Effects of shadwoing and elicited imitation on L2 spontaneous speech

• Project/Area Number: 25370637
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Foreign language education
• Research Institution: The University of Aizu
• Principal Investigator: Kaneko Emiko 会津大学, コンピュータ理工学部, 教授 (30533624)
• Project Period (FY): 2013-04-01 – 2016-03-31
• Project Status: Completed (Fiscal Year 2015)
• Budget Amount: ¥2,340,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥540,000); Fiscal Year 2015: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000); Fiscal Year 2014: ¥1,040,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥240,000); Fiscal Year 2013: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000)
• Keywords: 第二言語習得 / EFL / スピーキング / 練習 / シャドーイング / 誘出模倣 / L2スピーキング / 教授法 / 自発発話 / シャド－イング

Outline of Final Research Achievements

This research investigated the effects of shadowing (repeat model audio right after it is heard) and elicited imitation (repeat the whole sentence after a three-second pause) on the complexity, accuracy and fluency of spontaneous speech of lower intermediate level English learners. The results indicate that fluency and sentence length improved significantly while the accuracy remained the same. This means that oral practices for beginning level learners do not necessarily have to be communicative; practices like these without much interaction can improve fluency and complexity.

Research Products

• [Presentation] Elicited imitation as an oral practice of relative clause production (2016)
  • Author(s): 金子恵美子、平井愛
  • Organizer: 環太平洋第二言語研究フォーラム2016（PacSLRF2016）
  • Place of Presentation: 中央大学
  • Year and Date: 2016-09-09
• [Presentation] Elicited Imitation on Explicit Knowledge of Relative Clauses (2016)
  • Author(s): 平井愛、金子恵美子
  • Organizer: EuroSLA ２６
  • Place of Presentation: ユヴァスキュラ、フィンランド
  • Year and Date: 2016-08-24
• [Presentation] 英語学習者コーパスにおける名詞句発達分析 (2015)
  • Author(s): 金子恵美子
  • Organizer: 言語処理学会第21回年次大会(NLP2015) テーマセッション
  • Place of Presentation: 京都大学
  • Year and Date: 2015-03-19
• [Presentation] Test Delivery Mode Effects on L2 Learners with Different Attributes (2014)
  • Author(s): Emiko Kaneko, Younghyon Heo
  • Organizer: AILA World Congress 2014
  • Place of Presentation: Brisbane, Australia
  • Year and Date: 2014-08-11
• [Presentation] Revisiting Mechanical Speaking Practices (2014)
  • Author(s): Emiko Kaneko
  • Organizer: Iwate JALT
  • Place of Presentation: アイーナ いわて県民情報交流センター
  • Year and Date: 2014-07-27
  • Invited
• [Presentation] Spontaneous Speech of Novice-level EFL Learners and Computerized Test Scores: An Exploratory Study of L2 Complexity, Accuracy and Fluency (2014)
  • Author(s): Emiko Kaneko
  • Organizer: American Association for Applied Linguistics (AAAL) Annual Conference 2014
  • Place of Presentation: Portland, Oregon
• [Presentation] Test Delivery Mode Effects on L2 Learners with Different Attributes (2014)
  • Author(s): Emiko Kaneko, Younghyon Heo
  • Organizer: International Association of Applied Linguistics (AILA) World Congress 2014
  • Place of Presentation: Brisbane, Australia
• [Presentation] Improvement of L2 Speech as a Result of Non-communicative Practices (2013)
  • Author(s): Emiko Kaneko
  • Organizer: 32nd Second Language Research Forum
  • Place of Presentation: Provo, Utah
• [Presentation] Shadowing and Elicited Imitation as L2 Oral Practice for Lower-Level Learners (2013)
  • Author(s): Emiko Kaneko
  • Organizer: JACET 52nd (2013) International Convention
  • Place of Presentation: Kyoto, Japan
• [Presentation] Correlation of Computerized Test Scores and Spontaneous Speech of Novice-level EFL Learners: An Exploratory Study of L2 Fluency (2013)
  • Author(s): Emiko Kaneko
  • Organizer: 5th North East Asian Region (N.E.A.R.) Language Education Conference
  • Place of Presentation: Niigata, Japan
• [Book] 『言語研究と量的アプローチ』ノンコミュニカティブな英語口頭練習再考 (2016)
  • Author(s): 金子恵美子
  • Total Pages: 14
  • Publisher: 金星堂