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An analysis of speaking assessment, teaching methods, and learner factors in the EFL university context

Research Project

Project/Area Number 26370738
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Section一般
Research Field Foreign language education
Research InstitutionInternational Christian University (2016-2017)
University of the Sacred Heart (2014-2015)

Principal Investigator

Fujii Akiko  国際基督教大学, 教養学部, 准教授 (60365517)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) 杉本 淳子  聖心女子大学, 文学部, 講師 (70407617)
渡邊 泉 (金泉 / 渡邊 泉(金泉))  国際基督教大学, 教養学部, 講師 (40365523)
稲垣 善律  津田塾大学, 学芸学部, 准教授 (50433909)
大畑 甲太  フェリス女学院大学, 文学部, 教授 (00407181)
飯野 厚  法政大学, 経済学部, 教授 (80442169)
Project Period (FY) 2014-04-01 – 2018-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2017)
Budget Amount *help
¥4,030,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥930,000)
Fiscal Year 2016: ¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥300,000)
Fiscal Year 2015: ¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥300,000)
Fiscal Year 2014: ¥1,430,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥330,000)
Keywordsスピーキング / 言語テスト / モティベーション / スピーキングテスト / motivation / 英語教育 / 動機づけ / 学習者要因 / 評価
Outline of Final Research Achievements

The current study focused on the role of speaking assessment in university level English language learning in Japan. Results indicated that both the TOEFL format and IELTS format both led to similar assessment of speaking proficiency. More interesting was the effect of speaking assessment on student motivation. Therefore, a follow-up study was conducted investigating the effect of two speaking assessments (ACTFL OPI) over a 7-month period. Results indicated that assessment helped to maintain motivation and also positively affected learners’ goal-setting and study behavior. Finally, speaking assessment was not able to capture proficiency gains from a 10-week weekly task-based speaking practice using web conferencing, although analysis of learner interactions indicated positive change in willingness to communicate and use of learning opportunities.

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

    (39 results)

All 2018 2017 2016 2015

All Journal Article (13 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 2 results,  Peer Reviewed: 7 results,  Open Access: 10 results,  Acknowledgement Compliant: 1 results) Presentation (24 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 11 results) Book (2 results)

  • [Journal Article] The role of speaking assessment in shaping EFL learners’ subsequent learning goals2018

    • Author(s)
      Akiko Fujii
    • Journal Title

      Educational Studies

      Volume: 60 Pages: 61-72

    • NAID

      120006455926

    • Related Report
      2017 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] 高変動音素訓練(HVPT)サイトを活用した日本人英語学習者にとって知覚困難な音素の調査2018

    • Author(s)
      飯野厚
    • Journal Title

      法政大学多摩論集

      Volume: 34 Pages: 129-143

    • NAID

      120006455077

    • Related Report
      2017 Annual Research Report
    • Open Access
  • [Journal Article] The Impact of Learner Demotivation: Retrospective Accounts of Japanese EFL Learners 学習意欲減退の影響について:日本人英語学習者の回顧的分析から2018

    • Author(s)
      Kota Ohata
    • Journal Title

      フェリス女学院大学文学部紀要

      Volume: 53 Pages: 1-21

    • Related Report
      2017 Annual Research Report
    • Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Development of Learner Self-Confidence in a Japanese EAP Program2018

    • Author(s)
      Kota Ohata
    • Journal Title

      Journal of Language Learner Development (JACET 学習者要因研究会研究集第1号)

      Volume: 1 Pages: 25-35

    • Related Report
      2017 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] How Pronunciation is Taught in English Textbooks Published in Japan2018

    • Author(s)
      Sugimoto, Junko & Uchida, Yoko
    • Journal Title

      聖心女子大学論叢

      Volume: 130 Pages: 4-35

    • NAID

      120006455587

    • Related Report
      2017 Annual Research Report
    • Open Access
  • [Journal Article] A Survey of Pronunciation Instruction by Japanese Teachers of English: Phonetic Knowledge and Teaching Practice2018

    • Author(s)
      Uchida, Yoko & Sugimoto, Junko
    • Journal Title

      Journal of the Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology

      Volume: 14 Pages: 65-75

    • NAID

      120006402286

    • Related Report
      2017 Annual Research Report
    • Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Factors Influencing Learner Self-Confidence in a Japanese EAP Program2016

    • Author(s)
      Kota Ohata
    • Journal Title

      The Asian ESP Jurnal

      Volume: 12(1) Pages: 183-212

    • Related Report
      2016 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] A Survey of Japanese English Teachers’ Attitudes Towards Pronunciation Teaching and Knowledge on Phonetics: Confidence and Teaching2016

    • Author(s)
      Uchida, Yoko and Sugimoto, Junko
    • Journal Title

      Proceedings of ISAPh2016: Diversity in Applied Phonetics

      Volume: - Pages: 80-84

    • DOI

      10.21437/isaph.2016-8

    • Related Report
      2016 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] The use of oral proficiency tests in the Japanese EFL context: Learners' perceptions2016

    • Author(s)
      藤井彰子、渡邊(金)泉、飯野厚
    • Journal Title

      聖心女子大学論叢

      Volume: 第126集 Pages: 5-17

    • NAID

      120005689733

    • Related Report
      2015 Research-status Report
    • Open Access / Acknowledgement Compliant
  • [Journal Article] L2 Learners' Exposure to and Production of Academic Vocabulary in Japanese Higher Education: A Corpus-based Study2016

    • Author(s)
      渡邊泉
    • Journal Title

      Sophia TESOL Forum

      Volume: 8

    • Related Report
      2015 Research-status Report
    • Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Learner-learner interaction and metacognitive instruction in the second language classroom.2016

    • Author(s)
      Fujii, Akiko, Ziegler, Nicole, and Mackey, Alison.
    • Journal Title

      Sato, M. & S. Ballinger (Eds.) Peer Interaction and Second Language Learning: Pedagogical Potential and research Agenda

      Volume: ー Pages: 65-93

    • Related Report
      2015 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Learning to Live with Continuous Emotional Difficulties: Self-reflective Accounts of 7 Japanese Learners of English in the U.S.2015

    • Author(s)
      大畑甲太
    • Journal Title

      International Technology, Education and Development Conference (INTED) 2015 Proceedings

      Volume: ー Pages: 260-269

    • Related Report
      2015 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] The effects of video SCMC on English proficiency, speaking performance and willingness to communicate.2015

    • Author(s)
      Iino, Atsushi and Yabuta, Yukiko
    • Journal Title

      Helm, F., L. Bradley, M. Guarda, S. Thouesny. Proceedings of the 2015 EUROCALL Conference, Padova, Italy.

      Volume: ー Pages: 254-260

    • Related Report
      2015 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] The Role of Willingness to Communicate in Task-based Videoconference Interactions2018

    • Author(s)
      Akiko Fujii, Atsushi Iino, & Daisuke Miyahira
    • Organizer
      The 53rd RELC International Conference
    • Related Report
      2017 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Revisiting Plagiarim: Do we really know what we mean?2018

    • Author(s)
      Izumi Watanabe-Kim
    • Organizer
      The 53rd RELC International Conference
    • Related Report
      2017 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] ウェブ会議における学習者とフィリピン人講師のインタラクションの事例研究(2「日本人大学生のスピーキング力指導:ウェブ会議及びスピーキングテストの効果」発表枠内2017

    • Author(s)
      藤井彰子・杉本淳子・大畑甲太・宮平大輔
    • Organizer
      言語教育エキスポ2017
    • Place of Presentation
      早稲田大学
    • Year and Date
      2017-03-05
    • Related Report
      2016 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] スピーキングテストが学習者の動機づけ、自己評価、学習行動に与える影響(2「日本人大学生のスピーキング力指導:ウェブ会議及びスピーキングテストの効果」発表枠内2017

    • Author(s)
      稲垣善律・藤井彰子
    • Organizer
      言語教育エキスポ2017
    • Place of Presentation
      早稲田大学
    • Year and Date
      2017-03-05
    • Related Report
      2016 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] スピーキングテストでの学習者の発話の比較検討:教員が結果を活かすためには(2「日本人大学生のスピー2017

    • Author(s)
      藤井彰子・渡邉(金)泉
    • Organizer
      言語教育エキスポ2017
    • Place of Presentation
      早稲田大学
    • Year and Date
      2017-03-05
    • Related Report
      2016 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] ウェブ会議によるロールプレイタスクを取り入れた発信型指導がスピーキングに及ぼす効果(2「日本人大学生のスピーキング力指導:ウェブ会議及びスピーキングテストの効果」発表枠内)2017

    • Author(s)
      飯野厚・藤井彰子・中村洋一
    • Organizer
      言語教育エキスポ2017
    • Place of Presentation
      早稲田大学
    • Year and Date
      2017-03-05
    • Related Report
      2016 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] The Impact of Performance-based Assessment on Learners' Goals2017

    • Author(s)
      Akiko Fujii
    • Organizer
      The Japan Language Testing Association (JLTA) 21stl Conference 2017(日本言語テスト学会)
    • Related Report
      2017 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Can speaking assessment enhance motivation?2017

    • Author(s)
      Akiko Fujii & Yoshinori Inagaki
    • Organizer
      The Japan Association for Language Teaching (JALT) International Conference 2017(全国語学教育学会)
    • Related Report
      2017 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Process and products of videoconferencing sessions between EFL Japanese learners and Filipino conversation partners2017

    • Author(s)
      Iino, Atsushi
    • Organizer
      AILA 2017, 18th World Congress of Applied Linguistics
    • Related Report
      2017 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Accentednes and Acceptability of Japanese Englisth Teachers' Pronunciation: Ratings by Three Listener Groups2017

    • Author(s)
      Sugimoto, Junko & Uchida, Yoko
    • Organizer
      Pronunciation in Second Language Learning & Teaching (PSLLT) 9th Annual Conference
    • Related Report
      2017 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Towards the Implementation of ELF-oriented Pronunciation Teaching in Japan2017

    • Author(s)
      Uchida, Yoko & Sugimoto, Junko
    • Organizer
      ELF and Changing English: 10th Anniversary Conference of English as a Lingua Franca
    • Related Report
      2017 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Use of HVPT in CALL to assess difficult sounds for Japanese EFL learners2017

    • Author(s)
      Iino, Atsushi
    • Organizer
      TESL CANADA 2017(国際学会)
    • Related Report
      2017 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Expoloring the Construct of Incorporating Sources in Academic Writing: Use of Formative Assessment in a Research Writing Course2017

    • Author(s)
      Izumi Watanabe-Kim
    • Organizer
      The Japan Language Testing Association (JLTA) 21stl Conference 2017(日本言語テスト学会)
    • Related Report
      2017 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Retrospective Accounts of Learner Demotivation2016

    • Author(s)
      Kota Ohata & Mark Christianson
    • Organizer
      The Japan Association for Language Teaching (JALT) International Conference 2016(全国語学教育学会)
    • Place of Presentation
      Aichi Industry & Labor Center - WINC Aichi,Nagoya, Japan
    • Year and Date
      2016-11-25
    • Related Report
      2016 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] Effects of task based videoconferencing on speaking performance and overall proficiency (quasi-experimental design)2016

    • Author(s)
      Iino, Atsushi; Yabuta, Yukiko; Nakamura, Yoichi.
    • Organizer
      23rd EUROCALL Conference
    • Place of Presentation
      St. Raphael Resort, Pyrgos, Cyprus
    • Year and Date
      2016-08-24
    • Related Report
      2016 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] An exploratory study of the effects of video-conference sessions on university students' English language learning2016

    • Author(s)
      藤井彰子・飯野厚・大畑甲太・稲垣善律
    • Organizer
      全国英語教育学会第42回埼玉県大会
    • Place of Presentation
      獨協大学
    • Year and Date
      2016-08-20
    • Related Report
      2016 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] Effects of task based videoconferencing on speaking performance and overall proficiency 2016

    • Author(s)
      Iino Atsushi
    • Organizer
      CALICO(The Computer Assisted Language Instruction Consortium) Conference 2016
    • Place of Presentation
      Michigan State University
    • Year and Date
      2016-05-10
    • Related Report
      2016 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] A survey of Japanese English teachers' attitudes towards pronunciation teaching and knowledge on phonetics: confidence and teaching2016

    • Author(s)
      Yoko Uchida and Sugimoto Junko
    • Organizer
      The 1st International Symposium on Applied Phonetics
    • Place of Presentation
      中部大学(名古屋)
    • Year and Date
      2016-03-27
    • Related Report
      2015 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] A variety of English accents used in teaching materials targeting Japanese learners2016

    • Author(s)
      Sugimoto Junko and Yoko Uchida
    • Organizer
      The 1st International Symposium on Applied Phonetics
    • Place of Presentation
      中部大学(名古屋)
    • Year and Date
      2016-03-27
    • Related Report
      2015 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Effects of Video conferencing on EFL Speaking Ability2015

    • Author(s)
      飯野厚
    • Organizer
      TESOL Ontario
    • Place of Presentation
      トロントシェラトンセンター(カナダ)
    • Year and Date
      2015-11-09
    • Related Report
      2015 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] The effects of video SCMC on English proficiency2015

    • Author(s)
      薮田由己子、飯野厚
    • Organizer
      EUROCALL
    • Place of Presentation
      パドバ大学(イタリア)
    • Year and Date
      2015-08-24
    • Related Report
      2015 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] The use of oral proficiency tests in the Japanese EFL context: Perceptions and Problems2015

    • Author(s)
      藤井彰子、渡邊(金)泉、飯野厚
    • Organizer
      外国語メディア学会
    • Place of Presentation
      千里ライフサイエンスセンター(大阪)
    • Year and Date
      2015-08-05
    • Related Report
      2015 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] ウェブ会議を伴った発信型指導が英語習熟度・スピーキング力に及びす影響2015

    • Author(s)
      飯野厚、薮田由己子、藤井彰子、中村洋一
    • Organizer
      外国語メディア学会
    • Place of Presentation
      千里ライフサイエンスセンター(大阪)
    • Year and Date
      2015-08-05
    • Related Report
      2015 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] ウェブ会議による異文化コミュニケーションを伴った発信型指導が英語スピーキング力と国際的志向性に及ぼす影響2015

    • Author(s)
      飯野厚、薮田由己子
    • Organizer
      中部地区英語教育学会
    • Place of Presentation
      和歌山大学
    • Year and Date
      2015-06-27
    • Related Report
      2015 Research-status Report
  • [Book] Active Interaction2018

    • Author(s)
      飯野厚、藤井彰子、籔田由己子、佐藤・ヘザー、中村洋一、大畑甲太
    • Total Pages
      104
    • Publisher
      金星堂
    • Related Report
      2017 Annual Research Report 2016 Research-status Report
  • [Book] Effects of task-based videoconferencing on speaking performance and overall proficiency. In S. Papadima-Sophocleous, L. Bradley & S. Thouësny (Eds), CALL communities and culture - short papers from EUROCALL 20162016

    • Author(s)
      Iino, Atsushi; Yabuta, Yukiko; Nakamura, Yoichi.
    • Total Pages
      504
    • Publisher
      Research-publishing.net
    • Related Report
      2016 Research-status Report

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