Toward a Development of Effective Materials in Teaching English as a Lingua Franca

2014 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 24520698
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Foreign language education
• Research Institution: Fukushima University
• Principal Investigator: MATSUURA Hiroko 福島大学, 経済経営学類, 教授 (70199751)
• Co-Investigator(Renkei-kenkyūsha): CHIBA Reiko 亜細亜大学, 国際関係学部, 教授 (10227332)
• Project Period (FY): 2012-04-01 – 2015-03-31
• Keywords: 国際共通語としての英語 / 訛り / 理解度 / 受容態度 / 英語力

Outline of Final Research Achievements

With the importance of teaching both World Englishes (WE) and English as a lingua franca (ELF) being recognized around the world, ELT practices in Japan need to keep pace. Aiming to offer models in teaching WE/ELF, the present study explored the relationships among tertiary-level Japanese learners’ evaluations of accentedness and comprehensibility, actual comprehension, and general English proficiency. The study also examined relationships between Japanese learners' L1-speaking backgrounds and their attitudes toward English accents. The study was further extended to examine intelligibility and comprehensibility of Japanized English to listeners from varying L1 backgrounds.

Free Research Field

英語教育