Developing a computer- based L2 learning materials designed based on learners' individual factors

2017 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 26370658
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Foreign language education
• Research Institution: Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology
• Principal Investigator: Sato Takeshi 東京農工大学, 工学(系)研究科(研究院), 准教授 (40402242)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): 小張 敬之 青山学院大学, 経済学部, 教授 (00224303)
• Project Period (FY): 2014-04-01 – 2018-03-31
• Keywords: 外国語教育 / 語彙習得 / 多義 / 個人要因 / 情報処理プロセス / 母語 / マルチモダリティ / 句動詞

Outline of Final Research Achievements

Our study examined the impact of learners' individual factors on computer-assisted second language learning by developing learning materials based on two individual factors: learners' information processing styles and their first languages. Our consecutive studies revealed that the individual factors differentiated their learning effects especially in comprehension of literal senses of the target polysemous prepositions and phrasal verbs whereas the comprehension and production of their metaphorical meanings were enhanced by the applications we developed regardless of their individual factors. The findings demonstrate that cognitive-loaded learning processes were facilitated by multimodal learning materials. A series of our studies have been presented at domestic and international conferences, and publicized as articles in international journals or chapters in a book.

Free Research Field

応用言語学