2012 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Effect of Environment on L2 Motivation
| Project/Area Number |
23720304
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
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| Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
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| Research Field |
Foreign language education
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| Research Institution | Kwansei Gakuin University (2012)
Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University (2011) |
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Principal Investigator |
AUBREY Scott 関西学院大学, 言語教育研究センター, 講師 (40584115)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2011 – 2012
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| Keywords | motivation / intercultural / EFL / diary / international / English |
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| Research Abstract |
This longitudinal comparative study attempted to investigate factors which influence motivated learning behavior in two English language learning environments: a distinctly international Japanese university and a non-international Japanese university. Quantitative and qualitative data were collected on language contact in an effort to investigate changes in attitudes toward the international English-speaking community and changes in resulting motivated learning behavior. Adding to previous research, including two projects by the Principal Investigator (Aubrey 2009, 2011) and a pilot study at these two institutions, this two-year study addresses the following research questions.
How do the motivational and attitudinal dispositions of first-year Japaneseuniversity English learners differ in an ‘international university’ environmentand a ‘non-international university’ environment?
How do the motivational and attitudinal dispositions of first-year Japaneseuniversity English learners change over the period of one academic year in an‘international university’ environment and a ‘non-international university’environment?
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