Reading and vocabulary strategies of Japanese readers of English: An eye tracking study
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19K00662
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Review Section |
Basic Section 02080:English linguistics-related
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| Research Institution | Okayama University |
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Principal Investigator |
Prichard Caleb 岡山大学, 教育推進機構, 准教授 (10440306)
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
アトキンズ アンドリュー 近畿大学, 国際学部, 准教授 (70513331)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2019-04-01 – 2023-03-31
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| Project Status |
Completed (Fiscal Year 2022)
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| Budget Amount *help |
¥4,290,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥990,000)
Fiscal Year 2021: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000)
Fiscal Year 2020: ¥130,000 (Direct Cost: ¥100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥30,000)
Fiscal Year 2019: ¥3,510,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥810,000)
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| Keywords | eye tracking / reading / strategies / English / dictionary use / machine translation / Google translate / dictionary / reading strategies / vocabulary / eye stracking / Reading / Eye tracking / TESOL / Strategy usage / Dictionary |
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| Outline of Research at the Start |
This study utilizes eye tracking and carefully designed research methods to scientifically examine how Japanese learners read English when they encounter difficult words, in order to identify best practices for language instructors and learners.
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| Outline of Final Research Achievements |
We carried out five empirical experiments using eye tracking to investigate the reading strategies on Japanese learners of English. This has led to five articles in peer-reviewed international journals, including a Q1 and a Q2 journal. Another study is currently being reviewed by a Q1 journal. We also presented the results at 11 conferences. Nine were international conferences, including two presentations at the European Conference of Eye Movements.
The studies highlighted the importance of reading strategies. Eye tracking showed that closely reading important and difficuly parts of a text can leading to better task performance and vocabulary learning. Meanwhile, reading an entire text in the same way (showing a lack of metacognitive competence) may hinder one's reading ability and learning. Learners who use resources such as dictionaries and machine translation do better when they use it strategically.
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| Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements |
この研究には学術的および教育的な意義がある。教員にとって、英文読解の授業では暗黙的または明示的に読書ストラテジーに焦点を当てる必要があることを示唆している。タスクに基づく言語指導法（TBLT）およびコミュニカティブアプローチ（CLT）には、読書ストラテジーを改善する可能性がある。明確なストラテジートレーニングも役立つと考えられる。この研究は研究者にとっても大きな意味を持つ。ナビゲーショントラッキング及びアイトラッキングを通じて読書ストラテジーの使用をどのように調べることができるかを示した。
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Research Products
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