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The L2 Selves of Japanese Science and Engineering Students

Research Project

Project/Area Number 24520691
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Section一般
Research Field Foreign language education
Research InstitutionRitsumeikan University (2013-2014)
Nara National College of Technology (2012)

Principal Investigator

APPLE Matthew  立命館大学, 文学部, 准教授 (80411073)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) FALOUT Joseph J.  日本大学, 理工学部, 講師 (40339263)
HILL Glen  帯広畜産大学, 畜産学部, 講師 (90443978)
Project Period (FY) 2012-04-01 – 2015-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2014)
Budget Amount *help
¥3,120,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥720,000)
Fiscal Year 2014: ¥1,170,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥270,000)
Fiscal Year 2013: ¥1,170,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥270,000)
Fiscal Year 2012: ¥780,000 (Direct Cost: ¥600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥180,000)
KeywordsL2 motivation / possible L2 selves / EFL / L2 confidence / STEM students / Ought-to L2 Self / Lack of L2 confidence / Lack of L2 role models / Classroom environment / 第二言語自己 / 第二言語動機づけ / 構造方程式モデリング
Outline of Final Research Achievements

Japanese science and engineering students feel a strong instrumental motivation for English for their future careers, but have little sense of an English-speaking self due to a near lack of English in the classroom. In other words, regardless of standardized exam scores, both questionnaire and interview results revealed that Japanese science and engineering students have little or no exposure to actual English usage during their science classes. This lack of experience in the classroom leads them to have a very low motivation for English learning.

Report

(4 results)
  • 2014 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2013 Research-status Report
  • 2012 Research-status Report
  • Research Products

    (14 results)

All 2015 2014 2013 2012

All Journal Article (2 results) (of which Peer Reviewed: 1 results) Presentation (10 results) (of which Invited: 1 results) Book (2 results)

  • [Journal Article] Possible L2 Selves for Students of Science and Engineering2013

    • Author(s)
      Glen Hill, Joseph Falout, Matthew Apple
    • Journal Title

      JALT2012 Conference Proceedings

      Volume: なし

    • Related Report
      2012 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] The L2 Motivational Selves of Technical College Students2012

    • Author(s)
      Matthew Apple, Joseph Falout, Glen Hill
    • Journal Title

      Proceedings of the International Symposium on Advances in Technology Education 2012

      Volume: なし Pages: 1-6

    • Related Report
      2012 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] Uncovering the motivational self-congruency of EFL students2015

    • Author(s)
      Glen Hill
    • Organizer
      American Association for Applied Linguistics (AAAL) 2015 Conference
    • Place of Presentation
      Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    • Year and Date
      2015-03-22
    • Related Report
      2014 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Comparing possible L2 selves of STEM students2014

    • Author(s)
      Matthew Apple, Joseph Falout, Glen Hill
    • Organizer
      JALT 2014 Annual Conference
    • Place of Presentation
      Tsukuba, Ibaraki
    • Year and Date
      2014-11-24
    • Related Report
      2014 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] An Exploration of the Possible L2 Selves of Japanese science students2014

    • Author(s)
      Matthew Apple, Joseph Falout
    • Organizer
      Association Internationale de Linguistique Appliqué (AILA) 2014 World Congress
    • Place of Presentation
      Brisbane, Australia
    • Year and Date
      2014-08-15
    • Related Report
      2014 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] The 'state' of L2 motivation in Japan: When a state is not a state2014

    • Author(s)
      Matthew Apple
    • Organizer
      Kansai University of International Studies (KUIS) Summer Seminar 2014
    • Place of Presentation
      Amagasaki, Hyogo
    • Year and Date
      2014-07-05
    • Related Report
      2014 Annual Research Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] Possible selves for EFL motivation of future scientists2014

    • Author(s)
      Glen Hill, Matthew Apple, Joseph Falout
    • Organizer
      American Association of Applied Linguistics (AAAL) 2014 Conference
    • Place of Presentation
      Portland Marriott (Portland, Oregon, USA)
    • Related Report
      2013 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] Motivational attributes of Japanese science and engineering students.2013

    • Author(s)
      Matthew Apple, Glen Hill
    • Organizer
      KoreaTESOL 21st International Conference
    • Place of Presentation
      Sookmyung Women's University (Seoul)
    • Related Report
      2013 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] L2 motivations of Japanese science and engineering students2013

    • Author(s)
      Glen Hill
    • Organizer
      2013 TUJ Applied Linguistics Colloquium
    • Place of Presentation
      Temple University Japan, Tokyo
    • Related Report
      2012 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] What about English motivates science students?2012

    • Author(s)
      Matthew Apple
    • Organizer
      IEEE PCS-J Technical Meeting #1
    • Place of Presentation
      東京電機大学
    • Related Report
      2012 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] The L2 possible selves of technical college students2012

    • Author(s)
      Matthew Apple, Glen Hill
    • Organizer
      ISATE2012
    • Place of Presentation
      KICC(北九州国際会議場)
    • Related Report
      2012 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] Motivational self of EFL science students in Japan2012

    • Author(s)
      Matthew Apple, Joseph Falout
    • Organizer
      JALT2012 International Conference
    • Place of Presentation
      ACT City, Hamamatsu
    • Related Report
      2012 Research-status Report
  • [Book] Language learning motivation in Japan2013

    • Author(s)
      Matthew Apple, Joseph Falout, Glen Hill
    • Publisher
      Multilingual Matters
    • Related Report
      2013 Research-status Report
  • [Book] JALT 2012 Conference Proceedings2013

    • Author(s)
      Glen Hill, Joseph Falout, Matthew Apple
    • Publisher
      Japan Association for Language Teaching
    • Related Report
      2013 Research-status Report

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Published: 2013-05-31   Modified: 2021-04-07  

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