Clarifying the Factors Behind Changes in Willingness to Communicate and International Posture in University Students

• Project/Area Number: 23K00677
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Review Section: Basic Section 02100:Foreign language education-related
• Research Institution: Ehime University
• Principal Investigator: Kawamoto Julia・Mika 愛媛大学, 教育・学生支援機構, 教授 (30724059)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): CARSON ELEANOR 松山大学, 人文学部, 講師 (40782511) ; Willey IanDavid 香川大学, 大学教育基盤センター, 准教授 (90403774)
• Project Period (FY): 2023-04-01 – 2026-03-31
• Project Status: Granted (Fiscal Year 2023)
• Budget Amount: ¥3,510,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥810,000); Fiscal Year 2025: ¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥300,000); Fiscal Year 2024: ¥1,170,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥270,000); Fiscal Year 2023: ¥1,040,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥240,000)
• Keywords: WTC / International Posture / Medium of Instruction

Outline of Research at the Start

Willingness to Communicate (WTC) and International Posture (IP) have been found to correlate with English proficiency. We have identified students who saw significant increases in WTC and IP as well as decreases. This study will explore the reasons these students experienced increases or decreases.