2010 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Research on demotivation in English learners and learner autonomy needs analysis from the viewpoint of remedial education
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20520529
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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 | Tokyo University of Technology |
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Principal Investigator |
UEDA Mami Tokyo University of Technology, コンピュータサイエンス学部, 准教授 (00184937)
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
AGAWA Toshie 恵泉女学園大学, 人文学部, 講師 (90409805)
ABE Emika 大東文化大学, 外国語学部, 非常勤講師 (30468623)
ISHIZUKA Mika 東京工科大学, コンピュータサイエンス学部, 准教授 (90331503)
OKUDA Sachiko 大東文化大学, 外国語学部, 教授 (20054835)
MATSUZAKI Junko (カレイラ 順子) 東京未来大学, こども心理学部, 講師 (40454186)
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| Co-Investigator(Renkei-kenkyūsha) |
SANO Fujiko 横浜国立大学, 教育人間科学部, 教授 (30248893)
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| Research Collaborator |
SHIMIZU Sunao 立教大学, 全学共通カリキュラム運営センター, 非常勤講師
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| Project Period (FY) |
2008 – 2010
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| Keywords | 英語学習意欲減退 / demotivation / L2-self / 学習者の自律 / learner autonomy / リメディアル / ニーズアナリシス |
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| Research Abstract |
We have conducted three different studies within our grand research project. The first study showed that demotivating factors among university students in studying English were 1) difficulty in understanding English, 2) dissatisfaction with teachers and classes, 3) lack of L2-self, 4) lack of opportunity to use English, and 5) anxiety. From the free writings of the group of participants who were once demotivatd but had regained their motivation, the second study revealed the importance of 1) encountering an empathetic, enthusiastic teacher, 2) feeling a necessity for English, and 3) exerting an effort to grow out of demotivation. Finally, in the third study, teacher interviews cited 1) a social environment in which English remained a 'foreign' language, 2) overprotection from parents, and 3) admission to university on recommendation as demotivating factors.
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