Franca
    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Conversation Analysis and ELF: Contributing to CA theory - Multimodal analysis of ELF interactions: What can it give to CA and vice versa?2018

    • Author(s)
      Mayu Konakahara
    • Organizer
      The 11th International Conference of English as a Lingua Franca
    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Multilingual and translanguaging communication in Asian workplace settings: the role of ELF and local languages among multilingual business people in Asia2018

    • Author(s)
      Kumiko Murata, Masakazu Iino, Hajime Terauchi and Mayu Konakahara
    • Organizer
      The 11th International Conference of English as a Lingua Franca
    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Fostering university students’ attitudes towards ‘English’ through ELF-informed instructions: an interim report2017

    • Author(s)
      Mayu Konakahara
    • Organizer
      The Japan Association of College English Teachers (JACET) 44th Summer Seminar
    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] Securing interpersonal relationships while disagreeing: An analysis of English as a lingua franca interactions among friends2017

    • Author(s)
      Mayu Konakahara
    • Organizer
      The 15th International Pragmatics Conference (IPrA2017)
    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Changing attitudes towards the use of English in business settings among young business people: a generation or/and education gap?2017

    • Author(s)
      Mayu Konakahara, Kumiko Murata and Masakazu Iino
    • Organizer
      The 10th International Anniversary Conference of English as a Lingua Franca
    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Changing attitudes through ELF experience in business and EMI settings2017

    • Author(s)
      Kumiko Murata, Masakazu Iino, Mayu Konakahara and Noboru Toyoshima
    • Organizer
      The 3rd EMI-ELF Workshop
    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] グローバル化社会で求められる英語コミュニケーション能力とは:共通語としての英語の視点より2017

    • Author(s)
      小中原麻友
    • Organizer
      異文化間コンフリクトと倫理
    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
    • Invited
  • [Book] Conflict Talk in English as a Lingua Franca: Analyzing Multimodal Resources in Casual ELF Conversations2023

    • Author(s)
      Mayu Konakahara
    • Total Pages
      245
    • Publisher
      De Gruyter Mouton
    • ISBN
      9781501517815
    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
  • [Book] Case studies of two Japanese university students’ attitudinal development and language use after ELF-informed instruction. In G. P. Glasgow (Ed.) Multiculturalism, language, and race in English education in Japan: Agency, pedagogy, and reckoning (pp. 156-181)2023

    • Author(s)
      Mayu Konakahara
    • Total Pages
      25
    • Publisher
      Candlin & Mynard ePublishing
    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
  • [Book] Introduction: English as a lingua franca in Japan - Towards multilingual practices In M. Konakahara & K. Tsuchiya (Eds.), English as a lingua franca in Japan: Towards multilingual practice.2020

    • Author(s)
      Konakahara, M. & Tsuchiya, K.
    • Publisher
      Palgrave
    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report
  • [Book] From “English as a native language” to English as a lingua franca: Instructional effects on Japanese university students’ attitudes towards English. In M. Konakahara & K. Tsuchiya (Eds.), English as a lingua franca in Japan: Towards multilingual practice.2020

    • Author(s)
      Konakahara, M.
    • Publisher
      Palgrave
    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report
  • [Book] Realities of EMI practices among multilingual students in a Japanese university. In Jenkins, J. and A. Mauranen (Eds.) Linguistic Diversity on the International Campus.2019

    • Author(s)
      Murata, K., Iino, M. and Konakahara, M.
    • Publisher
      Routledge
    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report
  • [Book] ‘English’-medium instruction in a Japanese university: Exploring students’ and lectures’ voices from an ELF perspective. In Murata, K. (ed.) English-Medium Instruction from an English as a Lingua Franca Perspective: Exploring the Higher Education Context2019

    • Author(s)
      Konakahara, M., Murata, K. and Iino, M.
    • Publisher
      Routledge
    • ISBN
      9780815395171
    • Related Report
      2018 Research-status Report
  • [Book] Realities of EMI practices among multilingual students in a Japanese university. In Jenkins, J. and A. Mauranen (eds.) Linguistic Diversity on the International Campus.2019

    • Author(s)
      Murata, K., Iino, M. and Konakahara, M.
    • Publisher
      Routledge
    • ISBN
      9781138570535
    • Related Report
      2018 Research-status Report

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