2010 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Developing a teaching system for improving English proficiency-A quantitative and qualitative research on English metaphorical expressions
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20520536
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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 | University of Human Environments |
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Principal Investigator |
OKA Yoshikazu University of Human Environments, 人間環境学部, 教授 (00213918)
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
AZUMA Masumi 神戸芸術工科大学, 名誉教授 (80212504)
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| Co-Investigator(Renkei-kenkyūsha) |
ISHIKAWA Shin'ichirou 神戸大学, 国際コミュニケーションセンター, 准教授 (90320994)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2008 – 2010
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| Keywords | コーパス言語学 / 認知言語学 |
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| Research Abstract |
We collected important metaphorical expressions which are often used in English textbooks for Japanese high school students. We then made a test on these important English metaphorical expressions, and administered it for college students. We also investigated the cognition lying in these English metaphorical expressions and tried to show how to teach these expressions effectively. It is found out that we should teach concrete meanings first and then go on to teach abstract meanings.
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