The impact of short-term study abroad on Japanese university EFL learners' communicative competence
| Project/Area Number |
21820044
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Research Activity Start-up
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Research Field |
Foreign language education
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| Research Institution | Hosei University |
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Principal Investigator |
SATO Yoko Hosei University, 経営学部, 准教授 (80523125)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2009 – 2010
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| Project Status |
Completed (Fiscal Year 2010)
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| Budget Amount *help |
¥910,000 (Direct Cost: ¥700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥210,000)
Fiscal Year 2010: ¥702,000 (Direct Cost: ¥540,000、Indirect Cost: ¥162,000)
Fiscal Year 2009: ¥208,000 (Direct Cost: ¥160,000、Indirect Cost: ¥48,000)
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| Keywords | 英語教育 / 第二言語習得 / 留学(スタディ・アブロード) / オーラル・コミュニケーション / 異文化コミュニケーション / 短期留学 / スタディ・アブロード |
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| Research Abstract |
This study investigated the impact of short-term study abroad experiences on the communicative competence of Japanese university learners of English. Pre- and post-test data were elicited through one-to-one, face-to-face oral proficiency interviews, each between a learner and a qualified native speaker assessor. The findings suggest that the communicative pressure and social context in the target-language environment have facilitated the development of relevant competency, such as fluency and consistency of utterances, vocabulary, and appropriacy of verbal and non-verbal messages.
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