Increasing willingness to communicate in a foreign language through virtual exchanges: Creating a community for instructors in Asia

Research Project

Project/Area Number	25K04361
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	Sojo University
Principal Investigator	Remmerswaal Robert 崇城大学, SOJO International Learning Center (SILC), 講師 (60896843)
Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha)	宝来華代子崇城大学, SOJO International Learning Center (SILC), 教授 (70794551)
Project Period (FY)	2025-04-01 – 2028-03-31
Project Status	Granted (Fiscal Year 2025)
Budget Amount *help	¥4,160,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥960,000) Fiscal Year 2027: ¥1,950,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥450,000) Fiscal Year 2026: ¥780,000 (Direct Cost: ¥600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥180,000) Fiscal Year 2025: ¥1,430,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥330,000)
Keywords	virtual exchange / WTC / communication competence
Outline of Research at the Start	Japanese students will communicate in English with students in other countries. The instructors will determine if these interactions increase students' willingness to use English. In addition, instructors around the world will be invited to join and host their own exchanges on the shared platform.