2011 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Practical Research and Development of an Extensive & Speed Reading Program to Assist Japanese Learners of English by Providing Intensive Support to Overcome Individual Weaknesses
| Project/Area Number |
20520507
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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 |
Foreign language education
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| Research Institution | Akita Prefectural University (2010-2011)
International Pacific University (2008-2009) |
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Principal Investigator |
OKAZAKI Hironobu 秋田県立大学, 総合科学教育研究センター, 准教授 (80405084)
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
NITTA Haruhiko 専修大学, 商学部, 兼任講師 (80424323)
HASHIMOTO Shinichi 創価大学, ワールドランゲージセンター, 講師 (60350500)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2008 – 2011
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| Keywords | e-ラーニング / コンピュータ支援学習(CALL) / 多読 |
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| Research Abstract |
PREMAβ(beta) was developed as software that allows users to use text from the Internet or extensive and speed reading practice, and automatically records user data so that earners and instructors can easily track progress. This software was further developed nto PREMA, a browser-type application, that displayed and recorded the difficulty level f vocabulary, word count, and reading speed in words per minute just by highlighting nd clicking on target text on a homepage.
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