Effects of genre on writing fluency behaviors and linguistic outcomes

2022 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 20K13149
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Review Section: Basic Section 02100:Foreign language education-related
• Research Institution: Nagoya University of Commerce & Business
• Principal Investigator: LEE JONGBONG 名古屋商科大学, 国際学部, 研究員 (90846445)
• Project Period (FY): 2020-04-01 – 2023-03-31
• Keywords: L2 Writing

Outline of Final Research Achievements

Thanks to Kakenhi, I was able to conduct research on the effects of genre on writing fluency behaviors and linguistic outcomes. This study was a much-needed piece of research that sheds light on whether different genres elicit different outcomes in terms of complexity, accuracy, and fluency. The preliminary findings show that different genres exhibit diverse linguistic outcomes in terms of complexity, accuracy, and fluency.

Because of generous funding I received, I was able to participate in international conferences such as American Association for the Applied Linguistics and receive great feedback from key scholars in the field of applied linguistics.

Free Research Field

Applied Linguistics

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

This study was worth conducting because English language teachers need to be aware of different linguistic features when assigning writing tests or assignments to their students. This study would be helpful for teachers who are going to teach English writing.