2015 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Japanese learners' working memory capacity and reading ability in Japanese
Project/Area Number |
25770191
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Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
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Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
Research Field |
Japanese language education
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Research Institution | Saga University |
Principal Investigator |
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Research Collaborator |
Mustafa Zoraida マラヤ大学, 予備教育部, 准教授
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Project Period (FY) |
2013-04-01 – 2016-03-31
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Keywords | ワーキングメモリ / 日本語学習者 / 読解能力 / リーディングスパンテスト / マレーシア人 |
Outline of Final Research Achievements |
The purpose of this study is to examine whether individual differences of the working memory capacity affect the Japanese learners' reading ability in Japanese. The working memory is the function in the brain which process and memorize information at the same time. In the previous studies, correlation between working memory capacity measured by reading span task and reading ability are shown in the L1 reading. However, the weak correlation was shown between working memory capacity and L2 Japanese reading ability in this study.
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Free Research Field |
日本語教育
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