2017 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Causes and Prevention of Errors Made by Japanese Learners of English from the Viewpoint of Japanese Language Polysemy
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15K02773
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
Foreign language education
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| Research Institution | Shujitsu University |
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Principal Investigator |
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
西谷 工平 就実大学, 人文科学部, 准教授 (80633627)
中崎 崇 就実大学, 人文科学部, 准教授 (60554863)
小田 希望 就実大学, 人文科学部, 准教授 (70435337)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2015-04-01 – 2018-03-31
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| Keywords | 第二言語習得 / 外国語教育 / 転移 / エラー / 母語の意識の活性化 / 母語と外国語の違い |
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| Outline of Final Research Achievements |
This study investigated errors that Japanese learners of English tend to make, analyzed possible causes and examined measures to prevent errors, from the viewpoint of Japanese and English linguistics. Based on the collected data, three studies were conducted and the following possible causes were suggested. First, plural morpheme "-s" errors come from different degrees of interest in the kinds of nouns in each language. Second, errors involving the auxiliary verb "could" result from a lack of awareness of polysemy and ambiguity related to translating "dekita". Third, errors involving "I think" stem from differences in values between linguistic areas and in ways personal opinions are expressed. Consequently, this study pointed out the possibility that Japanese language knowledge interferes with the use of English in morphemes, words, sentences, and extra-linguistically. It also argued the necessity of activating Japanese language knowledge as one of the measures to prevent the errors.
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| Free Research Field |
異文化理解および英語教育
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