Multilingual acquisition at third-level education in Japan and Spain: an analysis of the professional prospects of young graduates
| Project/Area Number |
19K13290
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists
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| Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
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| Review Section |
Basic Section 02100:Foreign language education-related
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| Research Institution | Ritsumeikan University |
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Principal Investigator |
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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 |
¥3,510,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥810,000)
Fiscal Year 2020: ¥2,340,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥540,000)
Fiscal Year 2019: ¥1,170,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥270,000)
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| Keywords | Multilingual acquisition / third-level education / job perspectives / comparative research / education policy / curriculum design / Multilingualism / Third-level education / Career prospects / Graduate students |
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| Outline of Research at the Start |
This project will explore, compare, and contrast the different approaches and attitudes towards multilingual education in the Spanish region of Catalonia and Japan. Based on the hypothesis that knowledge of multiple languages and cultures can improve future job perspectives of young professionals, the study focuses on identifying a) existing language policies at the government and university level that promote the teaching of foreign languages b) perceived relationship between foreign language acquisition and professional success by third level students.
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| Outline of Final Research Achievements |
The purpose of this study was to compare and contrast approaches and attitudes in multilingual education in Catalonia, Spain and Japan in order to identify the relationship between foreign language acquisition and perceptions of professional success in existing language policies and tertiary education. During the study period, a survey of language educators and a survey of university students in tertiary education institutions were conducted. The results showed that although Japan is monolingual and language classes are often required for university graduation, and Spain is multilingual and language acquisition is a matter of individual freedom, the importance of multilingual learning is common to both countries despite differences in backgrounds and circumstances, and that multilingual learning is inevitable for better job prospects in the future.
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| Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements |
本研究は、独特な社会言語特性を持つ二つの国の第三次教育における外国語習得の比較研究であるという独自性があるとともに、高等教育における外国語習得に関する現在の政策と実践を評価し、学部生の多言語主義の利点に対する認識を高め、日本の雇用者が雇用機会を提供する際に外国語能力を優先するよう促す可能性という点で意義があると考える。
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Research Products
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