Production of tasks and establishment of a strategic training program to improve advanced English learners' speaking competence

• Project/Area Number: 19520499
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Single-year Grants
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Foreign language education
• Research Institution: Hiroshima City University
• Principal Investigator: IWAI Chiaki Hiroshima City University, 国際学部, 教授 (60176526)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): RINNERT Carol 広島市立大学, 国際学部, 教授 (20195390)
• Project Period (FY): 2007 – 2009
• Project Status: Completed (Fiscal Year 2009)
• Budget Amount: ¥4,290,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥990,000); Fiscal Year 2009: ¥910,000 (Direct Cost: ¥700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥210,000); Fiscal Year 2008: ¥1,560,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥360,000); Fiscal Year 2007: ¥1,820,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥420,000)
• Keywords: 英語 / 方略 / タスク / 伝達能力 / 発話 / 語用論

Research Abstract

The main purpose of this study was to produce English tasks for advanced learners to promote their speaking ability and to establish systematic strategic training instruction for such learners. Empirical oral and questionnaire data were collected before and after the classes were taught by the researchers of this study to examine the effects of the task materials produced and the validity of the strategic instruction. Main findings from the study indicate that the learners' processing ability as well as their willingness to speak and their strategic manipulation for their oral language production was significantly improved.

Research Products

• [Journal Article] Creating a real context of English use in EFL. (2010)
  • Author(s): Iwai, C., Rinnert, C.
  • Journal Title: JALT2009 Conference Proceedings. (中)
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] よりauthenticに, よりstrategicに-自律学習と英語使用への関心を引き出すために- (2010)
  • Author(s): 岩井千秋
  • Journal Title: 大学英語教育学会中国・四国支部紀要 7号 Pages: 88-96
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Creating a Real Context of English Use in EFL (2010)
  • Author(s): Iwai, Chiaki, Rinnert, Carol
  • Journal Title: JALT2009 Conference Proceedings 2009(印刷中)
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] より authentic に, より strategic に-自律学習と英語使用への関心を引き出すために- (2010)
  • Author(s): 岩井千秋
  • Journal Title: 大学英語教育学会中国・四国支部紀要 7号(印刷中)
• [Journal Article] Conceptual and lexical build up in strategic oral production. (2009)
  • Author(s): Iwai, C.
  • Journal Title: PAC7 at JALT 2008 Annual International Conference Proceeding Volume33,Number10 Pages: 414-428
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Conceptual and Lexical Buildup in Strategic Oral Production (2009)
  • Author(s): IWAI Chiaki
  • Journal Title: JALT2008 Conference Proceedings (印刷中)
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Presentation] a real context of English use in EFL (2009)
  • Author(s): Iwai, C., Rinnert, C.
  • Organizer: JALT 2009 Annual International Conference
  • Place of Presentation: グランシップ静岡
  • Year and Date: 2009-11-22
• [Presentation] Creating a Real Context of English Use in EFL (2009)
  • Author(s): Iwai, Chiaki, Rinnert, Carol
  • Organizer: JALT 2009 Annual International Conference
  • Place of Presentation: グランシップ静岡
  • Year and Date: 2009-11-22
• [Presentation] Conceptual and Lexical Buildup in Strategic Oral Production (2009)
  • Author(s): IWAI Chiaki
  • Organizer: PAC7 at JALT 2008 (34th Annual International Conference)
  • Place of Presentation: 東京国立オリンピック記念青少年総合センター
  • Year and Date: 2009-11-01
• [Presentation] Practicality of balancing meaning- and form-focused instruction from a teacher's standpoint. (2009)
  • Author(s): Iwai, C., Kawamoto, J.
  • Organizer: 2009年(第48回)大学英語教育学会全国大会
  • Place of Presentation: 北海学園大学
  • Year and Date: 2009-09-04
• [Presentation] Practicality of Balancing Meaning- & Form-focused Instruction from a Teacher's Standpoint (2009)
  • Author(s): Iwai, Chiaki, Kawamoto, Julia
  • Organizer: 2009年(第48回)大学英語教育学会全国大会
  • Place of Presentation: 北海学園大学
  • Year and Date: 2009-09-04
• [Presentation] Teaching Communication Strategies in Goal-Oriented EFL Classes (2009)
  • Author(s): IWAI Chiaki
  • Organizer: The 15th World Congress of Applied Linguistics (Association Internationale de Linguistique Appliauee)
  • Place of Presentation: ドイツ、エッセン
  • Year and Date: 2009-08-26
• [Presentation] Beyond Lexical Communication Strategies-An Attempt to Raise EFL Learners' Pragmatic Flexibility in Unfamiliar Contexts of Using English (2009)
  • Author(s): IWAI Chiaki
  • Organizer: the 6th (2008) Asia TEFL International Conference
  • Place of Presentation: インドネシア、バリ
  • Year and Date: 2009-08-01
• [Presentation] Self-reflective instructional activities to develop L2 learners' pragmatic development. (2009)
  • Author(s): Rinnert, C.
  • Organizer: 11th International Pragmatics Conference
  • Place of Presentation: University of Melbourne.
  • Year and Date: 2009-07-16
• [Presentation] Self-reflective instructional activities to develop L2 learners' pragmatic development (2009)
  • Author(s): Rinnert, Carol
  • Organizer: 11th International Pragmatics Conference
  • Place of Presentation: University of Melbourne
  • Year and Date: 2009-07-16
• [Presentation] よりauthenticに, よりstrategicに-自律学習と英語使用への関心を引き出すために- (2009)
  • Author(s): 岩井千秋
  • Organizer: 大学英語教育学会中国・四国支部2009年度支部大会シンポジウム
  • Place of Presentation: 愛媛大学
  • Year and Date: 2009-06-06
• [Presentation] より authentic に、より strategic に-自律学習と英語使用への関心を引き出すために- (2009)
  • Author(s): 岩井千秋
  • Organizer: 大学英語教育学会中国・四国支部 2009年度支部大会
  • Place of Presentation: 愛媛大学
  • Year and Date: 2009-06-06
• [Presentation] Conceptual and lexical buildup in strategic oral production. (2008)
  • Author(s): Iwai, C.
  • Organizer: PAC7 at JALT 2008 (34th ) Annual International Conference
  • Place of Presentation: 東京国立オリンピック記念青少年総合センター
  • Year and Date: 2008-11-01
• [Presentation] Teaching Communication Strategies in goal-oriented EFL classes. (2008)
  • Author(s): Iwai, C.
  • Organizer: The 15th AILA, World Congress of Applied Linguistics
  • Place of Presentation: ドイツ・エッセン
  • Year and Date: 2008-08-26
• [Presentation] Beyond lexical communication strategies: An attempt to raise EFL Learners' pragmatic flexibility in unfamiliar contexts of using English. (2008)
  • Author(s): Iwai, C.
  • Organizer: The 6th AsiaTEFL Conference
  • Place of Presentation: インドネシア・バリ
  • Year and Date: 2008-08-01
• [Presentation] 英語教育における文化教授の具現化-方略的能力の観点からの試み (2007)
  • Author(s): 岩井千秋
  • Organizer: 第46回大学英語教育学会全国大会
  • Place of Presentation: 安田女子大学
  • Year and Date: 2007-09-06
• [Book] 小嶋英夫・尾関直子・廣森友人編著『成長する英語学習者-学習者要因と自律学習』 (2010)
  • Author(s): 岩井千秋
  • Publisher: コミュニケーション能力育成のための方略指導(印刷中)
• [Book] “I want you to help me": Learning to soften English requests. In D. Tatsuki & N. Houck, (Eds. (2010)
  • Author(s): Rinnert, C., Iwai, C
  • Publisher: Pragmatics from research to practice: Teaching speech acts. New York: TESOL(印刷中)
• [Book] 「コミュニケーション能力育成のための方略指導」(『成長する英語学習者-学習者要因と自律学習』(小嶋英夫編著)) (2010)
  • Author(s): 岩井千秋
  • Publisher: 大修館書店(印刷中)
• [Book] 論文題目“I want you to help me" : Learning to Soften English Requests. 書名Pragmatics : Teaching Speech Acts (2009)
  • Author(s): Rinnert, Carol, & Iwai, Chiaki
  • Publisher: Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages, Inc.(印刷中)