Establishing a model for creating teaching materials based on a genre-based ESP teaching approach

2015 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 25350307
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Educational technology
• Research Institution: Kinki University
• Principal Investigator: TERUI Masako 近畿大学, 理工学部, 講師 (70610525)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): NOGUCHI Judy 神戸学院大学, グローバル・コミュニケーション学部, 教授 (30351787) ; MIYANAGA Shoji 近畿大学, 建築学部, 講師 (50467536)
• Research Collaborator: MISAKI Atsuko
• Project Period (FY): 2013-04-01 – 2016-03-31
• Keywords: ESP / 専門分野別英語 / コーパス / ジャンル概念 / 教材開発 / ELF / 国際共通語 / 国際的情報交換

Outline of Final Research Achievements

Acquiring English language skills to cope with the globalization of communication is a challenging endeavor. As one possible solution, we conducted research on how the application of a genre-based approach, an underlying concept of English for Specific Purposes (ESP), might help English language learners refine their language skills. For the research, we analyzed Japanese-to-English translation data from translation trainees studying at an English-language school in Japan and interviews with U.S. graduate school students majoring in interpretation and translation. Our findings indicate the benefits of such a method, especially for professional training to refine the usage of a second language.

Free Research Field

ESP (English for Specific Purposes)