2020 Fiscal Year Annual Research Report
Simulating the Wild through Experiential Language Learning (SWELL)
| Project/Area Number |
20H01283
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Research Institution | Kobe University |
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Principal Investigator |
T・S Greer 神戸大学, 大学教育推進機構, 教授 (10320540)
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
Hauser Eric 電気通信大学, 大学院情報理工学研究科, 准教授 (30361827)
BURCH Alfred.Rue 神戸大学, 大学教育推進機構, 特任准教授 (60869113)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2020-04-01 – 2025-03-31
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| Keywords | 会話分析 / Task-based learning / Second language use / Role-play |
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| Outline of Annual Research Achievements |
In Japan, opportunities to experience English in everyday situations are rare, so one innovative institution has created a simulated environment where students can experience English in realistically reproduced settings, such as a pharmacy, hotel or airplane. Unlike the real world, this approach provides learners with a safe place to experiment and play with language without fearing actual consequences for their mistakes. As Conversation Analysts and language teachers, we are interested in the interaction that goes on in this unique setting and how it provides opportunities for learning that don't exist in normal language classrooms. We are also investigating experiential language learning in other settings, such as cooking classes, VR games and in mundane talk beyond the classroom.
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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 project experienced some setbacks during the COVID-19 pandemic because we were unable to gain access to the educational institution. For this reason, we had to postpone some of the data collection. We were also able to extend the data collection to other comparable sites, including an institution that teaches cooking in English and the VR platform TGG was developing. COVID-19の流行時には、教育機関へのアクセスができず、プロジェクトが頓挫したこともありました。そのため、データ収集の一部を延期せざるを得ませんでした。また、英語で料理を教える教育機関や、TGGが開発していたVRプラットフォームなど、他の比較対象にもデータ収集を拡大することができました。
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| Strategy for Future Research Activity |
We have now collected a significant amount of video-recorded data from our sites and we are working on analyzing it according to the conversation analytic principles. We are hoping this will lead to the identification and explication of various interactional practices that facilitate language learning within these educational settings.
現在、私たちは現場から相当量のビデオ録画データを収集し、会話分析の原則に従って分析に取り組んでいます。このような教育現場において、言語学習を促進する様々な相互作用の実践を特定し、説明することにつながると期待しています。
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