Basic research of how language processing speed affects written and spoken language comprehension

• Project/Area Number: 21520563
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Single-year Grants
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Foreign language education
• Research Institution: Fukushima University
• Principal Investigator: SAKUMA Yasuyuki 福島大学, 人間発達文化学類, 教授 (90282293)
• Project Period (FY): 2009-04-01 – 2013-03-31
• Project Status: Completed (Fiscal Year 2013)
• Budget Amount: ¥4,160,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥960,000); Fiscal Year 2012: ¥780,000 (Direct Cost: ¥600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥180,000); Fiscal Year 2011: ¥780,000 (Direct Cost: ¥600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥180,000); Fiscal Year 2010: ¥1,040,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥240,000); Fiscal Year 2009: ¥1,560,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥360,000)
• Keywords: 言語処理 / ストループ / 逆ストループ / 記憶 / 注意 / 選択的注意 / 音声処理速度 / 文字言語 / 音声言語 / 言語処理速度

Research Abstract

Attending to language input is important for memorization. This study focused on two languages, Japanese and English and used the reverse-Stroop and Stroop tests to measure attention ability and selective attention ability related to accessing and storing the two languages. We examined three groups of participants: Japanese university and elementary school students studying English as a foreign language and native English speaking university students. The main results were as follows: 1) The ability to process in the first language was superior to the ability to process in the foreign language among both native Japanese and English speakers. 2) The Japanese university students' processing ability and automaticity were superior to those of Japanese elementary school students. 3) Automaticity differed according to group.

Research Products

• [Journal Article] Cognitive Features of Working Memory in Elementary School Students Participating in Foreign Language Activities (2011)
  • Author(s): SAKUMA, Yasuyuki
  • Journal Title: Annual Review of English Language Education in Japan, 全国英語教育学会誌 Volume: Vol. 22 Pages: 233-248
  • NAID: 110009425259
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Cognitive Features of Working Memory in Elementary School Students Participating in Foreign Language Activities (2011)
  • Author(s): Yasuyuki SAKLTMA
  • Journal Title: Annual Review of English Language Education in Japan(全国英語教育学会) Volume: 22 印刷中(2011年2月初旬に掲載確定) Pages: 16-16
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] A Study on Japanese and English Versions of Stroop and Reverse-Stroop Tests in Japanese Elementary School Higher Grade Students (2010)
  • Author(s): SAKUMA, Yasuyuki
  • Journal Title: JLTA Journal, 日本言語テスト学会誌 Volume: No.13 Pages: 127-143
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] A Study on Japanese and English Versions of Stroop and Reverse-Stroop Tests in Japanese.Elementary School Higher Grade Students (2010)
  • Author(s): Yasuyuki SAKLTMA
  • Journal Title: JLTA Journal(日本言語テスト学会) Volume: 13 Pages: 127-143
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] 外国語活動移行期における公立小学校中核教員の意識調査:現状と課題 (2010)
  • Author(s): 佐久間康之
  • Journal Title: 東北英語教育学会研究紀要 第30号 Pages: 29-43
  • NAID: 40017095505
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Presentation] The Attentional Abilities of EFL Japanese University Students : Comparison with Japanese Elementary School Students and Native English-speaking University Students (2013)
  • Author(s): Yasuyuki SAKUMA
  • Organizer: Society for Applied Research in Memory and Cognition X
  • Place of Presentation: インテルホテルズロッテルダムセンター、オランダ
  • Year and Date: 2013-06-28
• [Presentation] 日本語および英語の外国語学習者のL1およびFLの認知処理過程における注意の特徴:ストループおよび逆ストループ課題をめぐって (2011)
  • Author(s): 佐久間康之
  • Organizer: 第37回全国英語教育学会山形研究大会
  • Place of Presentation: 山形大学
  • Year and Date: 2011-08-20
• [Presentation] 『外国語活動』における児童の心理的特徴の分析と今後の課題:より良きカリキュラム作成に向けて (2011)
  • Author(s): 佐久間康之、永井崇
  • Organizer: 第11回小学校英語教育学会大阪大会
  • Place of Presentation: 大阪教育大学
  • Year and Date: 2011-07-17
• [Presentation] 小学校外国語活動における音韻的短期記憶の特徴 (2011)
  • Author(s): 佐久間康之
  • Organizer: 筑波英語教育学会第31回大会特別研究発表
  • Place of Presentation: 筑波大学
  • Year and Date: 2011-06-18
  • Invited
• [Presentation] 小学校外国語活動における音韻的短期記憶の特徴 (2011)
  • Author(s): 佐久間康之
  • Organizer: 筑波英語教育学会第31回大会
  • Place of Presentation: 筑波大学(特別研究発表:招聘)
  • Year and Date: 2011-06-18
• [Presentation] 小学校全学年の外国語活動におけるワーキングメモリにおける認知的特徴 (2010)
  • Author(s): 佐久間康之
  • Organizer: 第36回全国英語教育学会大阪研究大会
  • Place of Presentation: 関西大学
  • Year and Date: 2010-08-07
• [Presentation] A Study on Japanese and English Versions of Stroop and Reverse-Stroop Tests in Japanese Elementary School Higher Grade Students (2010)
  • Author(s): SAKUMA, Yasuyuki
  • Organizer: The 8th International Conference on Memory, Memory and Aging
  • Place of Presentation: つくば国際会議場
  • Year and Date: 2010-03-30
• [Presentation] A Study on Japanese and English Versions of Stroop and Reverse-Stroop Tests in Japanese Elementary School Higher Grade Students (2010)
  • Author(s): Yasuyuki SAKUMA
  • Organizer: 8^<th> Tsukuba International Conference on Memory
  • Place of Presentation: つくば国際会議場(つくば市)
  • Year and Date: 2010-03-30
• [Presentation] English digit span improves through English class activities in Japanese primary school children : A cross-sectional sequential study (2009)
  • Author(s): Yasuyuki SAKUMA, Satoru SAITO
  • Organizer: Society for Applied Research in Memory and Cognition VIII
  • Place of Presentation: 京都平安会館(京都市)
  • Year and Date: 2009-07-28
• [Presentation] The Attentional Abilities of EFL Japanese University Students : Comparison with Japanese Elementary School Students and Native English-speaking University Students
  • Author(s): Yasuyuki SAKUMA
  • Organizer: Society for Applied Research in Memory and Cognition X
  • Place of Presentation: オランダ：ロッテルダム
• [Book] 英語の音声に慣れるには早いほうがよいといわれますが本当ですか? (2011)
  • Author(s): 佐久間康之(分担執筆)
  • Publisher: 開隆堂(『小中連携Q&Aと実践』に所収)