A Study on EFL Writing Feedback using TA for Promoting Independent Learning

• Project/Area Number: 26370625
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Foreign language education
• Research Institution: Okayama University
• Principal Investigator: Otoshi Junko 岡山大学, 岡山大学・全学教育・学生支援機構, 准教授 (10411266)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): マーリー ギャロルド 岡山大学, 言語教育センター, 准教授 (40307244) ; 宇塚 万里子 岡山大学, グローバル・パートナーズ, 教授 (40601381)
• Project Period (FY): 2014-04-01 – 2018-03-31
• Project Status: Completed (Fiscal Year 2017)
• Budget Amount: ¥3,900,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥900,000); Fiscal Year 2016: ¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥300,000); Fiscal Year 2015: ¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥300,000); Fiscal Year 2014: ¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥300,000)
• Keywords: ＥＦＬ writing / scaffolded feedback / tutor training / peer writing tutor / thematic analysis / case study / utterances / academic writing / student writing tutor / ライティング指導 / ピアラーニング / ティーチングアシスタント / フィードバック

Outline of Final Research Achievements

We have conducted a study for developing a Japanese English Writing Tutor training program for 4 years. Our study revealed that tutor's utterances have two features: personal affiliation and completing or amplifying the points. In tutorial training, it is suggested that those utterances by tutors should be considered for establishing a scaffolding approach.

Research Products

• [Journal Article] Training Student Writing Tutors from Sociocultural Perspectives (2014)
  • Author(s): 大年順子
  • Journal Title: 『JACET関西支部ライティング指導研究会紀要』第11号 Volume: 11 Pages: 31-36
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Presentation] Scaffolded Peer Feedback in EFL Writing Tutorials: A Case Study (2017)
  • Author(s): Junko Otoshi, Garold Murray
  • Organizer: Symposium on Second Language Writing
  • Int'l Joint Research
• [Presentation] Training Peer Writing Tutors: Practice (2016)
  • Author(s): 大年順子 ギャロルド マーリー 宇塚万里子
  • Organizer: European Writing Centers Association 2016
  • Place of Presentation: ポーランド ウッチ大学
  • Year and Date: 2016-07-08
• [Presentation] Training Peer Writing Tutors: Practice and Perspectives (2015)
  • Author(s): 大年順子, マーリー ギャロルド, 宇塚万里子
  • Organizer: 14th Symposium on Second Language Writing
  • Place of Presentation: オークランド工科大学
  • Year and Date: 2015-11-19
  • Int'l Joint Research