2022 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
An Empirical Study on the Attitudes Toward the Spread of English as a Global Language and Foreign Language Motivation
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19K13293
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists
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| Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
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| Review Section |
Basic Section 02100:Foreign language education-related
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| Research Institution | Ehime University |
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| Project Period (FY) |
2019-04-01 – 2023-03-31
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| Keywords | 国際共通語としての英語 / 外国語学習動機づけ |
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| Outline of Final Research Achievements |
This study aimed to examine how learners perceive the spread of English as a global language and how such spread impacts learners' motivations to study both English and languages other than English (LOTEs). Through longitudinal interviews and questionnaires, the study indicated that some learners eagerly pursued their studies of LOTEs, which was supported by very specific and personalized reasons to study them,including interests in culture, its relationships to career aspirations, and ideal multilingual selves. On the other hand, some discontinued their studies of LOTEs after the end of the compulsory period due to the "English-is enough" attitudes they started to have as they experienced difficulties catching up with their LOTE courses.
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| Free Research Field |
Second Language Acquisition
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| Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements |
本研究では、国内における第二外国語あるいは複数言語の学習動機づけに関する研究の不足を補い、日本人学習者の外国語学習の動機づけの特徴を明らかにした。共通語という英語が存在する中でも、学習者によっては第二外国語にも学習の意味を見いだし、熱心に両方の言語を学習していること、また、授業が必修の期間を超えて、各々のやり方で英語や第二外国語の学習を継続する様子などが明らかになった一方、学習者によっては、第二外国語の授業に困難を覚えるにつれて、英語さえできればよいと考え始める学習者も存在することが明らかになった。これらを手がかりとして、今後の高等教育機関における第二外国語授業への示唆を提供した。
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