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Learning from Great Speakers

Research Project

Project/Area Number 22K13170
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Review Section Basic Section 02100:Foreign language education-related
Research InstitutionNanzan University

Principal Investigator

MILES Richard  南山大学, 国際教養学部, 准教授 (90751602)

Project Period (FY) 2022-04-01 – 2026-03-31
Project Status Granted (Fiscal Year 2023)
Budget Amount *help
¥3,900,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥900,000)
Fiscal Year 2025: ¥780,000 (Direct Cost: ¥600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥180,000)
Fiscal Year 2024: ¥1,690,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥390,000)
Fiscal Year 2023: ¥520,000 (Direct Cost: ¥400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥120,000)
Fiscal Year 2022: ¥910,000 (Direct Cost: ¥700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥210,000)
KeywordsRhetoric / Public speaking / Rhetorical techniques / Activists / English education / English eduction
Outline of Research at the Start

This KAKENHI project seeks to build on the PI’s doctoral work analyzing the rhetorical techniques used by persuasive public speakers. The project will use findings from an analysis of influential international speeches to create authentic and challenging teaching materials on the use of rhetorical techniques in public speaking. These materials will be housed on an online website to provide much-needed pedagogical support for university language instructors of high-level English-speaking students.

Outline of Annual Research Achievements

Stage 2 of the research project was conducted this past year. This involved analyzing the prominence of rhetoric in Japanese university English oral communication courses. This qualitative study examined if rhetoric-based instruction is addressed in a sample of English language oral communication textbooks, before documenting the language learning experiences of ten Japanese university students. An amalgamation of the data reveals there is a current dearth of explicit instruction related to rhetoric. Although some micro-rhetorical techniques were featured in many of the textbooks examined in this study, they were rarely taught in an explicit manner and were frequently introduced simply as a means of improving the clarity and structure of the speech or presentation being made. From a macro perspective, the term rhetoric, its history, and its significance were not a core focus of any of the books analyzed. The student participants in Phase 2 were also largely unaware of the concept of rhetoric, although several demonstrated latent knowledge of rhetorical techniques, largely due to previous instruction from the researcher. The findings from this study were published in an international academic journal. The findings and related pedagogical implications were disseminated at four major international conferences and one domestic conference.

Current Status of Research Progress
Current Status of Research Progress

2: Research has progressed on the whole more than it was originally planned.

Reason

The project is progressing as planned in the initial proposal. The second study was well received (both the published article and the conference presentations).

Strategy for Future Research Activity

Three further studies have been completed in this project and will be published this coming year. One serves as a follow-up to the original study in this project and analyzes the rhetorical techniques used by Japanese gender activists. The second forthcoming publication depicts possible pedagogical approaches for teachers teaching rhetoric. The third study analyzes the rhetoric used by ChatGPT and discusses the implications.

Report

(2 results)
  • 2023 Research-status Report
  • 2022 Research-status Report
  • Research Products

    (9 results)

All 2023 2022

All Journal Article (2 results) (of which Peer Reviewed: 2 results,  Open Access: 2 results) Presentation (7 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 2 results,  Invited: 4 results)

  • [Journal Article] The prominence of rhetoric in Japanese university English oral communication courses2023

    • Author(s)
      Richard Miles
    • Journal Title

      Proceedings of the World Conference on Research in Teaching and Education

      Volume: 2(1) Issue: 1 Pages: 35-44

    • DOI

      10.33422/worldte.v2i1.91

    • Related Report
      2023 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] The rhetorical techniques employed by Japanese activists2022

    • Author(s)
      Richard Miles
    • Journal Title

      Foreign Language Education in the 21st Century: Review, Reconceptualise, and Re-align

      Volume: 1 Pages: 55-66

    • Related Report
      2022 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Presentation] English Speeches by Japanese Gender Equality Activists: A Rhetorical Analysis2023

    • Author(s)
      Richard Miles
    • Organizer
      The 58th RELC International Conference
    • Related Report
      2023 Research-status Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] Modelling Rhetorical Techniques for Japanese University Students: Developing the Voices of Tomorrow2023

    • Author(s)
      Richard Miles
    • Organizer
      The 1st NEXUS Symposium
    • Related Report
      2023 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] The Prominence of Rhetoric in Japanese University English Oral Communication Courses2023

    • Author(s)
      Richard Miles
    • Organizer
      The 6th World Conference on Research in Teaching and Education
    • Related Report
      2023 Research-status Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] Developing Rhetorical Awareness: A Collaborative Approach to Learning2023

    • Author(s)
      Richard Miles
    • Organizer
      The 30th KOTESOL International Conference
    • Related Report
      2023 Research-status Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] The English Language Rhetorical Techniques Employed by Japanese Activists2023

    • Author(s)
      Richard Miles
    • Organizer
      TESOL International Conference 2023
    • Related Report
      2023 Research-status Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] Drawing Pedagogical Implications from a Rhetorical Analaysis of L2 Public Speeches2023

    • Author(s)
      Richard Miles
    • Organizer
      The 24th International Conference and Workshop on TEFL & Applied Linguistics
    • Related Report
      2022 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] The English Language Rhetorical Techniques Employed by Japanese Activists2022

    • Author(s)
      Richard Miles
    • Organizer
      CLaSIC 2022
    • Related Report
      2022 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research

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Published: 2022-04-19   Modified: 2024-12-25  

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