2005 Fiscal Year Final Research Report Summary
Built the model of environment for alleviating language anxiety and promoting Japanese language performance
| Project/Area Number |
16520322
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
Japanese language education
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| Research Institution | Hitotsubashi University |
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Principal Investigator |
NISHITANI Mari Hitotsubashi University, The Center for Student Exchange, associate professor, 留学生センター, 助教授 (80281004)
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
MATSUDA Toshiki Tokyo Institute of Technology, Graduate School of Decision Science and Technology, associate professor, 大学院・社会理工学研究科, 助教授 (60173845)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2004 – 2005
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| Keywords | language anxiety / e-learning / Japanese language / feedback / manage |
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| Research Abstract |
We have two studies. First study was conducted of 43 students enrolled in Japanese language e-learning in Vietnam and China, over a period of approximately one and a half months. Students were classified into four types, according to their degree of language anxiety and pre-test results. Study habits were corroborated according to type, as was the cause of obstructions to e-learning. Second four-month study was conducted of 19 students from Japanese National University, all of whom possessed advanced Japanese language ability. Based on a pre-survey, the students were divided into an experimental group who were given feedback and a control group who were not. Analysis of the results clearly indicates that language anxiety has a beneficial effect on language learning. Student learning attitudes and language performance improve through effective management of language anxiety.
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