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Developing a Computer-based Vocabulary-learning Tool : A Preliminary Study

Research Project

Project/Area Number 19320088
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Section一般
Research Field Foreign language education
Research InstitutionRitsumeikan University

Principal Investigator

SUGINO Naoki  Ritsumeikan University, 情報理工学部, 教授 (30235890)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) SUGIMORI Naoki  立命館大学, 情報理工学部, 教授 (40216338)
FRASER Simon  広島大学, 外国語教育研究センター, 准教授 (10403510)
KOGA Yuya  夙川学院短期大学, 児童教育学科, 准教授 (80321149)
KAWASHIMA Hirokatsu  長崎外国語大学, 外国語学部, 教授 (60259736)
IKEDA Chika  愛知県立大学, 外国語学部, 准教授 (50305497)
Project Period (FY) 2007 – 2009
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2009)
Budget Amount *help
¥18,980,000 (Direct Cost: ¥14,600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥4,380,000)
Fiscal Year 2009: ¥5,850,000 (Direct Cost: ¥4,500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,350,000)
Fiscal Year 2008: ¥6,240,000 (Direct Cost: ¥4,800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,440,000)
Fiscal Year 2007: ¥6,890,000 (Direct Cost: ¥5,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,590,000)
Keywords心内辞書 / 第二言語習得 / ネットワーク構造 / 自己組織化マップ / 語彙学習支援 / 語彙学習支援ツール / 英語教育学 / 教育工学
Research Abstract

It has been widely acknowledged that vocabulary items in the mental lexicon are interrelated, forming a vast network, which consists of numerous sub-networks with multiple layers corresponding to the various linguistic levels. However, the network conception of the mental lexicon has to this date remained largely theoretical. As a preliminary study for a project that aims at developing a computer-based vocabulary-learning tool to aid learners by visualizing the network structures of their mental lexicons, the present study focused on how individual words are categorized into (sub-) classes. The results of the present study showed that the self-organizing map (SOM), a procedure to represent an item with multiple values topographically on a two-dimensional map could be of effective use in analyzing learners' mental lexicon.

Report

(4 results)
  • 2009 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2008 Annual Research Report
  • 2007 Annual Research Report
  • Research Products

    (12 results)

All 2010 2009 2008 2007

All Journal Article (3 results) Presentation (9 results)

  • [Journal Article] Syntactic categorization of ditransitive and dative verbs by Japanese EFL learners.2009

    • Author(s)
      Sugino, N., S. Fraser, C. Ikeda, H. Kawashima, Y. Koga, N. Sugimori.
    • Journal Title

      Proceedings of the 14th Conference of Pan-Pacific Association of Applied Linguistics

      Pages: 251-254

    • Related Report
      2009 Final Research Report
  • [Journal Article] Methodological considerations of mental lexicon research: Focusing on representational links among lexical entries.2008

    • Author(s)
      Fraser, S., N. Sugino, Y. Koga, H. Kawashima, C. Ikeda, N. Sugimori.
    • Journal Title

      広島大学外国語教育研究センター紀要 第11号

      Pages: 131-151

    • NAID

      120000877729

    • Related Report
      2009 Final Research Report
  • [Journal Article] Methodological considerations of mental lexicon research: Focusing on representational links among lexical entries.2007

    • Author(s)
      Sugino, N., S. Fraser, Y. Koga, N. Sugimori, H. Kawashima, C. Ikeda.
    • Journal Title

      Proceedings of the 12th Conference of Pan-Pacific Association of Applied Linguistics

      Pages: 244-247

    • NAID

      120000877729

    • Related Report
      2009 Final Research Report
  • [Presentation] Individual differences in representations of English verb subclasses: Focusing on the Unaccusatives and the unergatives.2010

    • Author(s)
      Sugino, N., Y. Koga, S. Fraser, N. Sugimori, C. Ikeda, H. Kawashima.
    • Organizer
      Poster presentation at American Association for Applied Linguistics 2010 Annual Conference
    • Place of Presentation
      Sheraton Atlanta Hotel, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
    • Year and Date
      2010-03-06
    • Related Report
      2009 Final Research Report
  • [Presentation] Individual Differences in Representations of English Verb Subclasses : Focusing on the Unaccusatives and the Unergatives2010

    • Author(s)
      SUGINO, N., Y.KOGA, 外4名
    • Organizer
      American Association for Applied Linguistics 2010 Annual Conference
    • Place of Presentation
      Atlanta, Georgia, USA
    • Year and Date
      2010-03-06
    • Related Report
      2009 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Understanding Japanese EFL learners'phonological network structure from the perspective of vowel sonority of words: A pilot study.2009

    • Author(s)
      Kawashima, H., N. Sugino, S. Fraser, C. Ikeda, Y. Koga, N. Sugimori.
    • Organizer
      Poster presentation at the 3rd International Free Linguistics Conference 2009.
    • Place of Presentation
      University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia.
    • Year and Date
      2009-10-10
    • Related Report
      2009 Final Research Report
  • [Presentation] Syntactic categorization of ditransitive and dative verbs by Japanese EFL learners.2009

    • Author(s)
      Sugino, N., S. Fraser, C. Ikeda, H. Kawashima, Y. Koga, N. Sugimori.
    • Organizer
      Poster presentation at the 14th PAAL Conference.
    • Place of Presentation
      コープイン京都, 京都
    • Year and Date
      2009-07-31
    • Related Report
      2009 Final Research Report
  • [Presentation] Syntactic Categorization of Ditransitive and Dative Verbs by Japanese EFL Learners2009

    • Author(s)
      SUGINO, N., S.FRASER, 外4名
    • Organizer
      The 14th Conference of Pan-Pacific Association of Applied Linguistics
    • Place of Presentation
      京都府京都市・コープイン京都
    • Year and Date
      2009-07-31
    • Related Report
      2009 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Investigating lexical relatedness in EFL learners'mental lexicon: Focusing on the syntactic features of English verbs.2008

    • Author(s)
      Sugino, N., Y. Koga, C. Ikeda, H. Kawashima, S. Fraser, N. Sugimori.
    • Organizer
      Poster presentation at CLaSIC (Centre for Language Studies International Conference) 2008.
    • Place of Presentation
      National University of Singapore, Singapore.
    • Year and Date
      2008-12-05
    • Related Report
      2009 Final Research Report
  • [Presentation] Investigating lexical relatedness in EFL learners' mental lexicon : Focusing on the syntactic features of English verb.2008

    • Author(s)
      Sugino, N., Koga, Y., Ikeda, C., Kawashima, H., Fraser, S., Suqimori, N.
    • Organizer
      Centre for Language studies International Conference 2009
    • Place of Presentation
      National University of Singapore (Singapore)
    • Year and Date
      2008-12-05
    • Related Report
      2008 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Methodological considerations of mental lexicon research: Focusing on representational links among lexical entries.2007

    • Author(s)
      Sugino, N., S. Fraser, Y. Koga, N. Sugimori, H. Kawashima, C. Ikeda.
    • Organizer
      Poster presented at the 12th conference of Pan-Pacific Association of Applied Linguistics.
    • Place of Presentation
      Royal Cliff Beach Resort, Pattaya, Thailand.
    • Year and Date
      2007-12-21
    • Related Report
      2009 Final Research Report
  • [Presentation] Methodological considerations of mental lexicon research:Focusing on representational links among lexical entries2007

    • Author(s)
      Sugino, N., S.Fraser, Y.Koga, N.Sugimori, H.Kawashima & C.Ikeda
    • Organizer
      The 12th Conference of Pan-Pacific Association of Applied Linguistics
    • Place of Presentation
      Pattaya,Thailand
    • Year and Date
      2007-12-21
    • Related Report
      2007 Annual Research Report

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