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Longitudinal Changes in L1 and L2 Writing Abilities: A dynamic systems theory approach

Research Project

Project/Area Number 24520666
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Section一般
Research Field Foreign language education
Research InstitutionNagoya 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)

Project Period (FY) 2012-04-01 – 2016-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2015)
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)
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.

Report

(5 results)
  • 2015 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2014 Research-status Report
  • 2013 Research-status Report
  • 2012 Research-status Report
  • Research Products

    (24 results)

All 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 Other

All Journal Article (5 results) (of which Peer Reviewed: 5 results) Presentation (12 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 2 results,  Invited: 7 results) Book (5 results) Remarks (2 results)

  • [Journal Article] 留学が第二言語ライティングに与える影響についての研究:回顧と展望2014

    • Author(s)
      佐々木みゆき
    • Journal Title

      第二言語としての日本語の習得研究

      Volume: 17 Pages: 97-111

    • Related Report
      2014 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] 第2言語ライティング行動発達の研究方法を求めて:歴史生態学的方法の可能性2013

    • Author(s)
      佐々木みゆき
    • Journal Title

      第二言語習得研究会全国大会予稿集

      Volume: 24 Pages: 112-117

    • Related Report
      2013 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] The Modern Language Aptitude Test (Paper-and-Pencil Version)2012

    • Author(s)
      Miyuki Sasaki
    • Journal Title

      Language Testing

      Volume: 29 Pages: 315-321

    • Related Report
      2012 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Changing relationships among L2 writing strategies, L2 proficiency, and L2 writing ability: A dynamic systems approach2012

    • Author(s)
      Miyuki Sasaki
    • Journal Title

      The JACET International Convention Proceedings: The JACET 51st International Convention

      Volume: 51 Pages: 145-146

    • Related Report
      2012 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] An alternative approach to replication studies in second language writing: An ecological perspective2012

    • Author(s)
      Miyuki Sasaki
    • Journal Title

      Journal of Second Language Writing

      Volume: 21 Pages: 303-305

    • Related Report
      2012 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Presentation] Japanese students’ longitud inal development in 2 writing strategy: A historical –ecological approach2015

    • Author(s)
      Miyuki Sasaki
    • Organizer
      Symposium on Second Language Writing
    • Place of Presentation
      University of Auckland
    • Year and Date
      2015-11-21
    • Related Report
      2015 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Longitudinal development in L1 and L2 writing: An ecological approach2015

    • Author(s)
      Miyuki Sasaki
    • Organizer
      Symposium on L2 Writing, OISE, University of Toronto
    • Place of Presentation
      University of Toronto, Canada
    • Year and Date
      2015-05-04
    • Related Report
      2015 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research / Invited
  • [Presentation] Impacts of group motivational dynamics on Japanese students’ EFL development2014

    • Author(s)
      Miyuki Sasaki, Steve Ross, Yoko Kozaki
    • Organizer
      International Conference on Motivational Dynamics and Second Language Acquisition
    • Place of Presentation
      University of Nottingham
    • Year and Date
      2014-08-30
    • Related Report
      2014 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] 第2言語ライティング研究: 目の前の現象をどう捉えて、未来に生かすか2014

    • Author(s)
      佐々木みゆき
    • Organizer
      第19回関西英語教育学会
    • Place of Presentation
      関西学院大学
    • Year and Date
      2014-06-08
    • Related Report
      2014 Research-status Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] 第二言語ライティング能力の長期的発達:実証主義的アプローチと生態学的アプローチの接点2014

    • Author(s)
      佐々木みゆき
    • Organizer
      第30回JACET中部支部大会
    • Place of Presentation
      椙山女学園大学
    • Year and Date
      2014-06-07
    • Related Report
      2014 Research-status Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] Longitudinal development of L1 and L2 writing in Japanese students: An Ecological approach2014

    • Author(s)
      Miyuki Sasaki
    • Organizer
      American Association for Applied Linguistics Annual Conference
    • Place of Presentation
      Portland, Oregon, USA
    • Related Report
      2013 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] English writing instruction in senior high schools in Japan: Its goals, its product, and its future2013

    • Author(s)
      Miyuki Sasaki
    • Organizer
      Symposium on Second Language Writing
    • Place of Presentation
      , Shandong University, Shandong, Chin
    • Related Report
      2013 Research-status Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] Development of Japanese Students as Multicompetent Writers: An Ecological Perspective2013

    • Author(s)
      Miyuki Sasaki
    • Organizer
      EFL Writing in East Asia: Crossing the Boarders
    • Place of Presentation
      幕張テクノガーデン
    • Related Report
      2013 Research-status Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] 全入時代の高校3年生の英語ライティング力:どこまで書けるのか、書ければよいのか2013

    • Author(s)
      佐々木みゆき
    • Organizer
      英語教育フォーラム
    • Place of Presentation
      東京国際大学
    • Related Report
      2013 Research-status Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] 第2言語ライティング行動発達の研究方法を求めて:歴史生態学的方法の可能性2013

    • Author(s)
      佐々木みゆき
    • Organizer
      第二言語習得研究会全国大会
    • Place of Presentation
      広島大学
    • Related Report
      2013 Research-status Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] Reexamining writing assessment rubrics in the classroom2013

    • Author(s)
      Paul Kei Matsuda, Lia Plakans, Deborah, Crusan, Jull Jeffery, & Miyuki Sasaki
    • Organizer
      Annual Convention of Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL)
    • Place of Presentation
      Dallas, Texas, the USA
    • Related Report
      2012 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] Effects of different learning environments on various types of English skills and knowledge in Japanese students: Mixed-method approaches2012

    • Author(s)
      Miyuki Sasaki
    • Organizer
      the JACET 51st International Convention
    • Place of Presentation
      愛知県立大学
    • Related Report
      2012 Research-status Report
  • [Book] The Handbook of Second and Foreign Language Writing2016

    • Author(s)
      Miyuki Sasaki
    • Total Pages
      18
    • Publisher
      De Gruyter Mouton
    • Related Report
      2015 Annual Research Report
  • [Book] The TESOL Encyclopedia of English Language Teaching2016

    • Author(s)
      Miyuki Sasaki
    • Total Pages
      8
    • Publisher
      John Wiley & Sons
    • Related Report
      2015 Annual Research Report
  • [Book] L2 writing in the global context: Represented, underrepresented, and unrepresented voices2016

    • Author(s)
      Miyuki Sasaki
    • Total Pages
      20
    • Publisher
      Foreign Language Teaching and Research Press
    • Related Report
      2015 Annual Research Report
  • [Book] The Companion to Language Assessment2013

    • Author(s)
      Miyuki Sasaki
    • Total Pages
      18
    • Publisher
      Wiley-Blackwell
    • Related Report
      2013 Research-status Report
  • [Book] 比較教育学事典(「英語教育」の項目)2012

    • Author(s)
      佐々木みゆき
    • Total Pages
      424
    • Publisher
      東信堂
    • Related Report
      2012 Research-status Report
  • [Remarks] Miyuki Sasaki's Home Page

    • URL

      http://miyukisasaki.com/ja/index.html

    • Related Report
      2013 Research-status Report
  • [Remarks] Miyuki Sasaki's Home Page

    • URL

      http://miyukisasaki.com/ja/index.html

    • Related Report
      2012 Research-status Report

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

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