2016 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Changes in Pragmatic Competence of Japanese EFL learners over Time through Study Abroad
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25370690
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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 | Hiroshima University |
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Principal Investigator |
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| Research Collaborator |
SHINOMURA KYOKO 広島大学, 大学院教育学研究科
TATSUMI AKIKO 広島商船高等専門学校, 講師
YAMAUCHI YUKA 広島文化学園大学, 学芸学部, 講師 (40781365)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2013-04-01 – 2017-03-31
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| Keywords | 中間言語語用論 / 第二言語習得 / 語用論能力 / 留学 |
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| Outline of Final Research Achievements |
The present study analyzed the retention and attrition of the pragmatic competence of Japanese university-level EFL learners through a 4-month study abroad and also examined the changes in their request performance over time during and after overseas experience in terms of reaction time of their pragmatic performance. The data was collected using a computer-based test. The results indicated that the fluency of performance was enhanced through study abroad and the once elevated effect was retained relatively well even six months after coming home. However, individual differences were identified in the retention and attrition of the participants’ automatized processing competence and that seems to imply the need for explicit instruction.
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| Free Research Field |
第二言語習得、中間言語語用論、異文化コミュニケーション
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