Acquisition and decay: The long-term impact of study abroad on receptive vocabulary knowledge and lexical diversity
| Project/Area Number |
20K00763
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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 02100:Foreign language education-related
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| Research Institution | Doshisha University |
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Principal Investigator |
NEFF Peter 同志社大学, グローバル・コミュニケーション学部, 教授 (70411072)
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
ブルックス ギャビン 名古屋商科大学, 国際学部, 講師 (10610818)
CLENTON JONATHAN 広島大学, 人間社会科学研究科(総), 准教授 (80762434)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2020-04-01 – 2025-03-31
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| Project Status |
Granted (Fiscal Year 2023)
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| Budget Amount *help |
¥4,160,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥960,000)
Fiscal Year 2023: ¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥300,000)
Fiscal Year 2022: ¥1,430,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥330,000)
Fiscal Year 2021: ¥910,000 (Direct Cost: ¥700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥210,000)
Fiscal Year 2020: ¥520,000 (Direct Cost: ¥400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥120,000)
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| Keywords | receptive vocabulary / lexical diversity / study abroad / Applied Linguistics / Study Abroad / Vocabulary / Lexical Diversity |
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| Outline of Research at the Start |
The purpose of this research project is to discover the changes that one-year study abroad bring about on language learners' working vocabulary and patterns of spoken communication.
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| Outline of Annual Research Achievements |
Project data collection and analysis continued in the 2023 academic year. The Principal Investigator co-authored one papers currently under review at a major international journal. The Co-investigators also maintained research output, including publication of a book on English as an Additional Language. This edited volume investigates the multifaceted elements that shape EAL pedagogy and research in a variety of settings and research areas, including linguistic ability influences on subject-specific skills, integrating learners’ home languages into classroom environments, and the importance of supporting EAL teachers in the classroom.
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| Current Status of Research Progress |
Current Status of Research Progress
2: Research has progressed on the whole more than it was originally planned.
Reason
The progress is on track, with final results to be collected and analyzed in the 2024 academic year.
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| Strategy for Future Research Activity |
Our plans for the final year include: 1) final data analysis 2) writing final results into a research paper.
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Report
(4 results)
Research Products
(19 results)
