Web-based instruction and the role of individual differences in learning English articles among Japanese EFL learners

• Project/Area Number: 25K04249
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Review Section: Basic Section 02100:Foreign language education-related
• Research Institution: Kansai University
• Principal Investigator: Lucas Matthew 関西大学, 外国語学部, 准教授 (50796498)
• Project Period (FY): 2025-04-01 – 2028-03-31
• Project Status: Granted (Fiscal Year 2025)
• Budget Amount: ¥4,550,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,050,000); Fiscal Year 2027: ¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥300,000); Fiscal Year 2026: ¥1,560,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥360,000); Fiscal Year 2025: ¥1,690,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥390,000)
• Keywords: English articles / individual differences / explicit instruction / web-based learning / Japanese EFL learners

Outline of Research at the Start

The factors influencing how individual differences affect English article use (a/an, the, 0) remain unclear. This project addresses this gap by investigating how online diagnosis of individual differences can tailor grammar instruction for Japanese EFL learners to improve L2 outcomes.