An Investigation into the Applicability of English Writing Centers in Japanese Secondary Education

• Project/Area Number: 19K00833
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Review Section: Basic Section 02100:Foreign language education-related
• Research Institution: Sophia University
• Principal Investigator: HARWOOD Chris 上智大学, 国際教養学部, 助教 (90816076)
• Project Period (FY): 2019-04-01 – 2022-03-31
• Project Status: Granted (Fiscal Year 2019)
• Budget Amount: ¥2,470,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥570,000); Fiscal Year 2021: ¥1,040,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥240,000); Fiscal Year 2020: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000); Fiscal Year 2019: ¥780,000 (Direct Cost: ¥600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥180,000)
• Keywords: Writing / English / School

Outline of Research at the Start

April 2019 ; March 2020: Case Study Research (Micro-analysis)
Three first year students from Sophia University will be studied for one year as case studies. alysis will be used to pinpoint, examine, and recording patterns within data..
April 2020-March 2022: Fact finding and data gathering in United States
In 2019 and 2020 the applicant will attend the annual IWCA Conferences for fact finding and data gathering purposes.
By March 2022 a final report will be written up and submitted to an international peer-reviewed journal, such as International Journal of Educational Research.