Second Language Acquisition of English Prepositions by Japanese, Chinese, and Korean Speaking Learners

• Project/Area Number: 24520613
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Foreign language education
• Research Institution: Shinshu University
• Principal Investigator: BONG Hyun Kyung 信州大学, 学術研究院総合人間科学系, 准教授 (50434593)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): KATO Kozo 信州大学, 学術研究院総合人間科学系, 教授 (20169501)
• Project Period (FY): 2012-04-01 – 2016-03-31
• Project Status: Completed (Fiscal Year 2015)
• Budget Amount: ¥5,070,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,170,000); Fiscal Year 2015: ¥1,040,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥240,000); Fiscal Year 2014: ¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥300,000); Fiscal Year 2013: ¥1,170,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥270,000); Fiscal Year 2012: ¥1,560,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥360,000)
• Keywords: 英語前置詞 / 母語役割 / 習得難易度 / 中間言語 / 日本人母語話者 / 韓国語母語話者 / 中国語母語話者 / 第二言語習得 / 母語影響 / 誤発達 / 日本語母語話者 / 機械翻訳

Outline of Final Research Achievements

This study sets to investigate how second language learners (Japanese-, Chinese-, and Korean- Speaking Learners) acquire English prepositions and how learned cross-linguistic associations are formed and how they are represented in a second language users’ mental lexicon. An experimental study has been conducted, to test the hypotheses derived from the two competing theories: Prototype theory (Cognitive Model of Language Acquisition) for the Prototypciality hypothesis vs. UG theory (Minimalist Model of Language Acquisition) for the Economy Driven Development Hypothesis and the Feature Reconstruction Hypothesis. Research questions consist: (i) differential difficulty (developmental order): which prepositions are easier to acquire than others ; and which senses of prepositions are more difficulty to acquire than others, and (ii) roles of lemmatic properties of the first language (L1) and the target second language (L2), and (iii) variability and divergence.

Research Products

• [Journal Article] Differential Difficulty: Second Language Acquisition of English Prepositions (2016)
  • Author(s): 奉鉉京
  • Journal Title: Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences Shinshu University Volume: 10 Pages: 52-67
  • NAID: 120005716448
  • Peer Reviewed / Acknowledgement Compliant
• [Journal Article] On the Future of English Education: Incorporation of Transferable Skills in Higher Education Setting (2015)
  • Author(s): 奉鉉京
  • Journal Title: 韓国英語語文教育学会・大韓英語教育研究学会共同学術大会論文集The English Teachers Association in Korea & English Teaching and Research Association in Korea 2015 Annual Conference Proceedings Volume: 1 Pages: 38-51
• [Journal Article] Acquisition of the Three Prepositions ‘in’, ‘to’, and ‘into’ (2015)
  • Author(s): 奉鉉京
  • Journal Title: 環太平洋応用言語学会国際大会論文集 Volume: 19
• [Journal Article] Language Change in Language Acquisition and Interlanguage in Second Language Acquisition: Examining Studies on the English Preposition - for - (2015)
  • Author(s): 奉鉉京
  • Journal Title: Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences Shinshu University Volume: 9 Pages: 73-88
  • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Acknowledgement Compliant
• [Journal Article] Change, Confusion and Conflict: The Indirect and Partial Implement of the Communicative Approach in Japan (2014)
  • Author(s): 奉鉉京
  • Journal Title: 韓国英語語文教育学会国際大会論文集：Current Trends and Prospects of Communicative Language Teaching in the EFL Context Volume: 2 Pages: 123-128
• [Journal Article] Thoughts on Foreign Language Education Policies in Austria and Japan (2014)
  • Author(s): Corinna V. Goto & 奉鉉京
  • Journal Title: 韓国英語語文教育学会国際大会論文集：Current Trends and Prospects of Communicative Language Teaching in the EFL Context Volume: 2 Pages: 158-162
• [Journal Article] L2A of the English Preposition -for- (2014)
  • Author(s): 奉鉉京
  • Journal Title: 環太平洋応用言語学会国際大会論文集 Volume: 19
  • Acknowledgement Compliant
• [Journal Article] The Feature Reconstruction Hypothesis - Examining SLA studies on the English Preposition 'with' (2014)
  • Author(s): 奉鉉京
  • Journal Title: Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences Shinshu University Volume: 8 Pages: 48-63
  • NAID: 120005422592
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Acquisition of the English Preposition 'on': Assessing the Prototypicality Hypothesis (2013)
  • Author(s): 奉鉉京
  • Journal Title: Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences Shinshu University Volume: 7 Pages: 142-158
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] L2A of The English Preposition ‘with’ (2013)
  • Author(s): 奉鉉京
  • Journal Title: 環太平洋応用言語学会国際大会論文集 Volume: 18
• [Journal Article] Acquisition of the English Preposition 'on': Assessing the Prototypicality Hypothesis (2013)
  • Author(s): 奉鉉京
  • Journal Title: 信州大学人文社会科学研究第7号 Volume: 7 Pages: 142-158
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] カラにならないfrom, fromにならないカラ (2012)
  • Author(s): 加藤鉱三、奉鉉京
  • Journal Title: 英文学研究支部統合号第5号 Volume: 5 Pages: 115-119
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Presentation] Acquisition of the Three Prepositions ‘in’, ‘to’, and ‘into’ (2015)
  • Author(s): 奉鉉京
  • Organizer: The 20th International Conference of Pan Pacific Association of Applied Linguistics (PAAL)
  • Place of Presentation: 韓国：高麗大学
  • Year and Date: 2015-12-04
  • Int'l Joint Research / Invited
• [Presentation] On the Future of English Education: Incorporation of Transferable Skills in Higher Education Setting (2015)
  • Author(s): 奉鉉京
  • Organizer: he English Teachers Association in Korean & English Teaching and Research Association in Korea 2015 Annual Conference
  • Place of Presentation: 韓国：MokWon University
  • Year and Date: 2015-11-07
  • Int'l Joint Research / Invited
• [Presentation] Intelligibility of Japanese Accented English for Korean Native Speakers (2015)
  • Author(s): 都築雅子・奉鉉京
  • Organizer: The 21st Conference of the International Association for World Englishes (IAWE)
  • Place of Presentation: トルコ・イスタンブル：Bogazici University）
  • Year and Date: 2015-10-08
  • Int'l Joint Research
• [Presentation] Incorporation and Assessment of Transferable Skills in English Education (2014)
  • Author(s): 奉鉉京
  • Organizer: 2014 International Conference of Foreign Language Education (IFLE )
  • Place of Presentation: Korea: Korea University of Foreign Studies
  • Year and Date: 2014-11-28
  • Invited
• [Presentation] Preliminary Studies of Intelligibility Assessment of Japanese Accents of English by Korean Native Speakers (2014)
  • Author(s): 都築雅子＆奉鉉京
  • Organizer: The 7th International Conference of English as a Lingua France (ELF7)
  • Place of Presentation: Greece: The American College of Greece
  • Year and Date: 2014-09-04 – 2014-09-07
• [Presentation] L2A of the English Preposition ‘for’ (2014)
  • Author(s): 奉鉉京
  • Organizer: The 19th International Conference of Pan-Pacific Association of Applied Linguistics (PAAL)
  • Place of Presentation: Japan: Waseda University
  • Year and Date: 2014-08-17 – 2014-08-19
• [Presentation] Change, Confusion and Conflict: The Indirect and Partial Implement of the Communicative Approach in Japan (2014)
  • Author(s): 奉鉉京
  • Organizer: The 2014 English Teachers Association in Korea (ETAK) International Conference
  • Place of Presentation: Korea: Kongju National University
  • Year and Date: 2014-06-07
  • Invited
• [Presentation] Thoughts on Foreign Language Education Policies in Austria and Japan (2014)
  • Author(s): Corinna V. Goto & 奉鉉京
  • Organizer: The 2014 English Teachers Association in Korea (ETAK) International Conference
  • Place of Presentation: Korea: Kongju National University
  • Year and Date: 2014-06-07
• [Presentation] L2A of the English Prepositions: ‘with’ (2013)
  • Author(s): 奉鉉京
  • Organizer: The 18h International Conference of Pan-Pacific Association of Applied Linguistics （PAAL)
  • Place of Presentation: 韓国: Aju University
• [Presentation] Intelligibility Assessment of Japanese Accents by Native Speakers of English (2013)
  • Author(s): 都築雅子、西尾由梨、奉鉉京
  • Organizer: The 6th International Conference of English as a Lingua Franca (ELF)
  • Place of Presentation: Italy: Roma Tre University
• [Presentation] L2A of the Two English Prepositions: 'on' and 'in' (2013)
  • Author(s): BONG, Hyun Kyung
  • Organizer: Foreign Language Learning and Teaching (ＦＬＬＴ)2013 International Conference
  • Place of Presentation: Thammasat University, Thailand
• [Presentation] Roles of L1 and L2 Lemmatic Properties in the L2A of English Prepositions 'at', 'on', and 'in' (2012)
  • Author(s): BONG, Hyun Kyung
  • Organizer: The 22nd European Second Language Association (EUROSLA) Annual Conference
  • Place of Presentation: Uniwersytet im Adama Mickiewicz, Poland
• [Presentation] Differential Difficulty in the L2A of English Prepositions (2012)
  • Author(s): BONG, Hyun Kyung
  • Organizer: The JACET (Japan College English Teachers) 51st International Convention
  • Place of Presentation: Aichi Prefectural University, Japan
• [Presentation] Toの意味論
  • Author(s): 加藤鉱三・花崎一夫・花崎美紀
  • Organizer: 日本英文学会中部支部第64回大会
  • Place of Presentation: 南山大学
• [Book] 英国王のスピーチ（スクリーンプレイ・シリーズ162） (2012)
  • Author(s): 都築雅子、奉鉉京、山添直樹、鎌倉義士
  • Publisher: 株式会社フォーイン