2013 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

A Learning style's effects on and changes in all-English classes.

Research Project

Project/Area Number	23520654
Research Category	Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
Allocation Type	Multi-year Fund
Section	一般
Research Field	Foreign language education
Research Institution	Hokkaido University
Principal Investigator	KAWAI Yasushi 北海道大学, 大学院メディア・コミュニケーション研究院, 教授 (60271699)
Project Period (FY)	2011 – 2013
Keywords	学習スタイル / 内向性・外向性 / 英語学習 / スピーキング / 直接教授法 / 適応
Research Abstract	This investigation intends to examine the relationship between introversion and attitudes towards all-English activities, and to observe how students adapt to English-only classes after experiencing pick-up debate. While exploring factors for extrovert-introvert learning styles in study 1, the questionnaire for study 2 was developed. Study 2 examined the correlation between introversion and attitudes towards learning activities. It also investigated post-debate experience changes in personalities, attitudes toward classroom activities, and adaptation to lessons in English. The results indicated that introversion and extroversion were comparatively stable factors, and that the correlation between personality types and attitudes toward classroom activities was not strong. Nonetheless, a change in sentiment reaction, which shows adaptation to learning activities, was seen as a general trend although it was not statistically significant.