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Effects of Relevance Instructions on EFL Learners' Text Processing and Memory

Research Project

Project/Area Number 18K12458
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Review Section Basic Section 02100:Foreign language education-related
Research InstitutionDokkyo University

Principal Investigator

Kimura Yukino  獨協大学, 法学部, 専任講師 (40779857)

Project Period (FY) 2018-04-01 – 2022-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2021)
Budget Amount *help
¥2,730,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥630,000)
Fiscal Year 2020: ¥1,040,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥240,000)
Fiscal Year 2019: ¥780,000 (Direct Cost: ¥600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥180,000)
Fiscal Year 2018: ¥910,000 (Direct Cost: ¥700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥210,000)
Keywords英語教育 / リーディング / タスク / 関連性効果
Outline of Final Research Achievements

This study examined the effects of relevance instructions on English as a foreign language (EFL) readers’ text processing and memories. The results of reading time and recall tasks demonstrated that the relevance instructions induced participants to pay additional attention to the relevant information, and their text memory for the relevant information was improved. The results also suggested that the size of relevance effects in text processing and memory depends on text difficulty. When participants read the difficult text, they were not able to sufficiently engage in strategic processing and the reading times and text recall were less influenced by the relevance of text information.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

本研究では、英文読解における関連性効果に焦点を当てて、学習者・テキスト・タスクの相互作用を明らかにすることにより、英語学習者の読解プロセスとテキスト記憶を新たな観点から解明できたという点で学術的な意義があると考えられる。本研究の結果は母語での読解モデルと部分的に一致していたが、英語学習者に特有の現象もいくつか確認された。また、このことにより、英語学習者が英文読解において抱える困難性の一因を明らかにすることができ、タスクに応じた柔軟な読みを行うことができる学習者を育成するための英語リーディング指導について具体的な示唆を得ることができたという点で、教育的意義がある。

Report

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

    (5 results)

All 2022 2019 2018

All Journal Article (2 results) (of which Peer Reviewed: 2 results,  Open Access: 2 results) Presentation (3 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 2 results)

  • [Journal Article] Text Processing and Memory in EFL Reading: The Role of Relevance Instructions2022

    • Author(s)
      Yukino Kimura
    • Journal Title

      Reading in a Foreign Language

      Volume: 34 Pages: 41-61

    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] 読解におけるRelevance Instructionsの効果: 日本人英語学習者の事例研究2019

    • Author(s)
      木村雪乃
    • Journal Title

      獨協大学外国語教育研究所紀要

      Volume: 7 Pages: 3-19

    • NAID

      40021863984

    • Related Report
      2018 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Presentation] Effects of relevance instructions on text memory in EFL reading2019

    • Author(s)
      Kimura, Y & Nahatame, S
    • Organizer
      29th annual meeting of the Society for Text & Discourse
    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] 英文読解プロセスの柔軟な調整:タスクとテキスト情報の関連性に焦点を当てて2019

    • Author(s)
      木村 雪乃
    • Organizer
      第45回全国英語教育学会弘前研究大会
    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] Relevance effects on text processing among Japanese EFL learners: Evidence from reading times2018

    • Author(s)
      Yukino Kimura
    • Organizer
      the annual meeting of the Society for Text & Discourse
    • Related Report
      2018 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research

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Published: 2018-04-23   Modified: 2023-01-30  

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