Longitudinal Changes in L1 and L2 Writing Abilities: A dynamic systems theory approach
Project/Area Number |
24520666
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Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
Section | 一般 |
Research Field |
Foreign language education
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Research Institution | Nagoya City University (2013-2015) Nagoya Gakuin University (2012) |
Principal Investigator |
Sasaki Miyuki 名古屋市立大学, 人文社会系研究科, 教授 (60241147)
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Project Period (FY) |
2012-04-01 – 2016-03-31
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Project Status |
Completed (Fiscal Year 2015)
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Budget Amount *help |
¥4,940,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,140,000)
Fiscal Year 2015: ¥1,820,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥420,000)
Fiscal Year 2014: ¥1,170,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥270,000)
Fiscal Year 2013: ¥780,000 (Direct Cost: ¥600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥180,000)
Fiscal Year 2012: ¥1,170,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥270,000)
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Keywords | 第二言語ライティング力 / 日本人英語学習者 / 多機能言語能力 / 質的研究 / 量的研究 / ダイナミックシステムアプローチ / 第二言語ライティング方略 / プロトコールデータ |
Outline of Final Research Achievements |
This study describes changes in the L1 and L2 writing abilities of 22 Japanese students and asks what factors most critically impacted these changes over a 3.5-year observation period. The students were English majors with low- to mid-intermediate proficiency and aged 18 when the study began. They were observed at the beginning of their first year and in the middle of their second, third, and fourth years in university. Data included the students’ scores on standardized L2 proficiency tests, L1 and L2 compositions rated by two independent writing specialists, and in-depth interviews about their beliefs about L1 and L2 writing and how and why their writing ability changed as it did over the period. The data analysis draws on Gaddis’ (2002) historical-ecological perspective and explores the potential of “retrocasting” as a method for uncovering what critically impacted the participants’ growth as multicompetent writers.
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