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An ESP approach to developing English programs promoting self-awareness of students' own purposes for studying English

Research Project

Project/Area Number 23520774
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Section一般
Research Field Foreign language education
Research InstitutionRitsumeikan University

Principal Investigator

KIRIMURA Ryo  立命館大学, 経済学部, 准教授 (40584090)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) YOSHIMURA Masahiro  摂南大学, 外国語学部, 講師 (90524471)
HIROMORI Tomohito  明治大学, 国際日本学部, 准教授 (30448378)
SHIMIZU Yuko  立命館大学, 経済学部, 教授 (60216108)
Project Period (FY) 2011 – 2013
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2013)
Budget Amount *help
¥4,030,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥930,000)
Fiscal Year 2013: ¥1,170,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥270,000)
Fiscal Year 2012: ¥910,000 (Direct Cost: ¥700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥210,000)
Fiscal Year 2011: ¥1,950,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥450,000)
Keywords英語教育 / 経済学 / ESP / EAP / 教材研究 / 目的意識 / 帰属意識 / 学習ニーズ / 外国語教育 / 経済学部
Research Abstract

It is pointed out students majoring in economics and commercial science are most likely to spend their college days without specific purposes or strong motivation to study. As instructors involved in developing and managing English programs for economics students, the researchers sought possibilities to help students to raise awareness of their goals of studying, to study English with specific purposes in mind, and to establish their identity as economics students. The researchers conducted questionnaire surveys to examine the sense of belongingness of the first-year students, and also conducted analyses of the students' performance on different types of exercises for the course of Introductory Economics in English as well as the questionnaires asking how they approached the coursework. The results suggest, among others, that the students need more experience in a variety of challenging productive response tasks in English, which is an essential part of studying Economics.

Report

(4 results)
  • 2013 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2012 Research-status Report
  • 2011 Research-status Report
  • Research Products

    (15 results)

All 2014 2012 Other

All Journal Article (2 results) (of which Peer Reviewed: 2 results) Presentation (13 results)

  • [Journal Article] 経済学部英語圏短期留学プログラムにおけるスピーキング・テストの実施とその結果報告2014

    • Author(s)
      清水裕子、桐村亮、野澤健
    • Journal Title

      立命館高等教育研究

      Volume: 14 Pages: 91-102

    • NAID

      120005435169

    • Related Report
      2013 Final Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Bridging the Gap Between General English Instruction and Specific Language Needs of Economics Students in Japan2012

    • Author(s)
      R. Kirimura、Y. Shimizu、M. Yoshimura
    • Journal Title

      Proceedings at the 5th Centre for Language Studies International Conference

      Pages: 262-269

    • Related Report
      2013 Final Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Presentation] 目的を意識したリーディング―経済学の入門教科書をどう読むか2014

    • Author(s)
      桐村亮
    • Organizer
      JACET関西支部ESP研究会
    • Place of Presentation
      近畿大学会館(大阪府)
    • Year and Date
      2014-05-17
    • Related Report
      2013 Final Research Report
  • [Presentation] How Japanese Students Approach Studying Economics in English American Association of Applied Linguistics2014

    • Author(s)
      R. Kirimura、M. Yoshimura、Y. Shimizu
    • Organizer
      American Association of Applied Linguistics
    • Place of Presentation
      ポートランド(アメリカ)
    • Year and Date
      2014-03-25
    • Related Report
      2013 Final Research Report
  • [Presentation] Need of Cultivating Sense of Belongingness in an EFL program for the Economics Students2014

    • Author(s)
      R. Kirimura、Y. Shimizu、M. Yoshimura
    • Organizer
      International Association of Applied Linguistics (AILA)
    • Place of Presentation
      ブリズベン(オーストラリア)
    • Related Report
      2013 Final Research Report
  • [Presentation] Need of Cultivating the Sense of Belongingness in an EFL program for the Economics Students2014

    • Author(s)
      Ryo Kirimura, Yuko Shimizu, Masahiro Yoshimura
    • Organizer
      International Association of Applied Linguistics (AILA)
    • Place of Presentation
      Brisbane, Australia
    • Related Report
      2013 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Bridging the Gap between General English Instruction and Specific Language Needs of Economics Students in Japan2012

    • Author(s)
      R. Kirimura、Y. Shimizu、M. Yoshimura
    • Organizer
      The Fifth CLS (Center for Language Studies) International Conference
    • Place of Presentation
      シンガポール
    • Year and Date
      2012-12-07
    • Related Report
      2013 Final Research Report
  • [Presentation] Language Needs of Japanese Students Studying Economics in Japan2012

    • Author(s)
      R. Kirimura、M. Yoshimura
    • Organizer
      全国語学教育学会(JALT) CUE ESP Symposium 2012
    • Place of Presentation
      奈良先端科学技術大学院大学(奈良県)
    • Year and Date
      2012-09-08
    • Related Report
      2013 Final Research Report
  • [Presentation] Sense of Belongingness of University Students Majoring in Economics2012

    • Author(s)
      R. Kirimura、Y. Shimizu
    • Organizer
      The 10th Hawaii International Conference on Education
    • Place of Presentation
      ホノルル(アメリカ)
    • Year and Date
      2012-01-07
    • Related Report
      2013 Final Research Report
  • [Presentation] Language Needs of Japanese Students Studying Economics in Japan2012

    • Author(s)
      R. Kirimura、M. Yoshimura
    • Organizer
      The 10th Hawaii International Conference on Education
    • Place of Presentation
      ホノルル(アメリカ)
    • Year and Date
      2012-01-05
    • Related Report
      2013 Final Research Report
  • [Presentation] Language Needs of Japanese Students Studying Economics2012

    • Author(s)
      桐村 亮、吉村 征洋
    • Organizer
      Hawaii International Conference on Education
    • Place of Presentation
      米国ハワイ州ホノルル
    • Related Report
      2011 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] Sense of Belonging of University Students Majoring in Economics2012

    • Author(s)
      清水 裕子、桐村 亮
    • Organizer
      Hawaii International Conference on Education
    • Place of Presentation
      米国ハワイ州ホノルル
    • Related Report
      2011 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] How Japanese Students Approach Studying Economics in English

    • Author(s)
      Ryo Kirimura, Masahiro Yoshimura, Yuko Shimizu
    • Organizer
      American Association of Applied Linguistics (AAAL)
    • Place of Presentation
      Portland, Oregon, USA
    • Related Report
      2013 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] 目的を意識したリーディング―経済学の入門教科書をどう読むか

    • Author(s)
      桐村 亮
    • Organizer
      JACET関西支部ESP研究会
    • Place of Presentation
      近畿大学会館(大阪府)
    • Related Report
      2013 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Bridging the Gap between the GAP between General English Instruction and Specific Language Needs of Economics Students in Japan

    • Author(s)
      Ryo Kirimura, Yuko Shimizu, Masahiro Yoshimura
    • Organizer
      The Fifth CLS International Conference (CLaSIC 2012)
    • Place of Presentation
      シンガポール(シンガポール)
    • Related Report
      2012 Research-status Report

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Published: 2011-08-05   Modified: 2019-07-29  

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