2023 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Japanese EFL learners and article usage: Locating precise variables that affect explicit instruction through web-based methods
| Project/Area Number |
21K13081
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists
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| Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
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| Review Section |
Basic Section 02100:Foreign language education-related
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| Research Institution | Kansai University |
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Principal Investigator |
Lucas Matthew 関西大学, 外国語学部, 准教授 (50796498)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2021-04-01 – 2024-03-31
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| Keywords | plurals / morphology / explicit instruction / grammatical accuracy / Japanese EFL learners / web-based instruction |
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| Outline of Final Research Achievements |
The present research aimed to assist Japanese EFL learners in improving their proficiency of the English article system. It comprised two phases: the first concentrated on reading and writing while the second on listening and speaking. The project involved creating instructional content for an e-learning program, exposing learners to different variables across four conditions to determine which variables would be the most effective. In addition, an online platform was developed to measure receptive and productive accuracy before, immediately after, and four weeks post-instruction.
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| Free Research Field |
Instructed second-language acquisiton
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| Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements |
The present research has identified variables that help shape the learning of English articles, highlighting how the native tongue can be harnessed to improve second-language grammar. Conducted in an online environment, the research also demonstrates that improvements can be made autonomously.
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