A Study on Listening and Speaking Abilities of Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Children in foreigner-concentrated area

2021 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 19K23303
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Research Activity Start-up
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Review Section: :Education and related fields
• Research Institution: Osaka University of Economics and Law
• Principal Investigator: Izawa Sayaka 大阪経済法科大学, 公私立大学の部局等, 准教授 (70846899)
• Project Period (FY): 2019-08-30 – 2022-03-31
• Keywords: 外国人集住地域 / 外国人児童 / 聴解力 / 会話力 / 語彙力 / 二言語能力 / DLA / トランスランゲージング

Outline of Final Research Achievements

A bilingual language assessment survey was conducted to clarify the actual status of listening and speaking abilities of Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Children in foreigner-concentrated area. 364 data were collected. The results showed that although 60% of the children were born and raised in Japan, they did not have the ability to listen to vocabulary not heard in their daily lives or to discourse about learning subjects. In addition, they had not reached the level of explaining or expressing their opinions in speaking abilities, and it was clear that both languages had not reached a high level. The results suggest that environmental factors such as the availability of Japanese language input play an important role in the development of speaking and listening abilities, and that in foreigner-concentrated area, opportunities for natural Japanese language exchange are limited, so it is important to have chance to input a large amount of Japanese language intentionally.

Free Research Field

日本語教育

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

研究成果から外国人児童は授業についていく力である学習言語能力獲得までには至っていないことが分かったため、調査地である学習支援教室での授業改善に繋げた。具体的には、学校での授業の前に学習言語の導入や教科との連携に着目した授業を展開するようになり、研究成果を教育現場に還元することができた。また、今まで先行研究の少ない外国人集住地域での外国人児童の聴解力を明らかにできたことは学術的にも意義深いと考える。