2009 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
working memory functioning in Language acquisition The model and its application
| Project/Area Number |
19520505
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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 | Asia University |
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Principal Investigator |
ITAGAKI Fumihiko Asia University, 国際関係学部, 教授 (10203077)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2007 – 2009
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| Keywords | ワーキングメモリ / 実行系機能 / 乱数生成課題 / 語学習得 / シャドーイング |
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| Research Abstract |
With a new analysis method, random number generation (RNG) has developed as a task of the working memory, which is verifiable from the standpoint of frontal lobe activation. The performance of RNG is similar to speech in representing a concept of "randomness" by a sequence of numbers. The aspects of executive functions and memory capacity, which contribute to the second language acquisition, were examined. A shadowing method of learning with visual presentation was proposed as an effective one.
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