| Project/Area Number |
21K13071
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists
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| Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
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| Review Section |
Basic Section 02100:Foreign language education-related
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| Research Institution | Hiroshima University |
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Principal Investigator |
TANABE JULIA 広島大学, 外国語教育研究センター, 助教 (90868233)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2021-04-01 – 2025-03-31
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| Project Status |
Granted (Fiscal Year 2023)
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| Budget Amount *help |
¥2,210,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥510,000)
Fiscal Year 2023: ¥780,000 (Direct Cost: ¥600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥180,000)
Fiscal Year 2022: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000)
Fiscal Year 2021: ¥780,000 (Direct Cost: ¥600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥180,000)
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| Keywords | study abroad / motivation / lingua franca / ICC / ELF / English medium program |
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| Outline of Research at the Start |
This project focuses on why it is beneficial to study in English-medium programs in a non-English speaking country: Hungary. The project conducts surveys with Japanese students who studied in Hungary and compares the results with Japanese students in English-speaking countries. The research investigates the impact of SA in Hungary on Japanese students' intercultural communicative competence. The research is embedded in a mixed methods approach. The participants are Japanese university students, teachers, mentors and SA program coordinators.
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| Outline of Annual Research Achievements |
A study abroad (SA) motivation questionnaire was administered in Japan and the findings were triangulated with an interview with a program organizer to shed light on Japanese students' experiences in non-English speaking countries in English-medium programs (EMI) from various perspectives. In order to contrast students' experiences, additional interviews were conducted with Japanese students who studied in other non-English speaking countries in EMI programs. The results were presented at a national conference in Fukui, Japan. Future research project will involve further data collection from students and teachers with the administration of the SA motivation questionnaire in Hungary to compare the results with data collected in Japan.
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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
There was an initial delay due to COVID-19 pandemic and childbirth; however, in the current year the project is progressing according to the plan.
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| Strategy for Future Research Activity |
Meetings with study abroad program organizers in Hungary are scheduled and Japanese students in Hungary will be asked to fill out the study abroad motivation questionnaire which was piloted in the previous year, in Japan. Students will be asked to give interviews after the questionnaire data were processed and analysed to gain further understanding of their responses about their study abroad experiences in degree-seeking EMI programs at Hungarian universities. The results of the investigation will be shared in the form of a presentation and publication.
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