Research of computer-assisted language learning system using spoken learner corpus

2017 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 15H02940
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)
• Allocation Type: Single-year Grants
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Educational technology
• Research Institution: Kansai Gaidai University
• Principal Investigator: Kotani Katsunori 関西外国語大学, 英語キャリア学部, 教授 (30440994)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): 井佐原 均 豊橋技術科学大学, 学内共同利用施設等, 教授 (20358881) ; 吉見 毅彦 龍谷大学, 理工学部, 准教授 (50368031)
• Project Period (FY): 2015-04-01 – 2018-03-31
• Keywords: 学習者コーパス / 英語学習支援システム / 話し言葉

Outline of Final Research Achievements

Computer-assisted language learning has brought effective language learning by using the internet as learning material resource. However, the use of materials on the internet could lead to the decrease of learning motivation due to the inappropriate, uncontrolled difficulty of materials, unlike materials on textbooks. In addition, materials on the internet have no questionnaires to identify learners’ problems. Thus, this study aimed to improve the effects of computer-assisted language learning. The purpose of this study was to develop (a) evaluation techniques for the difficulty of materials, and (b) evaluation techniques for learners' proficiency.

Free Research Field

教育工学、言語学