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2012 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

The Process of Constructing Mental Representations: Investigating the Units of Inferences Activated in Japanese EFL Reading

Research Project

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Project/Area Number 21520632
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Section一般
Research Field Foreign language education
Research InstitutionUniversity of Tsukuba

Principal Investigator

USHIRO Yuji  筑波大学, 人文社会系, 教授 (60271722)

Project Period (FY) 2009 – 2012
Keywordsリーディング / 読解プロセス / 心的表象 / 推論
Research Abstract

The present study aimed to identify the units of inferences activated by Japanese learners of English as a foreign language (EFL) in reading, and to examine the process by which they constructed coherent situation models through integrating inferences into their mental representations. The results of three experiments showed that Japanese EFL learners made bridging and predictive inferences and associated them with textbase understandings. Moreover, the process of constructing mental representations involved revising prior situation models into new ones by using these inferences. Evidence also demonstrated the effects of learner factors (e.g., proficiency, and higher-level and lower-level reading skills) and text factors (e.g., flashback and causal relatedness) on the course of reading processes. These findings suggest that teachers should carefully take into account EFL learners’ reading processes whenconstructing coherent understandings of texts in a classroom instruction.

  • Research Products

    (18 results)

All 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 Other

All Journal Article (7 results) (of which Peer Reviewed: 7 results) Presentation (4 results) Book (6 results) Remarks (1 results)

  • [Journal Article] Activation and encoding of bridging and predictive inferences in EFL reading comprehension.2012

    • Author(s)
      Ushiro, Y., Nahatame, S., Hasegawa, Y., Shimizu, H., Kimura, Y., Tanaka, Y., & Nakagawa, C.
    • Journal Title

      The Japan Association of College English Teachers Journal

      Volume: 54 Pages: 33-52

    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] How Japanese EFL readers revise their situation models: Focusing on reading skills and the causal structure of texts.2012

    • Author(s)
      Ushiro, Y., Hasegawa, Y., Nahatame, S., Shimizu, H., Takaki, S., Hamada, A., &Nakagawa, C.
    • Journal Title

      Annual Review of English Language Education in Japan

      Volume: 23 Pages: 105-120

    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Effects of flashback on Japanese EFL readers' narrative comprehension.2011

    • Author(s)
      Ushiro, Y., Kai, A., Shimizu, H., Hoshino, Y., Nahatame, S., Hasegawa, Y., Yano, K., & Nakagawa, C.
    • Journal Title

      Annual Review of English Language Education in Japan

      Volume: 22 Pages: 111-126

    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Disambiguation of homonyms by EFL readers: The effects of primary meaning and context interpretation.2010

    • Author(s)
      Ushiro, Y., Hoshino, Y., Shimizu, H., Kai, A., Nakagawa, C., Watanabe, F., & Takaki, S.
    • Journal Title

      Annual Review of English Language Education in Japan

      Volume: 21 Pages: 161-170

    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Effects of causal networks on on-line and off-line narrative comprehension among Japanese EFL readers.2010

    • Author(s)
      Ushiro, Y., Shimizu, H., Kai, A., Nakagawa, C., Takaki, S., Kobayashi, M., Satake, N., & Takano, D.
    • Journal Title

      The Japan Association of College English Teachers Journal

      Volume: 51 Pages: 39-53

    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Effects of reading perspective on EFL learners' summary writing and importance rating.2009

    • Author(s)
      Ushiro, Y., Kai, A., Nakagawa, C., Watanabe, F., Hoshino, Y., & Shimizu, H.
    • Journal Title

      Annual Review of English Language Education in Japan

      Volume: 20 Pages: 11-20

    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Comparing effects of two types of vocabulary knowledge on six question types in reading tests among Japanese EFL learners.2009

    • Author(s)
      Ushiro, Y., Hirai, N., Hoshino, Y., Nakagawa, C., Kai, A., Ide, M., Oki, T., Suzuki, S., Terada, Y., Takaki, S., & Shimizu, H.
    • Journal Title

      The Japan Language Testing Association Journal

      Volume: 12 Pages: 104-115

    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Presentation] 英文読解におけるグローバルな文脈情報を用いた未知語推論の検証: 語彙知識の「深さ」はなぜ必要なのか?2012

    • Author(s)
      卯城祐司・濱田彰・高木修一・長谷川佑介・名畑目真吾・小林真悠子・木村雪乃・田中菜採・澤佐遥
    • Organizer
      第38回全国英語教育学会愛知研究大会
    • Place of Presentation
      愛知学院大学
    • Year and Date
      2012-08-05
  • [Presentation] EFL読解における状況モデルの修正: 処理のレベルとテキスト構造に焦点を当てて2011

    • Author(s)
      卯城祐司・長谷川佑介・名畑目真吾・中川知佳子・高木修一・濱田彰
    • Organizer
      第37回全国英語教育学会山形研究大会
    • Place of Presentation
      山形大学
    • Year and Date
      2011-08-20
  • [Presentation] フラッシュバックが日本人EFL学習者の物語文読解に与える影響2010

    • Author(s)
      卯城祐司・甲斐あかり・清水遥・星野由子・名畑目真吾・長谷川佑介・矢野賢・中川知佳子
    • Organizer
      第36回全国英語教育学会大阪研究大会
    • Place of Presentation
      関西大学
    • Year and Date
      2010-08-07
  • [Presentation] EFL学習者における同音異義語の意味決定:第一義の影響と文脈解釈の観点から2009

    • Author(s)
      卯城祐司・星野由子・中川知佳子・清水遥・甲斐あかり・渡邊芙裕美・高木修一
    • Organizer
      第35回全国英語教育学会鳥取研究大会
    • Place of Presentation
      鳥取大学
    • Year and Date
      2009-08-09
  • [Book] 『第二言語読解における推論活性化ユニットの特定と心的表象構築プロセスの解明』.研究課題番号:21520632 平成21 年度~平成24 年度科学研究費補助金 基盤研究(C)(一般)研究成果報告書2013

    • Author(s)
      卯城祐司
    • Total Pages
      123
  • [Book] 英語リーディングテストの考え方と作り方2012

    • Author(s)
      卯城祐司
    • Total Pages
      206
    • Publisher
      東京: 研究社
  • [Book] 英語で英語を読む授業2011

    • Author(s)
      卯城祐司
    • Total Pages
      205
    • Publisher
      東京: 研究社
  • [Book] Flexibility of updating situation models: Schema modification processes of Japanese EFL readers.2010

    • Author(s)
      Ushiro, Y.
    • Total Pages
      384
    • Publisher
      Tokyo: Kairyudo
  • [Book] 英文読解における読み手の理解修正プロセス」. 木村博是・木村友保・氏木道人 (編著). 『リーディングとライティングの理論と実践: 英語を主体的に「読む」・「書く」』2010

    • Author(s)
      卯城祐司
    • Total Pages
      44-58
    • Publisher
      東京: 大修館書店.
  • [Book] 英語リーディングの科学:「読めたつもり」の謎を解く2009

    • Author(s)
      卯城祐司.
    • Total Pages
      199
    • Publisher
      東京: 研究社.
  • [Remarks]

    • URL

      http://www.u.tsukuba.ac.jp/~ushiro.yuji.gn/

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Published: 2014-08-29  

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