Development of a course design for an EFL blended learning

• Project/Area Number: 23320123
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)
• Allocation Type: Single-year Grants
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Foreign language education
• Research Institution: Kyoto University of Foreign Studies
• Principal Investigator: AKANO Ichiro 京都外国語大学, 外国語学部, 教授 (50104633)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): ISHIKAWA Yasushige 京都外国語短期大学, キャリア英語科, 教授 (90257775) ; 近藤 睦美 帝塚山学院大学, リベラルアーツ学部, 准教授 (20467533)
• Project Period (FY): 2011-04-01 – 2015-03-31
• Project Status: Completed (Fiscal Year 2014)
• Budget Amount: ¥18,850,000 (Direct Cost: ¥14,500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥4,350,000); Fiscal Year 2014: ¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥300,000); Fiscal Year 2013: ¥1,950,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥450,000); Fiscal Year 2012: ¥3,380,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥780,000); Fiscal Year 2011: ¥12,220,000 (Direct Cost: ¥9,400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥2,820,000)
• Keywords: ブレンデッドラーニング / MALL / 授業デザイン / EFL / 外国語教育 / 語彙習得

Outline of Final Research Achievements

We developed an English-language reading practice application for an Android tablet computer with students who are not native speakers of English, and its EFL course design with the use of the application. The application materials for vocabulary learning in reading-passage contexts were created to include words from a database of low-frequency and technical noun-verb collocations which occurred frequently in certain documents related to the study of international affairs.

Research Products

• [Journal Article] Development and Use of an EFL Reading Practice Application for an Android Tablet Computer (2014)
  • Author(s): Yasushige Ishikawa, Craig Smith, Mutsumi Kondo, Ichiro Akano, Kate Maher, Norihisa Wada
  • Journal Title: International Journal of Mobile and Blended Learning Volume: 6(3) Issue: 3 Pages: 35-51
  • DOI: 10.4018/ijmbl.2014070103
  • Peer Reviewed / Acknowledgement Compliant
• [Journal Article] 英語リーディング授業用アンドロイドタブレット端末アプリケーションの開発 (2013)
  • Author(s): 赤野一郎、クレイグスミス、石川保茂
  • Journal Title: 外国語教育メディア学会（LET）第５３回（２０１３年度）全国研究大会発表要項 Volume: ５３ Pages: 118-119
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Development and use of an android tablet application for reading practice in a university EFL course in Japan (2013)
  • Author(s): Yasushige Ishikawa, Ichiro Akano, Craig Smith, Kate Maher, Masahiro Nii, Norihisa Wada
  • Journal Title: Proceedings of ICERI2013 Conference Volume: ６ Pages: 6105-6112
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Development and use of an EFL reading practice application for android tablet computer (2013)
  • Author(s): Yasushige Ishikawa, Craig Smith, Mutsumi Kondo, Ichiro Akano, Kate Maher, & Norihisa Wada
  • Journal Title: Proceedings of the International Conference Mobile Learning 2013 Volume: 該当なし Pages: 91-100
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Presentation] 英語リーディング授業用アンドロイドタブレット端末アプリケーションの開発 (2013)
  • Author(s): 赤野一郎、クレイグスミス、石川保茂
  • Organizer: 外国語教育メディア学会（LET）第５３回（２０１３年度）全国研究大会
  • Place of Presentation: 文京学院大学本郷キャンパス
• [Presentation] Development and use of an android tablet application for reading practice in a university EFL course in Japan (2013)
  • Author(s): Yasushige Ishikawa, Ichiro Akano, Craig Smith, Kate Maher, Masahiro Nii, Norihisa Wada
  • Organizer: ICERI 2013
  • Place of Presentation: セビリア（スペイン）
• [Presentation] Development and use of an EFL reading practice application for android tablet computer (2013)
  • Author(s): Yasushige Ishikawa, Craig Smith, Mutsumi Kondo, Ichiro Akano, Kate Maher, & Norihisa Wada
  • Organizer: The International Conference Mobile Learning 2013
  • Place of Presentation: リスボン（ポルトガル）
• [Presentation] Mobile assisted language learning in Japan : The development and use of data-based word lists for vocabulary learning and academic reading practice (2011)
  • Author(s): Craig Smith, Ichiro Akano, Yasushige Ishikawa, Katsuzi Nagai
  • Organizer: EUROCALL 2011
  • Place of Presentation: The University of Nottingham, UK
  • Year and Date: 2011-09-01
• [Remarks] http://kufs.asia/wordlearning/index.html