| Budget Amount *help |
¥4,680,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,080,000)
Fiscal Year 2015: ¥1,040,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥240,000)
Fiscal Year 2014: ¥1,560,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥360,000)
Fiscal Year 2013: ¥2,080,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥480,000)
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| Outline of Final Research Achievements |
This study investigated the cognitive developmental features associated with first (Japanese) and foreign (English) languages, including attentional and selective attention abilities, and language processing in children participating in elementary foreign (English) language activities (5th-9th grades). Basic data were obtained on the effectiveness of English learning in elementary and junior high schools. A total of 566 students participated; their performance on reverse-Stroop tasks, and Stroop tasks using matching responses, was measured. The principal results were as follows: First, attentional abilities for both languages increased commensurate with grade. Second, reverse-Stroop interference rates (indexing selective attention to language) were higher in junior high vs. elementary school students, for both languages. Third, Stroop interference rates (indexing selective attention to colors) were lower in the older junior high school students.
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