Enhancing genre awareness through personalized autonomous learning in genre-based writing classes: A new pedagogical approach for EFL writing classes

• Project/Area Number: 25K16363
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Review Section: Basic Section 02100:Foreign language education-related
• Research Institution: Kanda University of International Studies
• Principal Investigator: 望月 尚子 神田外語大学, 外国語学部, 准教授 (10835789)
• Project Period (FY): 2025-04-01 – 2028-03-31
• Project Status: Granted (Fiscal Year 2025)
• Budget Amount: ¥4,420,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,020,000); Fiscal Year 2027: ¥1,690,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥390,000); Fiscal Year 2026: ¥1,690,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥390,000); Fiscal Year 2025: ¥1,040,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥240,000)
• Keywords: L2 writing / Learner perceptions / Genre-based teaching

Outline of Research at the Start

The proposed research aims to develop an innovative L2 writing pedagogical framework that prioritizes students’ thinking processes over final written products, fostering sustainable learning. To achieve this, I will investigate students’ perceptions as they engage in guided genre-based needs identification and scaffolded personalized autonomous learning within genre-based writing classes.It seeks to facilitate autonomous learning while maximizing the benefit of the instructional environment.