2009 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
The Effects of Explicit Grammar and Vocabulary Knowledge on English Proficiency
| Project/Area Number |
18520462
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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 |
Foreign language education
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| Research Institution | Doshisha University |
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Principal Investigator |
AKAMATSU Nobuhiko Doshisha University, 文学部, 教授 (30281736)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2006 – 2009
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| Keywords | 第二言語習得 / 外国語学習 / 英語 / 文法知識 / 語彙知識 / 認知言語学 / 明示的知識 / 学習効果 |
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| Research Abstract |
This research project found that (1) explicit explanation based on cognitive linguistic insights into grammar and vocabulary (i.e., polysemous verbs and prepositions, and the English article system) may not lead to statistically significant effects on learning ; (2) the learner's first language (e.g., Japanese) may adversely affect the learning of grammar and vocabulary senses that the native speakers of English possess ; and (3) learning semantically similar words individually may not lead to a comprehensive understanding of their usage.
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