Cross-Language Comparison of Inference Generation and Construction of Mental Representation: Evidence From False Recognition of Lexical-Semantic Associates

• Project/Area Number: 24720270
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Foreign language education
• Research Institution: Tokyo Keizai University
• Principal Investigator: NAKAGAEA Chikako 東京経済大学, 経営学部, 准教授 (70580869)
• Project Period (FY): 2012-04-01 – 2018-03-31
• Project Status: Completed (Fiscal Year 2017)
• Budget Amount: ¥4,160,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥960,000); Fiscal Year 2015: ¥1,170,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥270,000); Fiscal Year 2014: ¥910,000 (Direct Cost: ¥700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥210,000); Fiscal Year 2013: ¥910,000 (Direct Cost: ¥700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥210,000); Fiscal Year 2012: ¥1,170,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥270,000)
• Keywords: 文章理解 / 語彙 / 語彙性判断課題 / 言語間比較 / 英語 / 読解 / 文理解 / 再認 / 再生 / 背景知識 / リスト / 単語 / 記憶 / テスト形式 / ストラテジー / 第一言語 / 第二言語 / 誤記憶 / 推論 / 自動化 / 国際情報交換

Outline of Final Research Achievements

Traditionally, language has been seen as a means of communication through the medium of concepts. Each lexical item in a language is associated with a particular concept, which represents the referent in the real world. The present study attempted to elucidate the process of the activation of the lexical networks in Japanese EFL learners’ mental lexicon. The relationship between a concept represented by a sentence and a word which holds the equivalent concept was be examined using the lexical decision task. The result showed that (1) L2 reading is more demanding. Hence, the results of L2 lexical decision task was influenced by the sentence information presented as a prime. (2) L1 reading, on the other hand, is less demanding. So, readers’ performance on the lexical decision task was not affected by the prime information even though they comprehended the information well.

Research Products

• [Presentation] How do Vocabulary Test Forms Affect EFL Learners' Vocabulary Learning Strategies (2016)
  • Author(s): NAKAGAWA Chikako, TAGASHIRA Kenji
  • Organizer: Hawaii International Conference on Education
  • Place of Presentation: Hilton Hawaiian Village Waikiki Beach Resort
  • Year and Date: 2016-01-04
  • Int'l Joint Research
• [Presentation] Does Regressive Reading Enhance Comprehension? Comparison Between Normal On-screen Reading and Moving Window Conditions (2013)
  • Author(s): Chikako Nakagawa, Kenji Tagashira, Hiroko Miyake
  • Organizer: Hawaii International Conference on Education
  • Place of Presentation: Hilton Hawaiian Village Waikiki Beach Resort
• [Presentation] Construction of Mental Representation and Robustness of False Memory in L1 and L2 Reading (2012)
  • Author(s): Chikako Nakagawa
  • Organizer: European Second Language Association
  • Place of Presentation: Adam Mickiewicz University
• [Book] 初等外国語教育 (2018)
  • Author(s): 吉田 武男、卯城 祐司
  • Total Pages: 192
  • Publisher: ミネルヴァ書房
  • ISBN: 9784623081547
• [Book] 英語教育学の意味―理論と実践の統合―（第4章2節 リーディング・ストラテジーとメタ認知） (2014)
  • Author(s): 中川知佳子
  • Total Pages: 436
  • Publisher: 全国英語教育学会
• [Book] 英語教育2013年10月号 <正確さ>と<流暢さ>をどう培うか (2013)
  • Author(s): 中川知佳子（分筆）
  • Total Pages: 4
  • Publisher: 大修館書店
• [Book] 卯城祐司（編著）『英語リーディングテストの考え方と作り方』 (2012)
  • Author(s): 中川知佳子
  • Publisher: 研究社
• [Book] 井田仁康、卯城祐司、塚田泰彦『教科教育の理論と授業１ 人文編』 (2012)
  • Author(s): 中川知佳子
  • Publisher: 協同出版