Corpora as a reference for intermediate L2 writers: An investigation into the effects and perceptions of learner concordancing in the L2 writing classroom
| Project/Area Number |
25370626
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
Foreign language education
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| Research Institution | Kobe University |
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Principal Investigator |
Quinn Cynthia 神戸大学, 国際文化学研究科, 特任准教授 (00368474)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2013-04-01 – 2017-03-31
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| Project Status |
Completed (Fiscal Year 2016)
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| Budget Amount *help |
¥3,770,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥870,000)
Fiscal Year 2016: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000)
Fiscal Year 2015: ¥910,000 (Direct Cost: ¥700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥210,000)
Fiscal Year 2014: ¥1,170,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥270,000)
Fiscal Year 2013: ¥1,040,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥240,000)
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| Keywords | L2 ライティング / コーパス / 自己修正 / L２ライティング / L2ライティング / 参照 / ライティングにおける正確さ |
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| Outline of Final Research Achievements |
The purpose of this project was to investigate whether L2 intermediate writers viewed corpus referencing as a practical resource for solving writing-related language problems. Students completed a one-semester EFL writing course that included corpus search and analysis training and composed three essays, each of which was revised for lexical errors based on teacher feedback. Findings indicate that students believed the corpus to be an important tool to the writing process; namely, for referencing accurate collocations, for supplementing dictionary information, and for correcting certain error categories. However, many felt restricted in their ability to make the most of this technology due to difficulties related to computer literacy, time, and language proficiency. A continuation of this project is currently in progress to quantitatively assess the students’ rate of success with corpus-based error correction.
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