2021 Fiscal Year Research-status Report
An investigation into Japanese students' note-taking skills in EMI/CLIL courses
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19K00920
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| Research Institution | Bunkyo Gakuin University |
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Principal Investigator |
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
楠元 洋子 東京工科大学, 教養学環, 准教授 (10749310)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2019-04-01 – 2023-03-31
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| Keywords | Teaching methods / Learning Strategies / Study Skills |
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| Outline of Annual Research Achievements |
This year was further complicated by the continuing Covid-19 pandemic that restricted access to the classroom in the spring semester. However, in the fall semester, upon full return to the classroom, we were able to collect data from one full cycle of the study. This was the first time that we had the opportunity to test the new 5-step method teaching note-taking to learners in Japan using the materials that we developed in previous years of the study. Following an analysis of the data collected, we believe that the pedagogic intervention was successful in increasing learner comprehension. We surmise that the ability to better comprehend the lectures and demonstrate that comprehension in tests is due to the new fifth step that engages the storage facility within students.
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| Current Status of Research Progress |
Current Status of Research Progress
3: Progress in research has been slightly delayed.
Reason
Unfortunately the Covid-19 pandemic restricted our ability to move forward with the project in the spring of 2021. Host universities continued to use online and hi-brid learning styles that made collection of data impossible. From September onwards, the easing of the pandemic meant that the host universities for the studies returned to face-to-face classes, which allowed progress to be made. Although we continue to be behind schedule, progress made in the second half of 2021 with the successful completion of one full iteration of the pedagogic intervention, means that we are hopeful of steady progress being made in 2022.
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| Strategy for Future Research Activity |
Following the successful intervention in the fall of 2021, we hope to carry out further iterations of the study in the coming year. The study carried out in 2021 was done in a small class environment with participants at the CEFR B1-B2 level. We hope in the coming year to be able to replicate the study at the same level as well as with students whose language ability is below that of the 2021 study. In previous iterations, this lower level of ability has proved more challenging to demonstrate the benefits of the study, so we hope that the gains made in 2021 can be replicated. We also plan to spend a large part of the year writing up, publishing, and presenting results from our research thus far. We also hope to attend conferences that have a broader spectrum of knowledge in the hope of collecting source material for future materials.
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| Causes of Carryover |
Due to the Covid-19 Pandemic, we were unable to participate in conferences face-to-face, which has led to an excess of funds. We hope that the easing of travel restrictions will allow us to present overseas in the coming year.
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