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A corpus-based analysis of lexical cohesive devices used in English essays produced by Japanese college students

Research Project

Project/Area Number 26370703
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

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

Principal Investigator

NARITA Masumi  東京国際大学, 言語コミュニケーション学部, 教授 (50383162)

Project Period (FY) 2014-04-01 – 2018-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2017)
Budget Amount *help
¥2,860,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥660,000)
Fiscal Year 2016: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000)
Fiscal Year 2015: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000)
Fiscal Year 2014: ¥1,560,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥360,000)
Keywords英文ライティング / 結束性 / 反復語彙 / 人称代名詞 / 指示代名詞 / 反復語句 / 学習者コーパス / 英作文 / ライティング能力 / 語彙的結束性 / 発達過程
Outline of Final Research Achievements

This study investigated the recurrent use of lexical expressions in argumentative essays produced by Japanese English as a Foreign Language (EFL) learners and native speakers of English. All the essays were sourced from the International Corpus Network of Asian Learners of English (ICNALE), a large-scale database of learner essays collected by Kobe University, Japan. The target lexical expressions were 1) word strings that were classified as either dependent on or independent of the writing task statement, 2) nominative personal pronouns, and 3) demonstratives. It was found that Japanese EFL learners borrowed word strings verbatim from the writing task statement and repeated first-person pronouns much more than their native English-speaking counterparts. Using the essays analyzed, a web-based lexical cohesion visualizer was developed to help Japanese EFL learners to discover how their uses of these lexical expressions differ from those of native speakers of English.

Report

(5 results)
  • 2017 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2016 Research-status Report
  • 2015 Research-status Report
  • 2014 Research-status Report
  • Research Products

    (18 results)

All 2018 2017 2016 2015 Other

All Journal Article (4 results) (of which Open Access: 3 results,  Peer Reviewed: 2 results,  Acknowledgement Compliant: 2 results) Presentation (8 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 5 results,  Invited: 1 results) Book (2 results) Remarks (4 results)

  • [Journal Article] How We Can Foster Japanese EFL Learners'Writing Proficienc2018

    • Author(s)
      成田真澄
    • Journal Title

      Learner Corpus Studies in Asia and the World

      Volume: 3 Pages: 43-60

    • DOI

      10.24546/81010117

    • NAID

      120006414041

    • ISSN
      2187-6746
    • Year and Date
      2018-03-12
    • Related Report
      2017 Annual Research Report
    • Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Recurrent Multiword Combinations in L1 and L2 Argumentative Essays2018

    • Author(s)
      Masumi Narita, Yuichiro Kobayashi, and Mariko Abe
    • Journal Title

      Asian EFL Journal

      Volume: December

    • Related Report
      2017 Annual Research Report 2016 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] 日本人大学生が産出した英語論述文における主格人称代名詞使用傾向の分析2017

    • Author(s)
      成田真澄
    • Journal Title

      東京国際大学論叢 人文・社会学研究

      Volume: 2 Pages: 1-20

    • Related Report
      2016 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Acknowledgement Compliant
  • [Journal Article] 英語母語話者が産出した意見文における語彙特性―大学生と社会人が使用する4単語連鎖の差異―2015

    • Author(s)
      成田真澄
    • Journal Title

      東京国際大学論叢言語コミュニケーション学部編

      Volume: 11 Pages: 9-21

    • NAID

      40020455439

    • Related Report
      2014 Research-status Report
    • Acknowledgement Compliant
  • [Presentation] Rater variability in assessing Japanese EFL essays2017

    • Author(s)
      Masumi Narita and Rie Koizumi
    • Organizer
      Symposium on Second Language Writing 2017
    • Related Report
      2017 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] 日本人英語学習者のL2作文分析から見えてきたこと:L2ライティング力を伸ばす指導の方向性2017

    • Author(s)
      成田真澄
    • Organizer
      第3回アジア圏学習者コーパス国際シンポジウム
    • Related Report
      2017 Annual Research Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] Writer/Reader Visibility in Written Discourse by Japanese Learners of English2016

    • Author(s)
      Masumi Narita
    • Organizer
      The 37th ICAME Conference
    • Place of Presentation
      香港(中国)
    • Year and Date
      2016-05-27
    • Related Report
      2015 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Writer/reader visibility in written discourse by Japanese learners of English2016

    • Author(s)
      Masumi Narita
    • Organizer
      ICAME37
    • Place of Presentation
      香港中文大学(香港)
    • Related Report
      2016 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] 多相ラッシュモデルを用いた英語ライティングの分析的評価の妥当性の検討2016

    • Author(s)
      成田真澄・小泉利恵
    • Organizer
      日本言語テスト学会
    • Place of Presentation
      東海大学湘南キャンパス(平塚市)
    • Related Report
      2016 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] Native Essays as Reference Data in Learner Language Research2015

    • Author(s)
      Masumi Narita
    • Organizer
      Symposium on Second Language Writing 2015
    • Place of Presentation
      オークランド(ニュージーランド)
    • Year and Date
      2015-11-21
    • Related Report
      2015 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Effects of a Writing Prompt on L2 Learners' Essays2015

    • Author(s)
      Masumi Narita, Mariko Abe, and Yuichiro Kobayashi
    • Organizer
      Corpus Linguistics 2015
    • Place of Presentation
      ランカスター(英国)
    • Year and Date
      2015-07-21
    • Related Report
      2015 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Lexical Bundles in Native English Essays2015

    • Author(s)
      Masumi Narita
    • Organizer
      The Seventh Symposium on Writing Centers in Asia
    • Place of Presentation
      東京国際大学(埼玉県川越市)
    • Year and Date
      2015-03-07
    • Related Report
      2014 Research-status Report
  • [Book] <不思議>に満ちたことばの世界(上)2017

    • Author(s)
      鷲尾龍一・奥田博子・浜口稔・小野尚之・瀬田幸人・松本マスミ・長野健二・河野武・野村美由紀・漆原朗子・北川千里・平川眞規子・成田真澄ほか33名
    • Total Pages
      240
    • Publisher
      開拓社
    • Related Report
      2016 Research-status Report
  • [Book] コーパスと英語教育2015

    • Author(s)
      投野由紀夫、中條清美、羽山恵、成田真澄、石川慎一郎、小山由紀江、金子恵美子
    • Total Pages
      208
    • Publisher
      ひつじ書房
    • Related Report
      2015 Research-status Report
  • [Remarks] 東京国際大学言語コミュニケーション学部成田真澄研究業績

    • URL

      https://tiu-op-prtl.tiu.ac.jp/kg/japanese/researchersHtml/040223/040223_Researcher.html

    • Related Report
      2017 Annual Research Report
  • [Remarks] 東京国際大学言語コミュニケーション学部教員一覧

    • URL

      https://tiu-op-prtl.tiu.ac.jp/kg/japanese/researchersHtml/040223/040223_Researcher.html

    • Related Report
      2016 Research-status Report
  • [Remarks] 東京国際大学言語コミュニケーション学部教員・研究業績システム

    • URL

      https://tiu-op-prtl.tiu.ac.jp/kg/japanese/researchersHtml/040223/040223_Researcher.html

    • Related Report
      2015 Research-status Report
  • [Remarks] 東京国際大学言語コミュニケーション学部英語コミュニケーション学科教員・研究業績

    • URL

      http://www.tiu.ac.jp/n_department/professor/language/0010_narita.html

    • Related Report
      2014 Research-status Report

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Published: 2014-04-04   Modified: 2019-03-29  

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