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Language education reform using the action research approach: Consulting the CEFRs educational principles

Research Project

Project/Area Number 20K00759
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Section一般
Review Section Basic Section 02100:Foreign language education-related
Research InstitutionNihon University

Principal Investigator

SCHMIDT Maria Gabriela  日本大学, 文理学部, 教授 (20400616)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) 永井 典子  茨城大学, 人文社会科学部, 特命研究員 (60261723)
長沼 君主  東海大学, 語学教育センター, 教授 (20365836)
Birch Gregory  清泉女学院大学, 人間学部, 教授 (60722303)
Bower Jack  帝塚山大学, 全学教育開発センター, 准教授 (90406687)
大村 孝紀  創価大学, 公私立大学の部局等, 助教 (50876711)
Project Period (FY) 2020-04-01 – 2024-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2023)
Budget Amount *help
¥4,290,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥990,000)
Fiscal Year 2022: ¥2,340,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥540,000)
Fiscal Year 2021: ¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥300,000)
Fiscal Year 2020: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000)
KeywordsCEFR / Action Research / Teacher development / Mediation / professional development / action research / intervention / case study / action reserach / collaborative research / CEFR CV / teacher training / course planning / CLIL / assessment / curriculum / orthographics / mediation / language portfolio / learner autonomy / Action research / Action research model / アクションリサーチ / 学習支援 / 教育理念 / カリキュラム
Outline of Research at the Start

本研究では、本申請研究代表者と分担者が所属する全国語学教育学会のCEFR-LP研究会の会員と協働し、アクションリサーチの手法を用い、CEFRの教育理念に基づいた言語教育改善を支援する持続可能なシステムと体制を構築する。そのために、以下のことを行う。1)  CEFRの教育理念に照らして、現在多くの教員が抱える課題を調査し、特定する。2) アクションリサーチの手法を明確にした上で、(1)で明らかになる課題を解決するための複数のアクションリサーチを行う。3) アクションリサーチの手法を用いた、CEFRの理念を柱とした言語教育改善を支援する持続可能なシステムと体制を整える。

Outline of Final Research Achievements

This research project developed and suggested a AR model by using the CEFR. It is called CEFR-focused Action Research Model (CARM), which was introduced in December 2020 and was published in an article (Birch et al., 2021). For conducting the projects we asked research collaborators to conduct case studies in their specific context to see if the CARM model fits the needs of the practitioners. 7 case studies were successfully carried out and reflected on. Finally the research team conducted a meta-study AR study on the whole research project to evaluate critically the endeavour. The results of these case studies and the project as whole were prepared and submitted for a book publication with Springer. The CEFR and Action Research are a perfect match with several commonalities for conducting small scale interventions to improve teaching.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

これまでに蓄積された多くの言語教育改善に資する研究成果の批判的検証を基に、本研究により、実際に言語教育改善を促し、実行を支援する方略や仕組みを構築し、学会発表、ワークショップの開催、論文や著書の公刊、CEFR-LP研究会のホームページなどにより、国内外に広く公開し、国内外の言語教育改善を促したことは、大きな社会的貢献の1つと考える。さらにCEFRの教育理念に基づいた教育改善を、CEFR-focused Action Research modelを使用して、国内外の教員が教育改善を実際に試みたことに、本研究の大きな意義があると考える。

Report

(5 results)
  • 2023 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2022 Research-status Report
  • 2021 Research-status Report
  • 2020 Research-status Report
  • Research Products

    (33 results)

All 2023 2022 2021 2020 Other

All Journal Article (5 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 2 results,  Open Access: 5 results,  Peer Reviewed: 3 results) Presentation (21 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 12 results,  Invited: 2 results) Book (1 results) Remarks (6 results)

  • [Journal Article] Der gemeinsame europaeische Referenzrahmen (GER, CEFR) in Japan Abriss der Wirkungsgeschichte und Blick auf Deutsch als Fremdsprache2023

    • Author(s)
      Maria Gabriela Schmidt
    • Journal Title

      ドイツ語文学論集(日本大学文理学部)

      Volume: 44 Pages: 1-23

    • Related Report
      2022 Research-status Report
    • Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Unterrichtstagebuecher als kontextuelle Anpassung eines Sprachenportfolios2022

    • Author(s)
      Maria Gabriela Schmidt
    • Journal Title

      Jahrbuch fuer Germanistik. Wege der Germanistik in transkultureller Perspektive. Akten des XIV. Kongresses der Internationalen Vereinigung fuer Germanistik (IVG). Beihefte

      Volume: 1 Pages: 367-377

    • Related Report
      2022 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Foreign Language Education Reform through Action Research - Putting CEFR educational principles into practice2021

    • Author(s)
      Gregory C. Birch, Jack V. Bower, Noriko Nagai, Maria Gabriela Schmidt
    • Journal Title

      CEFR Journal - Research and Practice

      Volume: 4 Pages: 43-65

    • DOI

      10.37546/jaltsig.cefr4-3

    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Die japanische Uebersetzung des Begleitbandes des GeR - Mit einem Exkurs zur Wirkungsgeschichte des GeR in Japan2021

    • Author(s)
      Maria Gabriela Schmidt
    • Journal Title

      Lektorenrundbrief Lerubri

      Volume: 53 Pages: 28-32

    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Call for Collaborators2020

    • Author(s)
      Maria Gabriela Schmidt
    • Journal Title

      CEFR LP SIG Newsletter

      Volume: 29 Pages: 3-4

    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
    • Open Access
  • [Presentation] Facilitating the use of Action Research to guide CEFR-focused research2023

    • Author(s)
      Maria Gabriela Schmidt, Noriko Nagai, Gregory Birch
    • Organizer
      JALT PanSIG 2023
    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Action research: a collaborative approach to language education reform2023

    • Author(s)
      Maria Gabriela Schmidt, Jack Bower, Noriko Nagai, Gregory Birch
    • Organizer
      JACET International Conference 2023
    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] No research without action. No action without research2023

    • Author(s)
      Maria Gabriela Schmidt, Noriko Nagai, Gregory Birch, Jack Bower, Takanori Omura, Engel Villareal
    • Organizer
      JALT International Conference 2023
    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] CEFR-focused Action Research - the optimal way for professional development2023

    • Author(s)
      Noriko Nagai, Maria Gabriela Schmidt
    • Organizer
      EALTA 2023 Helsinki
    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] The CEFR - A tool for classroom management and teacher development2023

    • Author(s)
      Maria Gabriela Schmidt, Noriko Nagai
    • Organizer
      JALT Akita Chapter, May 2023
    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] CEFR & Action Research: Collaborative Professional Development with an outlook on the CEFR-J2023

    • Author(s)
      Maria Gabriela Schmidt, Noriko Nagai
    • Organizer
      CEFR-J Symposum TUFS, March 25th 2023
    • Related Report
      2022 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] Netzwerktreffen, Sprachenportfolio Anwendungen, Chancen und Herausforderungen2023

    • Author(s)
      Maria Gabriela Schmidt, Baerbel Kuehn
    • Organizer
      8th Bremen Symposium, March 2023
    • Related Report
      2022 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Deutsch als zweite Fremdsprache im universitaeren Kontext in Japan - aktuelle Herausforderungen und Moeglichkeiten2022

    • Author(s)
      Maria Gabriela Schmidt
    • Organizer
      IDT Wien 2022
    • Related Report
      2022 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Reflecting the CEFR-Focused Action Research Model, Looking Back and Moving Forward2022

    • Author(s)
      Maria Gabriela Schmidt, Noriko Nagai, Gregory Birch, Jack Bower
    • Organizer
      JALT International Conference 2022, Fukuoka
    • Related Report
      2022 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Using the CEFR-focused Action Research Model. Reflections on two years of research2022

    • Author(s)
      Maria Gabriela Schmidt, Noriko Nagai, Gregory Birch, Jack Bower
    • Organizer
      JALT PanSIG Conference 2022, Nagano
    • Related Report
      2022 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] Improving Teaching by using Action Research and the CEFR2021

    • Author(s)
      Maria Gabriela Schmidt
    • Organizer
      PALT Philippines Association of Language Teaching, Dec 2021
    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Putting CEFR educational principles into practice through Action Research - The CARM Model2021

    • Author(s)
      Gregory C. Birch, Noriko Nagai, Maria Gabriela Schmidt
    • Organizer
      全国英語教育学会第46回長野研究大会(JASELE 2021)
    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] Foreign Language Education Reform through Action Research: Putting CEFR educational principles into practice2021

    • Author(s)
      Maria Gabriela Schmidt, Gregory C. Birch, Jack V. Bower
    • Organizer
      JACET創立60周年記念大会 2021
    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] A CEFR-informed Action Research Model: Developing a research plan2021

    • Author(s)
      Maria Gabriela Schmidt, Jack V. Bower, Noriko Nagai, Gregory C. Birch, Rebecca Schmidt
    • Organizer
      JALT PanSIG 2021
    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] A CEFR-Informed Action Research Model: Reflecting on the AR Cycle2021

    • Author(s)
      Maria Gabriela Schmidt, Noriko Nagai, Gregory C. Birch, Jack V. Bower, Naoyuki Naganuma, Engel Villareal
    • Organizer
      JALT International Conference 2021
    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] CEFR LP SIG Forum CEFR Talk2020

    • Author(s)
      Maria Gabriela Schmidt
    • Organizer
      PanSIG 2020 Online
    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] Pondering Learning Oriented Assessment2020

    • Author(s)
      Maria Gabriela Schmidt
    • Organizer
      CercleS 2020
    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Adapting Can Do Descriptors to Remote Teaching2020

    • Author(s)
      Maria Gabriela Schmidt, Yukie Saito, Engel Villareal
    • Organizer
      JALT 2020
    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] CEFR LP SIG Forum Aligning CEFR to current practices - 5 Steps to Action Research2020

    • Author(s)
      Maria Gabriela Schmidt, Noriko Nagai, Gregory Birch, Jack Bower, Naoyuki Naganuma
    • Organizer
      JALT 2020
    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Language as a cognitive tool - How to use it for CLIL courses2020

    • Author(s)
      Noriko Nagai
    • Organizer
      CEFR - CLIL conference
    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] The CEFR and the CEFR/CV from a practitioners point of view2020

    • Author(s)
      Maria Gabriela Schmidt, Gregory Birch, Noriko Nagai, Jack Bower
    • Organizer
      JALT Nagano Chapter
    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
    • Invited
  • [Book] CEFR-informed Learning, Teaching and Assessment. A Practical Guide2020

    • Author(s)
      Noriko Nagai, Gregory C. Birch, Jack V. Bower, Maria Gabriela Schmidt
    • Total Pages
      270
    • Publisher
      Springer
    • ISBN
      9789811558931
    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
  • [Remarks] Kaken 5

    • URL

      https://cefrjapan.net/kaken-5

    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
  • [Remarks] Kaken 5

    • URL

      https://cefrjapan/kaken-5

    • Related Report
      2022 Research-status Report
  • [Remarks] CEFR Japan and beyond Website

    • URL

      https://cefrjapan.net/

    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report
  • [Remarks] CEFR and Action Research Project Website

    • URL

      https://cefrjapan.net/kaken-5

    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report
  • [Remarks] Language Portfolio Roundtable Website

    • URL

      https://cefrjapan.net/cefr-lp-sig/language-portfolio

    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report
  • [Remarks] CEFR in Japan and Beyond

    • URL

      https://cefrjapan.net/kaken-5

    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report

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Published: 2020-04-28   Modified: 2025-01-30  

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