2018 Fiscal Year Research-status Report
The comparative effectiveness of TBLT and PPP approaches to language teaching
| Project/Area Number |
17K02910
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| Research Institution | Kindai University |
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Principal Investigator |
ハリス ジャスティン 近畿大学, 経済学部, 准教授 (70613199)
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
Leeming IanPaul 近畿大学, 経済学部, 准教授 (60646173)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2017-04-01 – 2020-03-31
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| Keywords | TBLT / Classroom interaction / Motivation / Self-efficacy |
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| Outline of Annual Research Achievements |
The second year involved gathering all of the data for the study. This large project included fourteen separate classroom observations, along with multiple surveys and repeated measures of English speaking proficiency. Proficiency was measured using online Versant speaking tests. We also interviewed students as part of the qualitative data for our study. We organized and trained a transcriber who began the process of transcribing the spoken data. We conducted a provisional analysis of our data and prepared a paper will be presented at the Self-Determination Conference in May 2019. We have also begun writing papers that will be submitted to international journals throughout 2019.
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| Current Status of Research Progress |
Current Status of Research Progress
1: Research has progressed more than it was originally planned.
Reason
Due to the rigorous planning and preparation in the first year of the project, the data collection went smoothly and according to plan. An additional data collection point was added at the end of the study in order to provide insights into the delayed effects of the treatment.
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| Strategy for Future Research Activity |
The research was carefully planned from the outset and this has greatly aided the smooth progress we were able to achieve in the first year. No unforeseen obstacles arose. We were also aided by the fact that both researchers work in the same department of the same university and therefore regular weekly meetings ensured that were able to meet our research goals consistently. Also clearly defined roles for each researcher meant that work was shared appropriately and in a timely manner.
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| Causes of Carryover |
For this next fiscal year we will incur the following expenses.
A research assistant for continuing transcription.
Travel expenses for international conferences.
Preparation of materials for conferences.
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