A Simulation of the Development and Attained Level of Basic English Comprehension through Extensive Reading

Research Project

Project/Area Number	20520512
Research Category	Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
Allocation Type	Single-year Grants
Section	一般
Research Field	Foreign language education
Research Institution	Ishinomaki Senshu University
Principal Investigator	HINO Hiroaki Ishinomaki Senshu University, 経営学部, 教授 (00189797)
Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha)	OHNAWA Michiko 石巻専修大学, 経営学部, 准教授 (80336502)
Project Period (FY)	2008 – 2010
Project Status	Completed (Fiscal Year 2010)
Budget Amount *help	¥4,680,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,080,000) Fiscal Year 2010: ¥520,000 (Direct Cost: ¥400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥120,000) Fiscal Year 2009: ¥1,430,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥330,000) Fiscal Year 2008: ¥2,730,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥630,000)
Keywords	基礎英語力 / 多読 / 到達度シミュレーション / 項目反応理論 / アクション・リサーチ
Research Abstract	We have examined a relationship between English extensive reading and students' English performances for three years. Although considerable changes have been observed as for affective aspects, such as students' motivation and attitudes toward English, the results of paper tests have not showed statisticallysignificant difference before and after the extensive reading program. This may be because the amounts of reading were not enough, for they read extensively for a maximum of two academic years, and many of them read English only in classes. Hereafter we would like to examine ways and means to check affective aspects statistically.