Extensive Reading and Listening - Stepping Out Of Classroom

• Project/Area Number: 24520605
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Foreign language education
• Research Institution: Ibaraki University
• Principal Investigator: Ueda Atsuko 茨城大学, 大学教育センター, 准教授 (30396593)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): NAKANISHI TAKAYUKI 獨協大学, 経済学部, 准教授 (10406019)
• Project Period (FY): 2012-04-01 – 2016-03-31
• Project Status: Completed (Fiscal Year 2015)
• Budget Amount: ¥2,860,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥660,000); Fiscal Year 2014: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000); Fiscal Year 2013: ¥910,000 (Direct Cost: ¥700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥210,000); Fiscal Year 2012: ¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥300,000)
• Keywords: 多読 / 多聴 / 生涯学習 / 社会人

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The researchers analyzed the adult extensive readers in Mito area. Those adult extensive readers have some tendencies: 1)There are two types of successful readers. One of them are mystery lovers, and another group loves children's books. (2)Contrary to researchers' expectations, the adult extensive readers don't make much use of digital books or digital reading devices. (3)The adult extensive readers rather love being in libraries and reading REAL books.

Research Products

• [Journal Article] 多読授業における評価方法の検討 ―授業の達成感を評価につなげる工夫― (2015)
  • Author(s): 上田 敦子
  • Journal Title: 茨城大学大学教育センター紀要 Volume: 第5号 Pages: 65-73
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] A meta-analysis of extensive reading research (2015)
  • Author(s): Nakanishi, Takayuki
  • Journal Title: TESOL Quarterly Volume: 49(1) Pages: 6-37
• [Journal Article] 英語多読研究における傾向と方向性 (2014)
  • Author(s): 中西貴行
  • Journal Title: 常磐大学人間科学部紀要 人間科学 Volume: 第31巻 2号 Pages: 79-83
  • NAID: 40020100846
• [Presentation] Do Students’ Learning Styles Influence their ER? (2015)
  • Author(s): Atsuko Ueda, Takayuki Nakanishi
  • Organizer: The Third World Congress on Extensive Reading
  • Place of Presentation: Dubai, United Arab Emirates
  • Year and Date: 2015-09-18
• [Presentation] The Relationship Between Test Items and Students' Reading (2014)
  • Author(s): Atsuko Ueda, Takayuki Nakanishi
  • Organizer: Asia TEFL
  • Place of Presentation: Borneo Convention Centre Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia
  • Year and Date: 2014-08-28 – 2014-08-30
• [Presentation] Investigation of the relationship between test items and reading levels of students (2014)
  • Author(s): Takayuki Nakanishi
  • Organizer: CamTESOL
  • Place of Presentation: Phnom Penh, Cambodia
• [Presentation] Investigation of the relationship between test items and reading levels of students Part 2 (2014)
  • Author(s): Atsuko Ueda, Takayuki Nakanishi
  • Organizer: AsiaTEFL
  • Place of Presentation: Sarawak, Malaysia
• [Presentation] Reading habits and attitudes of university students in Japan (2012)
  • Author(s): Takayuki Nakanishi, Atsuko Ueda
  • Organizer: Asia TEFL 2012 conference
  • Place of Presentation: Delhi, India
• [Remarks] Let's Start Happy Reading!（水戸市周辺版）