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The Relationship Between Foreign Language Ability and the Foreign Language Side Effect: Are the Amounts of Reduction in Thinking Ability Identical When the Foreign Language Abilities are Identical?

Research Project

Project/Area Number 26285163
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)

Allocation TypePartial Multi-year Fund
Section一般
Research Field Experimental psychology
Research InstitutionMeiji University (2016-2017)
The University of Tokyo (2014-2015)

Principal Investigator

TAKANO Yohtaro  明治大学, 研究・知財戦略機構, 研究推進員 (20197122)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) 柴崎 秀子  長岡技術科学大学, 工学研究科, 教授 (00376815)
森島 泰則  国際基督教大学, 教養学部, 教授 (20365521)
阪井 和男  明治大学, 法学部, 専任教授 (50225752)
原田 康也  早稲田大学, 法学学術院, 教授 (80189711)
Research Collaborator 李 承玉  東京大学, 大学院人文社会系研究科
Project Period (FY) 2014-04-01 – 2018-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2017)
Budget Amount *help
¥16,120,000 (Direct Cost: ¥12,400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥3,720,000)
Fiscal Year 2016: ¥4,680,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,080,000)
Fiscal Year 2015: ¥5,460,000 (Direct Cost: ¥4,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,260,000)
Fiscal Year 2014: ¥5,980,000 (Direct Cost: ¥4,600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,380,000)
Keywords知能 / 思考 / 言語 / 外国語 / 注意 / 二重課題 / 英語 / 英語検定 / 実験心理学 / 言語学 / 英語力
Outline of Final Research Achievements

"Foreign language side effect (FoLSE)" refers to temporary decline of thinking ability while one is using a second language, in which he/she is not so proficient as in his/her own native language. Theoretically, the magnitude of FoLSE should reduce as the the second language ability improves. We investigated Japanese native speakers to see the relation between the magnitude of FoLSE and the performance in ordinary English tests, and found that the predicted negative correlation was virtually absent. This finding suggests that the performance in the ordinary English tests may not accurately reflect the ability of thinking while using English.

Report

(5 results)
  • 2017 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2016 Annual Research Report
  • 2015 Annual Research Report
  • 2014 Annual Research Report
  • Research Products

    (1 results)

All 2016

All Presentation (1 results)

  • [Presentation] Foreign Language Side Effect: Recent Findings2016

    • Author(s)
      高野陽太郎・李承玉
    • Organizer
      The 20th Workshop on Linguistics and Language Processing
    • Place of Presentation
      Kyung Hee Institute for the Study of Language and Information (Seoul・Korea)
    • Year and Date
      2016-05-29
    • Related Report
      2015 Annual Research Report

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Published: 2014-04-04   Modified: 2019-03-29  

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