2017 Fiscal Year Research-status Report
Language Motivation and Culture beyond Personality Traits
| Project/Area Number |
16K21430
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| Research Institution | Waseda University |
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Principal Investigator |
杉田 麻哉 早稲田大学, 教育・総合科学学術院, 専任講師 (00757354)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2016-04-01 – 2019-03-31
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| Keywords | 動機づけ / 外国語学習 / 自己 / 性格 / 文化 |
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| Outline of Annual Research Achievements |
In 2017, two types of data were collected: 1) a quantitative questionnaire, which investigated the relationships among motivation, self-related orientations, sociocultural factors, and other individual differences, was administered to learners of English and other foreign languages in the Japanese context, 2) with respect to the time perspectives and English proficiency, a qualitative open-ended questionnaire was administered to observe 20 learners’ internal process of developing the concept of self in relation to the sociocultural context in Japan.
Some obtained results include the following: 1) between the two different languages, learners’ motivation, social factors, other individual differences and concept of self were interrelated with each other in a complex way, and 2) the concept of self for Japanese learners was more broad and inclusive such that Japanese learners included perceptions and values from important persons into their self. These developing processes were also different between learners with higher English proficiency levels and those with lower English proficiency levels.
Also, the questionnaire items on personality, which did not show sufficient reliability in 2016, were modified this year.
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| Current Status of Research Progress |
Current Status of Research Progress
3: Progress in research has been slightly delayed.
Reason
I was on maternity leave from the end of May 2017. Therefore, I had to cancel most of the data collection, analysis and so forth, which was originally planned for 2017.
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| Strategy for Future Research Activity |
Two types of data were collected in April and May, 2017. I will collect additional data on the same topic to obtain a sufficient sample size. I will also present these data at an international conference in 2018. Also, modified items on personality were recently prepared, therefore I will administer another questionnaire during the Fall semester of 2018.
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| Causes of Carryover |
２０１７年度５月より、産前産後育児休暇を取得したため、当該研究を一時中断せざるを得なかった。そのため、２０１７年度に予定していた研究費が未使用の状態である。
２０１８年度は、２０１７年度の4月から5月にかけて実施した、外国語学習における動機づけと文化的価値観、自己の概念を調査する質問紙に関して、分析に十分な数になるよう追加データを収集し、それら結果の一部を、6月に開催される国際学会で発表予定である。また、２０１６年度に十分な信頼性が得られなかった性格に関する質問紙項目を見直し、新たな質問紙作成を行ったため、そちらも2018年度の秋に実施予定である。本年度は主に、これらの調査から得られたデータを分析し、執筆を行う予定である。
2018年度の予算使用計画としては、主に、学会発表、また、データ収集の過程で必要な物品を購入したり、研究補助を雇用する予定である。
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