2007 Fiscal Year Final Research Report Summary
Leading Research to Coordinate Primary, Secondary, and Tertiary Level English Education based on Second Language Research
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16202010
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (A)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
Foreign language education
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| Research Institution | Meikai University |
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Principal Investigator |
KOIKE Ikuo Meikai University, Faculty of Languages and Cultures, Professor (70051266)
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
OKA Hideo The University of Tokyo, Graduate Division of International and Interdisciplinary Studies, Language and Information Sciences, Professor (90091389)
SHIRAHATA Tomohiko Shizuoka University, Faculty of Education, Professor (50206299)
WAKABAYASHI Shigenori Chuo University, Faculty of Letters, Professor (80291962)
SHIINA Kikuko Chiba University, Center for Language Education, Professor (40261888)
TONO Yukio Tokyo University of Foreign Studies, Graduate School of Area and Culture Studies, Associate Professor (10211393)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2004 – 2007
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| Keywords | foreign language negotiation skills / CEFR / CEFR-Japanese Version / businessperson English proficiency / integrated English education system / coordinated English education for elementary. junior high, senior high, and university / second language acquisition / foreign language policy |
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| Research Abstract |
In the fourth year and final year of the project, the team focused on five areas in compiling the Japanese version of CEFR : (1) Analysis of English Textbooks in Asia, (2) Corporate Survey, (3) English Competency Survey, (4) Competency Index Survey using Linguistic Tests, and (5) Survey of Elementary, Junior High, and Senior High School Students in Japan. The survey results were tabulated and analyzed to draft a prototype Japanese version of CEFR.
The various levels of competency on the CEFR scale were further sub-divided so that the framework would be more functional. The Finnish model was used as a base reference, to which can-do statements, concrete vocabulary, and grammar items were added, taking into consideration the four skills (listening, speaking, reading, and writing), settings, functions and other factors. A model syllabus was compiled based on this new framework.
A survey of Japanese business people became the basis for defining the levels. The survey asked people in the work
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force what level of English they need in order to function at their jobs. The comparative textbook survey of four Asian countries (China, South Korea, Taiwan, and Japan) indicates there are absolutely fewer vocabulary words in Japanese English textbooks, compared with the other countries. A concrete vocabulary list is being compiled to check proficiency levels more accurately.
Elementary school curricula and other concrete syllabi and teaching plans are currently being drafted for the CEFR preA1 level. The materials needed to compile such curricula and syllabi have been collected. It is significant that the group has been able to issue a proposal on setting objectives for English education in Japan, based on concrete and empirical data
It is especially significant that the team was able to determine what aspects of second language acquisition are effective and what features of CEFR need to be supplemented for Japanese learners, when it drafted the Japanese version of CEFR. The team was able to clarify the process for drafting the English achievement standard and has completed a prototype framework of the Japanese version of CEFR. Less
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Research Products
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[Journal Article] Corpora and Language Education2007
Author(s)
TONO, Yukio
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Journal Title
Proceedings of the First International Conference on Korean Language, Literature, and Culture. Yonsei University, Korea, February 5-6, 2007 n/a
Pages: 178-226
Description
「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
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[Presentation] テスト、言語評価、幸福感2007
Author(s)
渡部 良典
Organizer
大学英語教育学会(JACET)中部支部大会
Place of Presentation
大学英語教育学会(JACET)中部支部大会
Year and Date
2007-06-09
Description
「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
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