2016 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Effect of intercultural contact on L2 motivation
| Project/Area Number |
15K16809
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
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| Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
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| Research Field |
Foreign language education
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| Research Institution | Kansai University (2016)
Kwansei Gakuin University (2015) |
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Principal Investigator |
Aubrey Scott 関西大学, 外国語学部, 准教授 (40584115)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2015-04-01 – 2017-03-31
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| Keywords | intercultural contact / motivation / flow / tasks / TBLT / EFL |
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| Outline of Final Research Achievements |
This study has investigated the effect of intercultural interaction on motivational flow and language learning for Japanese EFL learners at a private university in Japan. Two EFL classes of 21 students were used in the study. Learners in each group completed five tasks over a period of five weeks. The tasks were then repeated over another five-week period, during which time, the one group continued to perform the tasks with a Japanese student, while the other group performed tasks with an international (non-Japanese) student. Data was collected in the last five weeks only. An analysis of 210 questionnaires showed that intercultural interaction had a significant positive effect on motivational flow. This result was supported in an analysis of 208 student diaries. Finally, an analysis of task recordings revealed that intercultural interaction lead to more turn-taking during conversations.
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| Free Research Field |
応用言語学
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