1996 Fiscal Year Final Research Report Summary

Production of New Print and Video Materials for College English Courses

Research Project

Project/Area Number	06451080
Research Category	Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)
Allocation Type	Single-year Grants
Section	一般
Research Field	英語・英米文学
Research Institution	THE UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO
Principal Investigator	SHIBATA Motoyuki Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, THE UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO Associate Professor, 大学院・総合文化研究科, 助教授 (90170901)
Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha)	ITO Takane Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, THE UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO Associate Professo, 大学院・総合文化研究科, 助教授 (10168354) ELLIS Toshiko Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, THE UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO Associate Professo, 大学院・総合文化研究科, 助教授 (90242031) NISHIMURA Yoshiki Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, THE UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO Associate Professo, 大学院・総合文化研究科, 助教授 (20218209) UCHINO Tadashi Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, THE UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO Associate Professo, 大学院・総合文化研究科, 助教授 (40168711) SATO Yosiaki Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, THE UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO Professor, 大学院・総合文化研究科, 教授 (00126278)
Project Period (FY)	1994 – 1996
Keywords	English Education / English Textbook / English Video Materials
Research Abstract	The Department of English of the University of Tokyo, Komaba, has been running a new program in general English since 1993, aimed at almost all the students (about 3,600 each year) in Komaba. The teaching materials consist of an anthology of various essays, and videos to go with it. The two initial anthologies, as well as video materials, were made by faculty members of the Department. With the aid of this grant, we have : (1)published the second, entirely renewed edition of the anthology for first-year students (The Universe of English II,The University of Tokyo Press, 1998 ; (2)published the second, half-renewed edition of the anthology for second-year students (The Expanding Universe of Enflish, Limited Komaba Edition, The University of Tokyo Press, 1997) ; (3)made new video materials to go with(1) ; the scripts are included in the report. (4)made new video materials to go with(2) ; the scripts are included in the report. (5)conducted a test, in which first-year students and second-year students were required to answer the same questions. This was to gauge how students'English improves-or deteriorates-in one year after entering the college. The results are included in the report. (6)asked students who were the first "graduates" of this program to write down what they felt about the program. Some of their responses are included in the report. The Universe of English II has been widely read among general readers, and we hope the book is helping a considerable number of people in general, not just college students, improve their English.