Effects of interaction-oriented instrucion with videoconferencing on EFL speaking ability

2016 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 26370675
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Foreign language education
• Research Institution: Hosei University
• Principal Investigator: IINO Atsushi 法政大学, 経済学部, 教授 (80442169)
• Research Collaborator: Dimatula Marvin ; Dizon Grace ; Dizon Gino ; Magat Maria Rosario
• Project Period (FY): 2014-04-01 – 2017-03-31
• Keywords: CALL / 共時性コンピュータ媒介コミュニケーション / ウェブ会議 / スピーキング / タスク（ロールプレイ) / CAF分析(複雑さ、正確さ、流暢さ） / 国際的志向性 / 英語習熟度

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The purpose of this study is to find the effects of using videoconferencing (VC) as a tool for foreign language instructions in a year long research study. The research questions focus on the effects of VC on speaking performance.EFL learners in one class in a university in Japan were treated as an experimental group (EG) with weekly VC outside the classroom, and another class were treated as a comparison group (CG) provided with shadowing practice instead of VC. Pre and post measurement results showed improvement in holistic ratings with statistically significant interaction as well as temporal measurement in transcribed speech data. Speaking performance of the EG showed statistically significant progress in fluency and complexity. The results suggest that using VC with role-play tasks develops better speech performance.

Free Research Field

英語教育