2010 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
The Impact on Elementary School English on Children's Cognition
Project/Area Number |
20520549
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Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
Section | 一般 |
Research Field |
Foreign language education
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Research Institution | Kochi University |
Principal Investigator |
MURAHATA Goro Kochi University, 教育研究部・人文社会科学系, 教授 (90239541)
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Project Period (FY) |
2008 – 2010
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Keywords | 小学校英語 / 認知 / 第二言語習得 / 複合的言語能力 / 複合的認知 |
Research Abstract |
The aim of the present study was to examine the impact of L2 learning on children's cognition. Two different tasks were given to three groups of different amounts of English exposure. Statistically significant differences were found between the groups. As the amount of L2 exposure increased, children shifted their cognitive preferences toward those of English monolinguals and their response speed also became faster. It was concluded that L2 exposure, though limited, possibly makes significant differences in children's cognitive dispositions.
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Research Products
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