The Effects of Reproduction Activities on English Ability: A Comparison of Repetition, Dictation, Recitation, and Copying

2023 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 20K00805
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Review Section: Basic Section 02100:Foreign language education-related
• Research Institution: Gunma Prefectural Women's University
• Principal Investigator: Iimura Hideki 群馬県立女子大学, 文学部, 教授 (30382831)
• Project Period (FY): 2020-04-01 – 2024-03-31
• Keywords: 再現活動 / 復唱 / 書き取り / 暗唱 / 書写 / 主語の有生性 / 語数 / 誤答分析

Outline of Final Research Achievements

This study categorizes the activities of memorizing and reproducing English sentences into four types-repetition, dictation, recitation, and copying-based on the perspectives of input and output, as well as text and speech. It aims to compare the difficulty levels of these activities.
The series of investigations revealed differences in the difficulty levels among the four activities. The primary factor influencing the difficulty of reproduction activities is whether the English sentences are presented as speech or text during the input stage. It was found that when sentences are presented as speech, the difficulty of reproduction increases. Additionally, it was discovered that the difficulty level of the vocabulary within the sentences, the number of words, and the animacy of the subject also impact the difficulty of reproduction activities.

Free Research Field

英語教育

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

再現活動は、英語の基礎力を育成することを目的として、日本の英語授業において幅広く実施されている。これまで、復唱、書き取り、暗唱、書写それぞれの活動について、認知的プロセスの検証や測定ツールとしての妥当性、そして指導効果の観点から調査が行われてきた。しかし、これら4つの活動を比較検証した研究は存在しない。したがって、これらの活動を包括的に扱った調査が必要である。各活動の特徴や難易度を明らかにすることで、より効果的な授業への導入が可能となる。