2010 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Establishing the Cerebral Basis for Language Learner Strategies : From the Perspectives of Working Memory Activation and Learner Training.
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20520540
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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 | Kansai University |
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Principal Investigator |
TAKEUCHI Osamu Kansai University, 外国語学部, 教授 (40206941)
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
IKEDA Maiko 関西大学, 外国語学部, 准教授 (00425323)
MIZUMOTO Atsushi 関西大学, 外国語学部, 准教授 (80454768)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2008 – 2010
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| Keywords | 外国語学習方略 / 光トポグラフィ / NIRS / 自己調整学習 / 音読 / ブレイン・イメージング / ワーキング・メモリ / 効果量 |
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| Research Abstract |
Through the use of a brain-imaging technique called NIRS (Near-Infrared Spectroscopy) or Optical Topography, this study empirically established the cerebral basis of language learner strategy use postulated in Macaro's model (2006), showing working memory is a core component of its use. Our study then proved that, in considering"cognitive load"of language learning, we should take into consideration the relationship between the appropriate use of learner strategy and the difficulty level of materials to be learned. Based on these findings, along with an emerging theory of self-regulation (Zimmerman & Schunk, 2001), we rendered a theoretical model regarding language learners, thereby providing pedagogical implications for"learner training,"a new concept expected to replace traditional"strategy training". In addition, the current study produced some methodological implications concerning the use of mixed methodology, effect size, and statistical power, all of which are relatively new concepts recently introduced in the field of applied linguistics.
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Research Products
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