Constructing and using a multimodal database for developing English conversation textbooks

2016 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 25370663
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Foreign language education
• Research Institution: Kyoto University of Foreign Studies
• Principal Investigator: Tanimura Midori 京都外国語大学, 外国語学部, 准教授 (00434647)
• Co-Investigator(Renkei-kenkyūsha): TAKEUCHI Kazuhiro 大阪電気通信大学, 情報通信工学部, 准教授 (20440951)
• Project Period (FY): 2014-02-01 – 2017-03-31
• Keywords: グラウンディング(基盤化） / 対話の修復 / ジェスチャー / 非対称 / 異文化場面 / 英語学習者 / 課題遂行対話

Outline of Final Research Achievements

(1)This research project focused on intercultural contact situations, and constructed multi-modal task based dialogues by 10 pairs of English native speakers and English learners (about 10 hours). (2) From the viewpoint of cognitive linguistics, we focused on grounding (the process of understanding each other), and clarified differences in ways of presenting information between English native speakers and English learners.(3) We discussed synchronized gestures, and clarified that the speaker was very much conscious of the listener, and was trying to establish mutual understanding while making adjustments. (4) From a conversational analysis point of view, the research presented characteristics of interruption and repairs from discontinuation in this task-based dialogue.

Free Research Field

コミュニケーション学