Investigating the ergodic and non-ergodic properties of students' English medium instruction lecture comprehension

• Project/Area Number: 26K00171
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Review Section: Basic Section 02100:Foreign language education-related
• Research Institution: Miyazaki Municipal University
• Principal Investigator: Ducker Nathan 宮崎公立大学, 人文学部, 教授 (80774512)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): 辻 利則 宮崎公立大学, 人文学部, 教授 (00254657) ; Madarbakus Naheen 筑波大学, 人文社会系, 特任助教 (10909493) ; PATTISON Steven 立命館アジア太平洋大学, 言語教育センター, 教授 (40550398)
• Project Period (FY): 2026-04-01 – 2031-03-31
• Project Status: Granted (Fiscal Year 2026)
• Budget Amount: ¥14,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥11,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥3,300,000); Fiscal Year 2030: ¥2,340,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥540,000); Fiscal Year 2029: ¥3,120,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥720,000); Fiscal Year 2028: ¥3,510,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥810,000); Fiscal Year 2027: ¥2,080,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥480,000); Fiscal Year 2026: ¥3,250,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥750,000)
• Keywords: EMI / non-ergodicity / Idiodynamic methodology / In-situ comprehension / Pedagogical innovation

Outline of Research at the Start

This research addresses EMI comprehension and content uptake in Japan. Using the innovative RaTeR system, we collect real-time data to solve non-ergodicity in traditional research. The project develops and tests pedagogical advice across multiple sites to ensure academic integrity and success.