A Methodological Study on the Application of Paraphrasing to Subject Learning Support for Students of Japanese as a Second Language: Focusing on Text Comprehension

2015 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 25370575
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Japanese language education
• Research Institution: Utsunomiya University
• Principal Investigator: Kamada Michiko 宇都宮大学, 留学生・国際交流センター, 准教授 (40372346)
• Co-Investigator(Renkei-kenkyūsha): NISHINA Hiromi 山形大学, 大学院理工学研究科, 准教授 (10431644)
• Project Period (FY): 2013-04-01 – 2016-03-31
• Keywords: パラフレーズ / 言い換え / 書き換え / リライト / 文章理解 / 言語習得 / 第二言語 / 日本語教育

Outline of Final Research Achievements

To bridge the gap between spoken Japanese in conversations and written Japanese in textbooks is one of the most important tasks that schools must undertake when they have students of Japanese as a second language attending classes. The purpose of this study is to discuss issues relating to support their learning from a methodological perspective. This study considered the role of paraphrasing in creating rewritten teaching materials. At the end of the study, we designed and conducted workshops for people from the educational field by presenting the results of this study.

Free Research Field

応用言語学、日本語教育