2009 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Production of tasks and establishment of a strategic training program to improve advanced English learners' speaking competence
| Project/Area Number |
19520499
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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 | Hiroshima City University |
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Principal Investigator |
IWAI Chiaki Hiroshima City University, 国際学部, 教授 (60176526)
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
RINNERT Carol 広島市立大学, 国際学部, 教授 (20195390)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2007 – 2009
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| Keywords | 英語 / 方略 / タスク / 伝達能力 / 発話 / 語用論 |
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| Research Abstract |
The main purpose of this study was to produce English tasks for advanced learners to promote their speaking ability and to establish systematic strategic training instruction for such learners. Empirical oral and questionnaire data were collected before and after the classes were taught by the researchers of this study to examine the effects of the task materials produced and the validity of the strategic instruction. Main findings from the study indicate that the learners' processing ability as well as their willingness to speak and their strategic manipulation for their oral language production was significantly improved.
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