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Acquisition and decay: The long-term impact of study abroad on receptive vocabulary knowledge and lexical diversity

Research Project

Project/Area Number 20K00763
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 InstitutionDoshisha University

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)

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)
Project Period (FY) 2020-04-01 – 2025-03-31
Project Status Granted (Fiscal Year 2023)
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)
Keywordsreceptive vocabulary / lexical diversity / study abroad / Applied Linguistics / Study Abroad / Vocabulary / Lexical Diversity
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.

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.

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.

Strategy for Future Research Activity

Our plans for the final year include: 1) final data analysis 2) writing final results into a research paper.

Report

(4 results)
  • 2023 Research-status Report
  • 2022 Research-status Report
  • 2021 Research-status Report
  • 2020 Research-status Report
  • Research Products

    (19 results)

All 2023 2022 2021 2020

All Journal Article (6 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 3 results,  Peer Reviewed: 5 results,  Open Access: 1 results) Presentation (10 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 9 results,  Invited: 2 results) Book (3 results)

  • [Journal Article] Humor strategies in the foreign language class2022

    • Author(s)
      Neff Peter、Dewaele Jean-Marc
    • Journal Title

      Innovation in Language Learning and Teaching

      Volume: Online Issue: 3 Pages: 1-13

    • DOI

      10.1080/17501229.2022.2088761

    • Related Report
      2022 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Is This Thing On? Teacher Views of Incorporating Humor Into Online Language Classes2022

    • Author(s)
      Rucynski John、Okayama University
    • Journal Title

      The Language Teacher

      Volume: 46 Issue: 6 Pages: 9-9

    • DOI

      10.37546/jalttlt46.6-2

    • Related Report
      2022 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] The English classroom as “warai no ba”: Instructor views on humor and language learning in Japan2021

    • Author(s)
      Peter Neff, John Rucynski
    • Journal Title

      International Journal of Educational Research

      Volume: 2-2(1) Pages: 100070-100070

    • DOI

      10.1016/j.ijedro.2021.100070

    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Exploring the importance of vocabulary for English as an additional language learners’ reading comprehension2021

    • Author(s)
      Brooks Gavin、Clenton Jon、Fraser Simon
    • Journal Title

      Studies in Second Language Learning and Teaching

      Volume: 11 Issue: 3 Pages: 351-376

    • DOI

      10.14746/ssllt.2021.11.3.3

    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report
  • [Journal Article] Short-term and long-term study abroad: The impact on language learners' intercultural communication, L2 confidence, and sense of L2 self2020

    • Author(s)
      Neff, Peter; Apple, Matthew
    • Journal Title

      Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development

      Volume: ONLINE Issue: 7 Pages: 1-18

    • DOI

      10.1080/01434632.2020.1847125

    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Vocabulary Usage in Second Language Presentations2020

    • Author(s)
      Brooks, Gavin
    • Journal Title

      JALT Postconference Publication 2019

      Volume: 1 Issue: 1 Pages: 288-295

    • DOI

      10.37546/jaltpcp2019-34

    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Presentation] Considering Cultural Context When Incorporating Humor Into EFL Classes2023

    • Author(s)
      Peter Neff, John Rucynski
    • Organizer
      TESOL 2023
    • Related Report
      2022 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] “Reading the room” in Zoom: Challenges and opportunities using humor in synchronous online language education2023

    • Author(s)
      Peter Neff, John Rucynski
    • Organizer
      AAAL 2023
    • Related Report
      2022 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Humor Strategies in the L2 Classroom: Learner Perspectives and Preferences2022

    • Author(s)
      Peter Neff
    • Organizer
      JALT 2022
    • Related Report
      2022 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Investigating the extent to which vocabulary knowledge and skills can predict aspects of fluency2021

    • Author(s)
      Jon Clenton
    • Organizer
      INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF APPLIED LINGUISTICS
    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Investigating vocabulary use in fluency: exploring potential task, spoken output, and skill influences2021

    • Author(s)
      John Clenton
    • Organizer
      Research Days in Education (RDE) 2021
    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] The varying effects of long- and short-term study abroad on L2 learners2021

    • Author(s)
      Peter Neff
    • Organizer
      British Association for Applied Linguistics 2021
    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] “Similar yet different”: Teacher views of humor in online language teaching2021

    • Author(s)
      Peter Neff, John Rucynski
    • Organizer
      JALT 2021
    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] “Is this thing on??”: Teacher views on incorporating humor into online language classes2021

    • Author(s)
      Peter Neff, John Rucynski
    • Organizer
      ASHN 2022
    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Short- and long-term study abroad: The impact on language learners’ intercultural communication, speaking confidence, and sense of L2 self2020

    • Author(s)
      Peter Neff
    • Organizer
      Birkbeck applied linguistics webinar series
    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] Assessing Young English Language Learners’ Vocabulary Knowledge: The Importance of Domain Specific Assessments2020

    • Author(s)
      Jonathan Clenton
    • Organizer
      Hawaii International Conference on English Language and Literature Studies
    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research / Invited
  • [Book] EAL Research for the Classroom: Practical and Pedagogical Implications2023

    • Author(s)
      Gavin Brooks, Jon Clenton, Simon Fraser
    • Total Pages
      240
    • Publisher
      Routledge
    • Related Report
      2023 Research-status Report
  • [Book] L1 backgrounds and multilingual lexicons2020

    • Author(s)
      Paul Booth; Jonathan Clenton
    • Total Pages
      196
    • Publisher
      Routledge
    • ISBN
      9780429031410
    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
  • [Book] Vocabulary and the Four Skills Pedagogy, Practice, and Implications for Teaching Vocabulary2020

    • Author(s)
      Jonathan Clenton; Paul Booth
    • Total Pages
      256
    • Publisher
      Routledge
    • ISBN
      0367249979
    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report

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Published: 2020-04-28   Modified: 2024-12-25  

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