A New Approach to School Grammar : Based on Cognitive Linguistics

• Project/Area Number: 21520620
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Single-year Grants
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Foreign language education
• Research Institution: Seinan Gakuin University
• Principal Investigator: KAWASE Yoshikiyo 西南学院大学, 文学部, 教授 (20108616)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): CHO Kanako 北九州市立大学, 基盤教育センター, 准教授 (70369833)
• Project Period (FY): 2009 – 2011
• Project Status: Completed (Fiscal Year 2011)
• Budget Amount: ¥3,900,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥900,000); Fiscal Year 2011: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000); Fiscal Year 2010: ¥1,170,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥270,000); Fiscal Year 2009: ¥2,080,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥480,000)
• Keywords: 英語教育 / 認知言語学 / 学校英文法 / 第二言語習得

Research Abstract

The main purpose of this study was to develop a new and learner-friendly school grammar based on the findings of cognitive linguistics focusing on two main issues : learnability and teachability. The quantitative analyses focusing on learnability have revealed that the new approach shows pedagogically more effective than the traditional approach. This study has also analyzed teachability issue based on qualitative approach. The results show that the new approach has potential, although the on-site teachers also experience anxiety about using it. The results show that it is necessary to develop worksheets and teaching manuals that the teachers can easily use without possessing linguistic knowledge.

Research Products

• [Journal Article] Developing a Pedagogical Cognitive Grammar : Focusing on the English Prepositions, in, on, and at (2012)
  • Author(s): Kanako CHO & Yoshikiyo KAWASE
  • Journal Title: ARELE Volume: vol.23 Pages: 153-168
  • NAID: 110009603302
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] 認知言語学と英語教育-言語理論と英語教育の関係に焦点を当てて- (2012)
  • Author(s): 長加奈子
  • Journal Title: 北九州市立大学基盤教育センター紀要 Volume: 第12号 Pages: 41-58
  • NAID: 40020433184
• [Journal Article] Developing a Pedagogical Cognitive Grammar : Focusing on the English Prepositions, in, on, and at (2012)
  • Author(s): Kanako CHO, Yoshikiyo KAWASE
  • Journal Title: ARELE Volume: 23 Pages: 153-168
  • NAID: 110009603302
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Effects of a Cognitive Linguistic Approach to Teaching Countable and Uncountable English Nouns to Japanese Learners of English (2011)
  • Author(s): Kanako CHO & Yoshikiyo Kawase
  • Journal Title: ARELE Volume: vol.22 Pages: 201-215
  • NAID: 110009425257
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Effects of a cognitive linguistic approach to teaching countable and uncountable English nouns to Japanese learners of English (2011)
  • Author(s): Kankao CHO, Yoshikiyo KAWASE
  • Journal Title: ARELE Volume: 22 Pages: 201-215
  • NAID: 110009425257
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] 学校英文法と言語学の接点-認知言語学からの提言 (2010)
  • Author(s): 川瀬義清・長加子
  • Journal Title: 西南学院大学英語英文学論集 Volume: 50巻 Pages: 267-279
• [Journal Article] Fostering the acquisition of English prepositions by Japanese learners with networks and prototypes (2010)
  • Author(s): Kanako CHO
  • Journal Title: Fostering language teaching efficiency through cognitive linguistics Volume: 書籍 Pages: 259-275
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] 学校英文法と言語学の接点-認知言語学からの提言 (2010)
  • Author(s): 川瀬義清・長加奈子
  • Journal Title: 西南学院大学 英語英文学論集 50 Pages: 267-279
• [Presentation] 認知言語学に基づく英語前置詞教授法とその効果の検証 (2011)
  • Author(s): 長加奈子
  • Organizer: 日本認知言語学会第12回全国大会
  • Place of Presentation: 奈良教育大学
  • Year and Date: 2011-09-18
• [Presentation] Prototypicality and its Effects on Second Language Acquisition : Where do the prototypes of second language learners come from (2011)
  • Author(s): Kanako CHO
  • Organizer: The 16th World Congress of Applied Linguistics : AILA 2011
  • Place of Presentation: Beijing Foreign Studies University, Beijing, China
  • Year and Date: 2011-08-28
• [Presentation] Prototypicality and its Effects on Second Language Acquisition : Where do the prototypes of second language learners come from? (2011)
  • Author(s): Kanako CHO
  • Organizer: The 16^<th> World Congress of Applied Linguistics : AILA 2011
  • Place of Presentation: Beijing Foreign Studies University, Beijing, China
  • Year and Date: 2011-08-28
• [Presentation] 認知言語学に基づく英語教材開発と教授法:教育効果と現場への応用可能性について (2011)
  • Author(s): 長加奈子・川瀬義清
  • 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: 2011-08-21
• [Presentation] 前置詞の意味の概念構造に関する実証的研究 (2011)
  • Author(s): 長加奈子
  • Organizer: 第24回福岡認知言語学会シンポジウム「認知言語学と英語教育の接点」
  • Place of Presentation: 西南学院大学
  • Year and Date: 2011-03-28
• [Presentation] 日本人英語学習者の受動文概念構造に関する実証的研究 (2011)
  • Author(s): 川瀬義清
  • Organizer: 第24回福岡認知言語学会シンポジウム「認知言語学と英語教育の接点」
  • Place of Presentation: 西南学院大学
  • Year and Date: 2011-03-28
• [Presentation] 理論言語学と第二言語習得研究の接点-応用認知言語学から見えてくるもの (2010)
  • Author(s): 長加奈子
  • Organizer: 北九州言語研究会
  • Place of Presentation: 北九州市立大学
  • Year and Date: 2010-12-18
• [Presentation] 認知言語学に基づく教授法:その教育効果を考える (2010)
  • Author(s): 長加奈子
  • Organizer: 日本英文学会九州支部第63回大会シンポジウム「認知言語学と英語教育」
  • Place of Presentation: 九州大学
  • Year and Date: 2010-10-30
• [Presentation] 文法のとらえ方と英語教育 (2010)
  • Author(s): 川瀬義清
  • Organizer: 日本英文学会九州支部第63回大会シンポジウム「認知言語学と英語教育」
  • Place of Presentation: 九州大学
  • Year and Date: 2010-10-30
• [Presentation] The Effects of Prototypicality of the Acquisition of English Prepositions : Applying cognitive linguistics to SLA (2010)
  • Author(s): Kanako CHO
  • Organizer: 大学英語教育学会第49回全国大会
  • Place of Presentation: 宮城大学
  • Year and Date: 2010-09-08
• [Presentation] 日本人英語学習者の可算・不可算名詞の習得について (2010)
  • Author(s): 長加奈子・川瀬義清
  • Organizer: 外国語教育メディア学会50周年記念全国大会
  • Place of Presentation: 横浜市立サイエンスフロンティア大学
  • Year and Date: 2010-08-04
• [Presentation] 日本人英語学習者の加算・不可算名詞の習得について-認知言語学に基づく教授法の有効性の検証 (2010)
  • Author(s): 長加奈子・川瀬義清
  • Organizer: 外国語教育メディア学会50周年記念大会
  • Place of Presentation: 横浜市立サイエンスフロンティア高等学校
• [Presentation] The effects of prototypicality of the acquisition of English prepositions : Applying cognitive linguistics to SLA (2010)
  • Author(s): Kanako CHO
  • Organizer: 大学英語教育学会第49回全国大会
  • Place of Presentation: 宮城大学
• [Presentation] 学校英文法再構築-認知言語学からの提言- (2009)
  • Author(s): 長加奈子・川瀬義清
  • Organizer: 第38回九州英語教育学会沖縄研究大会
  • Place of Presentation: 沖縄国際大学
  • Year and Date: 2009-11-22
• [Book] Fostering Language Teaching Efficiency through Cognitive Linguistics (2010)
  • Author(s): Kanako Cho, S. De Knop, F. Boers, A. De Ryker, 他29名