The nature of vocabulary in academic computer science speech

Research Project

Project/Area Number	24K16133
Research Category	Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists
Allocation Type	Multi-year Fund
Review Section	Basic Section 02100:Foreign language education-related
Research Institution	The University of Aizu
Principal Investigator	BENSON Stuart 会津大学, コンピュータ理工学部, 准教授 (20885206)
Project Period (FY)	2024-04-01 – 2027-03-31
Project Status	Granted (Fiscal Year 2024)
Budget Amount *help	¥2,730,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥630,000) Fiscal Year 2026: ¥520,000 (Direct Cost: ¥400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥120,000) Fiscal Year 2025: ¥1,560,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥360,000) Fiscal Year 2024: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000)
Keywords	Vocabulary / ESP / Lexicon / Multiword units
Outline of Research at the Start	This project will investigate the lexicon of Computer Science spoken discourse, with the goal of developing technical single and multiword unit (MWU) word lists. The results will be valuable for teachers and learners to address the lexical needs.