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The Influence of Top-down Processing on Spoken Word Recognition During the Development of English Listening Comprehension

Research Project

Project/Area Number 17K13516
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Research Field Foreign language education
Research InstitutionHiroshima University (2021-2022)
Hiroshima Bunka Gakuen University (2017-2020)

Principal Investigator

YAMAUCHI Yuka  広島大学, 外国語教育研究センター, 准教授 (40781365)

Project Period (FY) 2017-04-01 – 2023-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2022)
Budget Amount *help
¥3,900,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥900,000)
Fiscal Year 2019: ¥1,040,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥240,000)
Fiscal Year 2018: ¥1,430,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥330,000)
Fiscal Year 2017: ¥1,430,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥330,000)
Keywordsリスニング / 英語 / 音声 / 単語認知 / 単語 / 個人差 / 語彙 / 英語教育
Outline of Final Research Achievements

The results of the first survey with two learners with similar levels of proficiency showed that the effect of top-down processing tended to be stronger in learners who were more likely to use strategies that utilize background knowledge. The following research with a larger sample size revealed that (1) the effect of top-down processing was less small for high and low proficiency learners, but relatively strong for intermediate learners, and (2) the higher the proficiency level in English and the stronger the orientation toward strategies that utilize grammatical knowledge, the more the effect of top-down processing tended to be pronounced. The fact that the proficiency level of the participants in this study was mainly in the TOEIC score 450-600 point range suggests the need for a survey targeting a wider range of proficiency levels.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

個人差に関する英語教育研究はgood language learnersの特徴を明らかにすることに端を発する。良い学習者,あるいは成功した学習者は,標準的な英語力を測定するテストを指標として定義づけられることが多い。しかしながら,同等の熟達度とされる学習者間においても,単語の聞き取りという低次元の処理といえる小さな単位を対象としても個人が好んで使用する方略の傾向と音声処理の傾向が異なり,結果として異なる理解に至ることが示された。リスニング指導は比較的クラスサイズが大きな授業が可能だとされる技能であるが,そのような一斉指導のなかにも,個人の方略使用を意識した指導が取り入られる必要性が見いだせた。

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

    (3 results)

All 2023 2022 2019

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

  • [Journal Article] Top-down Effects on Oral English Word Recognition: Relationships With Proficiency and Listening Strategy Orientation2023

    • Author(s)
      山内 優佳
    • Journal Title

      広島外国語教育研究

      Volume: 26 Issue: 26 Pages: 181-192

    • DOI

      10.15027/53528

    • ISSN
      1347-0892
    • URL

      https://hiroshima.repo.nii.ac.jp/records/2026472

    • Year and Date
      2023-03-01
    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Spoken-English Word Recognition by Two University Students: A Case Study from Listening Strategies Viewpoint2022

    • Author(s)
      Yuka Yamauchi
    • Journal Title

      International Journal of Curriculum Development and Practice

      Volume: -

    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Presentation] Spoken Word Recognition by Two EFL Learners: From a View of Listening Strategies2019

    • Author(s)
      Yuka Yamauchi
    • Organizer
      Third International Conference on Situating Strategy Use
    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research

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

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