2010 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Verb frequencies in textbooks and learner corpora : The application of corpora to second language acquisition
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20520556
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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 | Anan National College of Technology |
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Principal Investigator |
KATSUFUJI Kazuko Anan National College of Technology, 一般教科, 教授 (50363130)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2008 – 2010
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| Keywords | 英語教育一般 |
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| Research Abstract |
The frequencies of verbs in textbooks are first explored. Then psych verb frequencies in textbooks are compared with those in reference and children's literature corpora. Learner corpora were also examined accordingly. Insufficiencies in the variation of psych verbs were observed in both textbooks and learner corpora. The findings were discussed and a pedagogic suggestion is provided.
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