Investigating the nature and development of L2 interactional competence
Project/Area Number |
25370662
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Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
Section | 一般 |
Research Field |
Foreign language education
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Research Institution | Nagoya University of Foreign Studies |
Principal Investigator |
Kindt Duane 名古屋外国語大学, 現代国際学部, 准教授 (70308930)
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Project Period (FY) |
2013-04-01 – 2016-03-31
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Project Status |
Completed (Fiscal Year 2015)
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Budget Amount *help |
¥4,680,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,080,000)
Fiscal Year 2015: ¥1,170,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥270,000)
Fiscal Year 2014: ¥1,560,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥360,000)
Fiscal Year 2013: ¥1,950,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥450,000)
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Keywords | 外国語(英) / 教育学 / 国語学 |
Outline of Final Research Achievements |
This study explored the nature and development of Japanese university students' ability to interact and achieve understanding in conversations-for-learning in an EFL classroom. Data for the study was gathered using an innovative tool, the head-held digital camcorder, and analyzed using special qualitative research software. From this data, which was transcribed by bilingual research assistants, further insights were gained into how students achieve "intersubjectivity," "change-of-state," and "multimodal communication." Following a Conversation Analysis (CA) analytic approach, the researcher was able to demonstrate the wide variety of vocal, nonvocal, material, and multimodal resources students were employing in conversations-for-learning to achieve understanding with their interlocutors. These findings helped develop a research-informed pedagogy for future application. The researcher intends to explore the effectiveness of this informed pedagogy in subsequent GIA studies.
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Report
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Research Products
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