2011 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Research on language aptitude(memory and phonological processing abilities which leads to individual differences in second language acquisition
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20520478
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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 |
Japanese language education
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| Research Institution | Sophia University |
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| Project Period (FY) |
2008 – 2011
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| Keywords | 日本語学習者 / 情報処理 / 作動記憶 / 音韻意識 |
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| Research Abstract |
Fundamental cognitive abilities that constitute language aptitude leading to individual differences in second language acquisition involve different functions of working memory such as information processing capacity, attention control, phonological short-term memory, phonological awareness, and processing speed). Based on the data from beginning learners of Japanese, language analytic ability measured by a paper-and-pencil test did predict grammatical ability in written test in Japanese(L2), whereas phonological awareness and phonological short-term memory was much more important in terms of accuracy in spontaneous oral production.
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