2023 Fiscal Year Annual Research Report
Investigation of Japanese Students' Language Anxiety in English Speaking Classes
| Project/Area Number |
22K20274
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| Research Institution | The University of Tokyo |
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Principal Investigator |
Bordilovskaya A. 東京大学, グローバル教育センター(ALESS/A), 特任講師 (70758573)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2022-08-31 – 2024-03-31
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| Keywords | language anxiety / Japanese students / affective factors / motivation |
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| Outline of Annual Research Achievements |
Present research adopted quantitative and qualitative data collection procedures to explore the two interrelated affective factors: anxiety fuan (anxiety) and iwakan (incongruity) by conducting an anonymous survey and interviews among first-year Japanese university students enrolled in compulsory active learning English courses. The findings show that depending on the situation Japanese learners experience both: fuan or iwakan in different proportions. For example, the feeling of iwakan seems to be more prevalent in the classroom setting due to the lack of authenticity of English use and it was discovered that iwakan is the internal affective factor that interferes with their motivation. The results of the study have been presented at three international conferences in 2023-2024.
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