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Changes in Students' use of Communication Strategies

Research Project

Project/Area Number 24520623
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Section一般
Research Field Foreign language education
Research InstitutionKagawa University

Principal Investigator

MCCROHAN Gerardine  香川大学, 大学教育基盤センター, 講師 (20448351)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) BATTEN Paul G.  香川大学, 教育学部, 准教授 (70403772)
Project Period (FY) 2012-04-01 – 2015-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2014)
Budget Amount *help
¥1,950,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥450,000)
Fiscal Year 2014: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000)
Fiscal Year 2013: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000)
Fiscal Year 2012: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000)
Keywordscommunication strategies / communicative competence / pragmatic competence / コミュニケーション方略 / 補償方略 / 第二言語 / 英語学習
Outline of Final Research Achievements

This study examined the effects of explicit teaching of communication strategies on students’ strategy use. 298 students participated in this study. The findings indicate that the range of types of CSs used increased for all students during the 16-week courses but that students in the classes that received explicit training showed the highest rates of increase in CSs usage. However, some types of CSs (word coinage and shadowing) did not show a large increase in usage with either group and students did not feel confident using them. It was also found that students did not adapt their language level (level of politeness) depending on the situation and it is believed that students need training in pragmatic competence in conjunction with CSs training.

Report

(4 results)
  • 2014 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2013 Research-status Report
  • 2012 Research-status Report
  • Research Products

    (9 results)

All 2015 2014 2013 Other

All Journal Article (1 results) Presentation (8 results) (of which Invited: 2 results)

  • [Journal Article] Changes in Students' self-reports use of Communication Strategies2014

    • Author(s)
      McCrohan, Gerardine
    • Journal Title

      大学英語教育学会中国・四国支部研究紀要、

      Volume: 11 Pages: 168-178

    • Related Report
      2013 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] Politeness in Communication Strategies2015

    • Author(s)
      Gerardine McCrohan
    • Organizer
      The JACET 54th International Convention
    • Place of Presentation
      鹿児島大学
    • Year and Date
      2015-08-29 – 2015-08-31
    • Related Report
      2014 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Text Reconstruction Using Communication Strategies2015

    • Author(s)
      Gerardine McCrohan
    • Organizer
      6th Annual Shikoku JALT Conference
    • Place of Presentation
      徳島大学
    • Year and Date
      2015-06-13
    • Related Report
      2014 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Improving Students' Communicative Ability: a how to "Teaching Communication Strategies"2015

    • Author(s)
      Gerardine McCrohan
    • Organizer
      Matsuyama JALT Chapter Meeting
    • Place of Presentation
      愛媛大学
    • Year and Date
      2015-02-15
    • Related Report
      2014 Annual Research Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] Teaching Communication Strategies2014

    • Author(s)
      Gerardine McCrohan
    • Organizer
      The JACET 53rd International Convention
    • Place of Presentation
      広島市立大学
    • Year and Date
      2014-08-28 – 2014-08-30
    • Related Report
      2014 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Techniques for teaching Communication Strategies2014

    • Author(s)
      Gerardine McCrohan
    • Organizer
      JACET 53rd International Convention
    • Place of Presentation
      広島市立大学
    • Related Report
      2013 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] Changes in Students' self-reported use of Communication strategies.2013

    • Author(s)
      Gerardine McCrohan
    • Organizer
      平成25年度JACET中国・四国支部秋季研究大会、大学英語教育学会 (JACET中国・四国支部
    • Place of Presentation
      香川大学
    • Related Report
      2013 Research-status Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] Students self-reported use of Communication Strategies、2013

    • Author(s)
      Gerardine McCrohan
    • Organizer
      4th All Shikoku JALT Conference
    • Place of Presentation
      香川大学
    • Related Report
      2013 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] Analyzing the Effects of Communicative Strategy Training

    • Author(s)
      McCrohan Gerardine
    • Organizer
      The 4th Annual all Shikoku JALT Conference
    • Place of Presentation
      香川大学
    • Related Report
      2012 Research-status Report

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Published: 2013-05-31   Modified: 2019-07-29  

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