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Developmental interrelationships among reading comprehension ability in English and its components: A longitudinal study

Research Project

Project/Area Number 26370697
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Section一般
Research Field Foreign language education
Research InstitutionNagoya University

Principal Investigator

Yamashita Junko  名古屋大学, 人文学研究科, 教授 (00220335)

Co-Investigator(Renkei-kenkyūsha) Shiotsu Toshihiko  久留米大学, 教授 (00259730)
Project Period (FY) 2014-04-01 – 2018-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2017)
Budget Amount *help
¥4,420,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,020,000)
Fiscal Year 2017: ¥1,040,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥240,000)
Fiscal Year 2016: ¥1,040,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥240,000)
Fiscal Year 2015: ¥910,000 (Direct Cost: ¥700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥210,000)
Fiscal Year 2014: ¥1,430,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥330,000)
Keywords第二言語読解力 / 母語の読解力 / 語彙文法力 / 聴解力 / コンポーネント / 言語処理効率 / 縦断的研究 / 中等教育レベル / 第二言語 / 読解力 / 正書法処理 / 音韻処理 / 読解
Outline of Final Research Achievements

This study longitudinally investigated components that explain reading comprehension in English as a foreign language among students from grade 9 to 11 who were learning English in Japan. Commonly across all grades, the contribution of linguistic knowledge (vocabulary and grammar) was the largest, followed by listening comprehension and L1 (first language) reading comprehension. However, when indirect effects were considered, the influence of L1 reading comprehension increased. Also, although its effect gradually diminished with the advancement of the year, we observed the influence of L1 writing system on the English word recognition. These results indicate the importance of literacy skills acquired in L1. Regarding the reading rate, the significance of phonological processing, as well as word recognition, was identified.

Report

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

    (14 results)

All 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014

All Journal Article (3 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 1 results,  Peer Reviewed: 3 results) Presentation (9 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 6 results,  Invited: 2 results) Book (2 results)

  • [Journal Article] Possibility of semantic involvement in the L1-L2 congruency effect in the processing of L2 collocations.2018

    • Author(s)
      Yamashita, J.
    • Journal Title

      Journal of Second Language Studies

      Volume: in press

    • Related Report
      2017 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Word frequency, collocational frequency, L1 congruency, and proficiency in L2 collocational processing: What accounts for L2 performance?2017

    • Author(s)
      Wolter, B., & Yamashita, J.
    • Journal Title

      Studies in Second Language Acquisition.

      Volume: First view Issue: 2 Pages: 395-416

    • DOI

      10.1017/s0272263117000237

    • Related Report
      2017 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Comprehension and Knowledge Components That Predict L2 Reading: A Latent-Trait Approach2015

    • Author(s)
      JUNKO YAMASHITA and TOSHIHIKO SHIOTSU
    • Journal Title

      Applied Linguistics

      Volume: online advance access Issue: 1 Pages: 1-26

    • DOI

      10.1093/applin/amu079

    • Related Report
      2017 Annual Research Report 2016 Research-status Report 2014 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Presentation] Conceptual distinctions in translation equivalents: evidence from eye-tracking2018

    • Author(s)
      Wolter, B., Yamashita, J., & Leung, Chi Yui.
    • Organizer
      American Association of Applied Linguistics
    • Related Report
      2017 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Knowledge and skill factors that account for EFL reading: The case of Japanese learners from Grade 9 to 11.2018

    • Author(s)
      Yamashita, J., & Shiotsu, T.
    • Organizer
      American Association of Applied Linguistics
    • Related Report
      2017 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Relationship between L2 reading comprehension and its predictors: A meta-analysis of correlation coefficients2017

    • Author(s)
      Jeon, E. H., & Yamashita, J.
    • Organizer
      International Symposium on Bilingualism
    • Related Report
      2017 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] What Account for L2 Reading Performance? : A Case of Secondary School EFL Learners in Japan2016

    • Author(s)
      Yamashita, J., & Shiotsu, T.
    • Organizer
      European Second Language Association Annual Conference
    • Place of Presentation
      Jyvaskyla, Finland
    • Related Report
      2016 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Longitudinal and concurrent predictors of reading comprehension in English as a foreign language: An examination of longitudinal data from Grade 9 to 102016

    • Author(s)
      Yamashita, J.
    • Organizer
      Second Language Research Forum
    • Place of Presentation
      Tokyo, Japan
    • Related Report
      2016 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Prompts in a phrasal decision task for investigating L1 effects on the acquisition of L2 collocations2015

    • Author(s)
      Yamashita, J.
    • Organizer
      European Second Language Association Annual Conference
    • Place of Presentation
      Aix-en-Provence, France
    • Year and Date
      2015-08-27
    • Related Report
      2015 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Components Predicting Reading Comprehension in English as a Foreign Language: A Study from Grade 9 to 112015

    • Author(s)
      Yamashita, J.
    • Organizer
      Twenty-Second Annual Meeting: Society for the Scientific Study of Reading
    • Place of Presentation
      Hawaii, USA
    • Year and Date
      2015-07-15
    • Related Report
      2014 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] 第二言語読解のコンポーネント:メタ分析と日本の中等教育レベルの横断的研究から2015

    • Author(s)
      山下淳子
    • Organizer
      外国語教育メディア学会新人賞奨励受賞記念講演会
    • Place of Presentation
      名古屋大学、名古屋
    • Year and Date
      2015-02-21
    • Related Report
      2014 Research-status Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] 語彙と読解の相互関係 [Reciprocal Relationships between Vocabulary and Reading Comprehension]2014

    • Author(s)
      山下淳子
    • Organizer
      The 7th Annual Extensive reading seminar
    • Place of Presentation
      恵泉女学園大学[Keisen University]、東京
    • Year and Date
      2014-09-28
    • Related Report
      2014 Research-status Report
    • Invited
  • [Book] Useful assessment and evaluation in language education2018

    • Author(s)
      Koda, K. & Yamashita, J.
    • Total Pages
      264
    • Publisher
      Georgetown University Press
    • ISBN
      9781626165403
    • Related Report
      2017 Annual Research Report
  • [Book] Writing systems, reading processes, and cross-linguistic influences: Reflections from the Chinese, Japanese and Korean languages2018

    • Author(s)
      Yamashita, J.
    • Total Pages
      458
    • Publisher
      John Benjamins
    • Related Report
      2017 Annual Research Report

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

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