2023 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Motivational change during university and its impact on growth in English proficiency
| Project/Area Number |
19K00869
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Review Section |
Basic Section 02100:Foreign language education-related
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| Research Institution | Kindai University |
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Principal Investigator |
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
ハリス ジャスティン 近畿大学, 経済学部, 教授 (70613199)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2019-04-01 – 2024-03-31
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| Keywords | motivation / language learning / longitudinal |
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| Outline of Final Research Achievements |
This research project was very fruitful and we were able to achieve the goals. First, we developed a questionnaire and piloted it with a group of students, and then we modified it and conducted our main study. We used the questionnaire to measure the motivation of approximately 600 Japanese university students. The questionnaire was administered three times over the course of an academic year, and we were able to give the questionnaire to the same cohort of students for two years. We also measured their language proficiency, and we were able to interview eight students multiple times over the course of two years. These interviews gave further insights into the motivation of students.
Having gathered the data, we presented the results of our study at several international conferences and have been able to publish two papers in high-level academic journals within our field. We also have a third paper which has been submitted to a journal for consideration.
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| Free Research Field |
Language learning motivation
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| Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements |
Through our research we showed that in order to increase the motivation and therefore proficiency of students, teachers need to ensure that classroom activities are intrinsically motivating, and also provide students with experiences of success. This provides clear guidance for teachers.
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