| 研究課題/領域番号 |
17K03035
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| 研究機関 | 同志社大学 |
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研究代表者 |
ブルックス ギャビン 同志社大学, グローバル・コミュニケーション学部, 助教 (10610818)
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| 研究分担者 |
CLENTON JONATHAN 広島大学, 総合科学研究科, 准教授 (80762434)
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| 研究期間 (年度) |
2017-04-01 – 2020-03-31
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| キーワード | EAL / Vocabulary / International School |
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| 研究実績の概要 |
We have completed pilot tests and an analysis of the tools we will be using for our research including testing the version of the C-Test that we will be using with Japanese students and two different versions of the Vocabulary Levels Test. We have also finished our pilot project at an international school in Japan. Results were promising and inline with our initial expectations. They seem to indicate significantly lower mean scores for EAL learners for all measures, and significant correlations between vocabulary knowledge and linguistic proficiency measures. A multiple regression analysis showed that of all of the factors affecting EAL students' academic performance by far the most statistically relevant was their scores on the new vocabulary levels test (nVLT). Furthermore, when the same analysis was performed on the scores achieved by the L1 English speakers and the bilingual students vocabulary was no longer seen as a statistically significant predictor of academic performance, which seems to indicating that vocabulary knowledge is more important for EAL students then their L1 English speaking counterparts. Mirroring earlier research, our findings indicate that both research on the importance of vocabulary and further support for the teaching of vocabulary is important if we want EAL students' to be able to succeed academically.
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| 現在までの達成度 (区分) |
現在までの達成度 (区分)
3: やや遅れている
理由
While the pilot project went well it took longer than expected to receive permission from the parents at the school to conduct the assessments on their children. This has been taken into account for the larger project by significantly simplifying the consent form and improving the wording so parents are better able to provide informed consent.
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| 今後の研究の推進方策 |
We are in the process of approaching other schools to begin assessment of a larger number of students vocabulary and academic and linguistic abilities. At the same time we are collecting the materials required to create the corpus needed to build an academic word list for EAL students.
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| 次年度使用額が生じた理由 |
The AAAL conference in America fell on the last month of the research year. The addition 2,941 remaining was due to the fact that we slightly overestimated the amount it would cost to attend the conference.
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