Research and Development of Measurement Scales and Assessment Tools on Native Language Skills of Foreign Children (Native Speakers of Filipino Attending Schools in Japan)

• Project/Area Number: 20520385
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Single-year Grants
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Linguistics
• Research Institution: Osaka University
• Principal Investigator: OUE Masanao Osaka University, 世界言語研究センター, 教授 (30233034)
• Project Period (FY): 2008 – 2010
• Project Status: Completed (Fiscal Year 2010)
• Budget Amount: ¥3,250,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥750,000); Fiscal Year 2010: ¥910,000 (Direct Cost: ¥700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥210,000); Fiscal Year 2009: ¥910,000 (Direct Cost: ¥700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥210,000); Fiscal Year 2008: ¥1,430,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥330,000)
• Keywords: 社会言語学 / 母語保持 / 到達度評価 / 継承語 / フィリピン語 / フィリピンにルーツをもっ児童・生徒 / フィリピンにルーツをもつ渡日児童・生徒 / 言語学 / バイリンガル教育

Research Abstract

1. I formulated measurement scales and three-level assessment tools on Filipino language skills composed of vocabulary, logical thinking skill, cognitive thinking skill and reading comprehension, which are intended for the school children with Philippine roots.
2. I subsequently administered the said test to 26 students attending elementary schools in Hyogo Prefecture and Osaka Prefecture, and gave some suggestions to the respective school administrations on what to do to cope with the maintenance of the children' s mother tongue and the studies of Japanese language and other subjects, based on the results of the said test.