Effect of Domestic and Overseas Internships on English Proficiency and Intercultural Competence

Research Project

Project/Area Number	25K16382
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	Kobe Shoin University
Principal Investigator	Shiobara Frances 神戸松蔭大学, 教育学部, 准教授 (50750262)
Project Period (FY)	2025-04-01 – 2030-03-31
Project Status	Granted (Fiscal Year 2025)
Budget Amount *help	¥2,730,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥630,000) Fiscal Year 2029: ¥390,000 (Direct Cost: ¥300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥90,000) Fiscal Year 2028: ¥390,000 (Direct Cost: ¥300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥90,000) Fiscal Year 2027: ¥390,000 (Direct Cost: ¥300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥90,000) Fiscal Year 2026: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000) Fiscal Year 2025: ¥910,000 (Direct Cost: ¥700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥210,000)
Keywords	Internship / Pre-service teachers
Outline of Research at the Start	Over the course of five years pre-service teachers taking part in English immersion internships will be surveyed and interviewed to find out if these types of internships have any effect on participants' English language self-efficacy and intercultural competence. Survey data will be gathered at regular intervals to measure if English language self-efficacy and Intercultural Competence are changing over the course of the internship program. In addition, qualitative data will be gathered from semi structured interviews with students, the internship coordinator and university supervisor.