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Relationship between developmental stages in Processability Theory and CEFR levels

Research Project

Project/Area Number 18K00754
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Section一般
Review Section Basic Section 02100:Foreign language education-related
Research InstitutionTokai University

Principal Investigator

Yamaguchi Yumiko  東海大学, 観光学部, 准教授 (10624041)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) 宇佐美 裕子  東海大学, 教養学部, 准教授 (20734825)
Project Period (FY) 2018-04-01 – 2022-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2021)
Budget Amount *help
¥4,420,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,020,000)
Fiscal Year 2020: ¥780,000 (Direct Cost: ¥600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥180,000)
Fiscal Year 2019: ¥1,040,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥240,000)
Fiscal Year 2018: ¥2,600,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥600,000)
Keywords外国語教育 / 処理可能性理論 / 普遍的発達段階 / CEFR / 学習者コーパス / 第二言語習得理論 / ナラティブコーパス / 第二言語習得 / CEFRレベル
Outline of Final Research Achievements

This study aims to compare two approaches, that is Processability Theory (PT; Pienemann, 1998; 2005; Bettoni & Di Biase, 2015) and the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) for measuring second/foreign language (L2) development. The participants' English performance was analyzed using a proficiency rating, i.e., the CEFR while their grammatical development was examined based on PT.
The results of the analyses showed that there was a statistically significant correlation between the CEFR levels and PT stages but only in their spoken production. The Japanese learners of English at the higher developmental stages as found in the PT analysis were not found to be necessarily considered as 'independent ' or 'proficient' L2 users according to the CEFR assessment. Further, this study revealed that the discrepancies between the two approaches were evident, notably in the L2 written production.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

ヨーロッパ言語共通参照枠(Common European Framework of Reference for Languages; CEFR)レベルは、語学教育現場においてCan-Do チェックリストや評価ルーブリックの作成などに幅広く用いられているが、学習者データと照らし合わせた研究は進んでいないため、第二言語習得理論が予測する発達段階との比較調査は、外国語教育におけるカリキュラム改善及び第二言語習得理論の発展への貢献に繋がる。

Report

(5 results)
  • 2021 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2020 Research-status Report
  • 2019 Research-status Report
  • 2018 Research-status Report
  • Research Products

    (16 results)

All 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 Other

All Int'l Joint Research (4 results) Journal Article (6 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 1 results,  Peer Reviewed: 6 results,  Open Access: 6 results) Presentation (6 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 6 results)

  • [Int'l Joint Research] Western Sydney University(オーストラリア)

    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
  • [Int'l Joint Research] Western Sydney University(オーストラリア)

    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
  • [Int'l Joint Research] Western Sydney University(オーストラリア)

    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report
  • [Int'l Joint Research] Western Sydney University(オーストラリア)

    • Related Report
      2018 Research-status Report
  • [Journal Article] The acquisition of lexical mapping in English as a second language: A study using two learner corpora2022

    • Author(s)
      Yumiko Yamaguchi & Satomi Kawaguchi
    • Journal Title

      Second Language

      Volume: 20 Pages: 29-45

    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Comparing Two Approaches for Measuring English as a Second Language2021

    • Author(s)
      Yumiko Yamaguchi
    • Journal Title

      Asiatic: IIUM Journal of English Language and Literature

      Volume: 15(1) Pages: 71-91

    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] A Processability Approach to the Development of English Syntax in L2 Speaking and Writing2020

    • Author(s)
      Yumiko Yamaguchi
    • Journal Title

      Studies in English Language Teaching

      Volume: Vol.7, No.4 Pages: 112-121

    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] L2 Written Production by Japanese Learners of English2020

    • Author(s)
      Yumiko Yamaguchi
    • Journal Title

      Education, Language and Sociology Research

      Volume: Vol.1, No.2 Issue: 2 Pages: 88-98

    • DOI

      10.22158/elsr.v1n2p88

    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] L2 proficiency and L2 developmental stages: A learner corpus analysis2019

    • Author(s)
      Yumiko Yamaguchi
    • Journal Title

      Studies in English Language Teaching

      Volume: Vol. 7, No. 4 Issue: 4 Pages: 516-525

    • DOI

      10.22158/selt.v7n4p516

    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Developmental stages and the CEFR levels in foreign language learners' speaking and writing2019

    • Author(s)
      Yumiko Yamaguchi
    • Journal Title

      Studies in English Language Teaching

      Volume: Vol.7, No.1 Issue: 1 Pages: 1-13

    • DOI

      10.22158/selt.v7n1p1

    • Related Report
      2018 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Presentation] Acquisition of English syntax in L2 by Japanese L1 and Chinese L1 speakers using ESL corpora2021

    • Author(s)
      Yumiko Yamaguchi & Satomi Kawaguchi
    • Organizer
      Twenty-eighth International Conference on Learning
    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Testing the Steadiness Hypothesis in Processability Theory through a learner corpus of English speaking and writing by Japanese L1 speakers2021

    • Author(s)
      Yumiko Yamaguchi
    • Organizer
      20th International Symposium of Processability Approaches to Language Acquisition
    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Proficiency And Development In L2 Learning: A Learner Corpus Analysis Of English Narratives2020

    • Author(s)
      Yumiko Yamaguchi
    • Organizer
      The Twenty-seventh International Conference on Learning
    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] The Acquisition of English as a Second Language among Japanese and Chinese University Students2020

    • Author(s)
      Yumiko Yamaguchi & Satomi Kawaguchi
    • Organizer
      】第20回 日本第二言語習得学会 国際年次大会(J-SLA2020)設立20周年記念大会
    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] PT stages and the CEFR levels in English L2 syntax2019

    • Author(s)
      Yumiko Yamaguchi
    • Organizer
      19th International Symposicum of Processability Approaches to Language Acquisition (PALA 2019)(国際学会)
    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Comparison between PT stages and the CEFR levels: The case of Japanese learners of English2018

    • Author(s)
      Yumiko Yamaguchi
    • Organizer
      18th International Symposicum of Processability Approaches to Language Acquisition (PALA 2018)
    • Related Report
      2018 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research

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Published: 2018-04-23   Modified: 2023-01-30  

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