| Project/Area Number |
21K13081
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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 | Kansai University |
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Principal Investigator |
Lucas Matthew 関西大学, 外国語学部, 准教授 (50796498)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2021-04-01 – 2024-03-31
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| Project Status |
Completed (Fiscal Year 2023)
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| Budget Amount *help |
¥3,120,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥720,000)
Fiscal Year 2023: ¥780,000 (Direct Cost: ¥600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥180,000)
Fiscal Year 2022: ¥1,040,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥240,000)
Fiscal Year 2021: ¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥300,000)
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| Keywords | plurals / morphology / explicit instruction / grammatical accuracy / Japanese EFL learners / web-based instruction / articles |
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| Outline of Research at the Start |
The precise factors affecting learning gains related to L1-L2 awareness-raising are yet to be determined. Furthermore, instructional methods tend to be restricted to the classroom. This project seeks to address these gaps with respect to English articles for Japanese EFL learners in a CALL context.
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| Outline of Final Research Achievements |
The present research aimed to assist Japanese EFL learners in improving their proficiency of the English article system. It comprised two phases: the first concentrated on reading and writing while the second on listening and speaking. The project involved creating instructional content for an e-learning program, exposing learners to different variables across four conditions to determine which variables would be the most effective. In addition, an online platform was developed to measure receptive and productive accuracy before, immediately after, and four weeks post-instruction.
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| Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements |
The present research has identified variables that help shape the learning of English articles, highlighting how the native tongue can be harnessed to improve second-language grammar. Conducted in an online environment, the research also demonstrates that improvements can be made autonomously.
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