2023 Fiscal Year Research-status Report
Investigating the Potential Benefits of Virtual Exchange as a Means of Developing Interculturality, Digital Literacy and English Language Acquisition
Project/Area Number |
23K00734
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Research Institution | Hannan University |
Principal Investigator |
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Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
ラリー ウオーカー 京都府立大学, 文学部, 教授 (70381928)
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Project Period (FY) |
2023-04-01 – 2027-03-31
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Keywords | Virtual Exchange / Digital Literacy / Interculturality / Language Acquisition |
Outline of Annual Research Achievements |
We have engaged in two exchanges with professors and students in other countries: Parsons with professors and students in China and Spain, Walker with professors and students in Japan and the USA. It is hoped that these collaborations will continue and that others will be developed in 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
An initial presentation has been given at a seminar in Zhuhai in China (see below). Research papers are currently being written on data gathered from the projects conducted in 2023. It is anticipated that they will be published in 2024 and 2025.
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Strategy for Future Research Activity |
It is planned that multiple virtual exchanges will be conducted between Japanese students and students in countries such as China, Spain, the USA and Azerbaijan, and that future collaborations with other countries can be planned. Presentations will be made at conferences and symposia in both Japan and abroad. It is planned that research papers based upon the collaborations will published in academic journals and books. It is planned that a website supporting the project will be established to serve as a hub for researchers and students. We also plan to investigate the potential benefits of AI (e.g. ChatGPT) in English language acquisition and in conducting virtual exchanges.
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Causes of Carryover |
It had been hoped that a website for the project would be established in the 1st year of the project. However, this has taken longer to implement than expected. The funding for that has been carried over into the 2024 financial year.
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