Development of an Online Email-Writing Support System Using a Task-Based Email-Writing Corpus

2017 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 15K02658
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Japanese language education
• Research Institution: Rikkyo University
• Principal Investigator: KANENIWA Kumiko 立教大学, 日本語教育センター, 教育講師 (60733772)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): 橋本 直幸 福岡女子大学, 国際文理学部, 准教授 (30438113) ; 川村 よし子 東京国際大学, 言語コミュニケーション学部, 教授 (40214704)
• Research Collaborator: KIM Hyonju ハンバット大学, 外国語学部 ; CAO Na 上海外国語大学, 日本文化経済学院 ; MURATA Yumiko ミュンヘン大学, 日本研究センター ; KIM Ranmi 横浜国立大学, 国際戦略推進機構 ; KOBAYASHI Hidekazu 筑波大学
• Project Period (FY): 2015-04-01 – 2018-03-31
• Keywords: 自動採点システム / 作文支援 / メール文 / タスク / 書き言葉コーパス / 読み手配慮の表現

Outline of Final Research Achievements

This study aims to develop an “online email-writing support system.” In order to provide learners with appropriate advice on email writing, we collected 1200 emails written by 30 Japanese native speakers and 90 Japanese language learners (comprising of 30 Korean speakers, 30 Chinese speakers, and 30 German speakers). This email collection consisted of requests and invitations, as well as emails related to refusal, appreciation, consultation, and so on, and was to be used in writing tasks. Thus, a corpus of task-based writing was built. The data were then analyzed and lists were prepared on the basis of each task’s grammar, vocabulary, speech style, and considerate expressions. Based on the lists, we developed Hanadayori, an online email-writing support system. When students choose a task and input an email on the Hanadayori website, Hanadayori indicates incorrect usage and provides advice by considering the readers.

Free Research Field

日本語教育における日本語学習者の技能別日本語能力の分析、および教材の開発