Development of the EFL teaching program through a blended e-learning system on mobile devices

2016 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 26284075
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)
• Allocation Type: Partial Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Foreign language education
• Research Institution: Tohoku University
• Principal Investigator: Okada Takeshi 東北大学, 国際文化研究科, 教授 (30185441)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): 宮崎 佳典 静岡大学, 情報学部, 准教授 (00308701) ; 田中 省作 立命館大学, 文学部, 教授 (00325549) ; 小山 由紀江 名古屋工業大学, 工学(系)研究科(研究院), 教授 (20293251) ; 杉浦 謙介 東北大学, 国際文化研究科, 教授 (40196712) ; 坂本 泰伸 東北学院大学, 教養学部, 准教授 (60350328)
• Project Period (FY): 2014-04-01 – 2017-03-31
• Keywords: e-ラーニング / コーパス研究 / 学習者コーパス / EFL教育プログラム / TOEFL ITPテスト / ブレンディッドラーニング

Outline of Final Research Achievements

An original e-learning for EFL teaching named iBELLEs (interactive blended English language learning enhancement system) was designed, developed, used and assessed during the three-year research period. The system that are available through its designated server is now being practically used in the actual EFL reading classes in Tohoku University.
The data collected and stored on a real-time basis can be characterised as a 'learner-annotated' (not 'annotated learner') corpus, which appropriately reflects EFL learners' actual reading processes that are not directly observable. The data leads to the making of new teaching materials that satisfy the learners' needs for the better reading instruction, especially in the context of TOEFL ITP(R) test, as well as a dynamic teaching plan designing.

Free Research Field

e-ラーニング