2016 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Fundamental studies on factors composed in working memory in the processing of English as a foreign language
| Project/Area Number |
25370615
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
Foreign language education
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| Research Institution | Fukushima University |
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Principal Investigator |
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| Project Period (FY) |
2013-04-01 – 2017-03-31
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| Keywords | ワーキングメモリ / 英語 / 注意 / 認知発達 / 記憶 |
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| Outline of Final Research Achievements |
This study investigated the cognitive developmental features associated with first (Japanese) and foreign (English) languages, including attentional and selective attention abilities, and language processing in children participating in elementary foreign (English) language activities (5th-9th grades). Basic data were obtained on the effectiveness of English learning in elementary and junior high schools. A total of 566 students participated; their performance on reverse-Stroop tasks, and Stroop tasks using matching responses, was measured. The principal results were as follows: First, attentional abilities for both languages increased commensurate with grade. Second, reverse-Stroop interference rates (indexing selective attention to language) were higher in junior high vs. elementary school students, for both languages. Third, Stroop interference rates (indexing selective attention to colors) were lower in the older junior high school students.
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| Free Research Field |
英語教育学，心理言語学
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