2023 Fiscal Year Research-status Report
Study on communication to overcome limitations and barriers
| Project/Area Number |
22K00803
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| Research Institution | Ritsumeikan University |
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Principal Investigator |
ワイト ジェレミー 立命館大学, 情報理工学部, 教授 (00710716)
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
山西 良典 関西大学, 総合情報学部, 准教授 (50700522)
西原 陽子 立命館大学, 情報理工学部, 教授 (70512101)
松村 耕平 立命館大学, 情報理工学部, 准教授 (80629600)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2022-04-01 – 2025-03-31
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| Keywords | Japanese Students / Limited interaction / Communication |
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| Outline of Annual Research Achievements |
Our research on translation devices in English education advanced steadily, deepening insights into the application made by the research team. I also conducted a faculty development session for the University of Southern Queensland in Australia at the request of teachers at the university Findings of our research were shared through a paper presentation at EURO CALL 2023 in Iceland. This conference allowed me revitalize professional networks and forge new connections after the disruptions caused by COVID. We are also Deliberating on ways to enhance translation devices. We also contemplated avenues for refinement and innovation in the future. Preliminary groundwork was laid for an upcoming research project slated for 2024.
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| Current Status of Research Progress |
Current Status of Research Progress
2: Research has progressed on the whole more than it was originally planned.
Reason
The research project is going according to plan. The start of the project was challenging due to the disruptions caused by COVID, however, we now believe that the project can continue as planned. We now believe that we can continue with our research as planned. We hope to conduct two experiments this year in relation to the use of translation devices in education. Once these experiments are complete, we plan to write up the results and publish in the Euro CALL journal. In addition to this, we also hope to present these ideas at both the Euro CALL conference in August 2024, and ASIA CALL conference in November 2024.
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| Strategy for Future Research Activity |
In the coming academic year we plan to conduct two experiments. The first experiment will be a repeat of the experiment conducted in AY2022. This will help us evaluate how the use of translation devices has changed in the last two years. The second experiment will involve the use of a new AI based translation device. The use of this device will demonstrate how translation devices have progressed in the last two years since the widespread introduction of AI. We also plan to present our research at two conferences this coming year. The Euro CALL conference in August 2024, and ASIA CALL conference in November 2024. We hope to publish two journal papers from these conferences.
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| Causes of Carryover |
We were not able to conduct one of the experiments in the last financial year, therefore we did not need to use as much on human resources as we had previously budgeted. In addition to this, the cost of overseas travel has increased significantly since this budget was first made. Due to this we need to save on some costs so that we can present our research at international conferences.
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Research Products
(3 results)
