Using EIKEN, TOEFL, and TOEIC to Award EFL Course Credits in Japanese Universities
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26370736
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
Foreign language education
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| Research Institution | Chuo University (2015-2016)
Shibaura Institute of Technology (2014) |
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Principal Investigator |
Innami Yo 中央大学, 理工学部, 准教授 (80508747)
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| Co-Investigator(Renkei-kenkyūsha) |
KOIZUMI Rie 順天堂大学, 医学部, 准教授 (70433571)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2014-04-01 – 2017-03-31
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| Project Status |
Completed (Fiscal Year 2016)
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| Budget Amount *help |
¥4,420,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,020,000)
Fiscal Year 2016: ¥780,000 (Direct Cost: ¥600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥180,000)
Fiscal Year 2015: ¥1,690,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥390,000)
Fiscal Year 2014: ¥1,950,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥450,000)
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| Keywords | 英検 / TOEFL / TOEIC / 単位 / 認定 / 単位認定 / 外部テスト |
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| Outline of Final Research Achievements |
Despite the wide use of language tests as a basis for awarding English language course credits at Japanese universities, little has been published about how universities set policies on awarding credits according to external test scores. To narrow this gap, the characteristics of such policies were investigated in relation to EIKEN, TOEFL, and TOEIC. Analyses of 18 national and 28 private universities showed that each university had a median of 58.50 EFL courses for which credits were offered based on external test scores. Moreover, approximately one third of cases of credit awarding showed a discrepancy between skills targeted in courses and those measured on the tests used in credit-awarding policies, suggesting that credit awarding based on these proficiency measures seems overall adequate. However, credit-awarding policies were problematic for four-skill (62.44% and 63.37% for national and private universities, respectively) and listening-speaking courses (61.26% and 65.29%).
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Report
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Research Products
(14 results)
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[Journal Article] Assessing L2 proficiency growth: Considering regression to the mean and the standard error of difference.2015
Author(s)
Koizumi, R., In’nami, Y., Azuma, J., Asano, K., Agawa, T., & Eberl, D.
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Journal Title
Shiken
Volume: 19(1)
Pages: 3-15
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Peer Reviewed / Open Access
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[Presentation] Effects of four-month paired-oral-type instruction and assessment on the development of L2 speaking ability of Japanese university learners of English. Paper presented at the Pacific Second Language Research Forum 2016, Tokyo, Japan.2016
Author(s)
Koizumi, R., In’nami, Y., & Fukazawa, M.
Organizer
Pacific Second Language Research Forum 2016, Tokyo, Japan.
Place of Presentation
Chuo University, Tokyo, Japan
Year and Date
2016-09-11
Related Report
Int'l Joint Research
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