2018 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
The effects of learner specific corrective feedback on language ability
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15K02731
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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 | Tokai University |
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Principal Investigator |
Wright David 東海大学, 国際教育センター, 講師 (40711429)
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
吉成 雄一郎 東海大学, 国際教育センター, 教授 (20318166)
藤牧 新 東海大学, 国際教育センター, 准教授 (40238605)
中川 浩 東海大学, 国際教育センター, 講師 (90780221)
Robert Cvitkovic 東海大学, 国際教育センター, 講師 (00412627)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2015-04-01 – 2019-03-31
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| Keywords | corrective feedback / language anxiety / self-directed learning / education technology / technology accpetance / language proficiency / Communication / computer simulation |
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| Outline of Final Research Achievements |
A revised language learning database was developed based on prior research experiments over the course of the project. The new system includes a simplified back-end design that will allow the database to be rapidly expanded for use in giving feedback for written language production, alongside the primary goal of tracking oral production. The database was finalized after several consultations with a database training advisor, funded by the current grant. The database and underlying structure were presented at an international conference (Wright & Nakagawa, 2019a). Additional research will continue outside of the grant term to disseminate the application to in-service language teachers. The secondary goal of the project was also advanced during the year. A small-scale study examined the use of tablet computers for use as input devices for a flight simulator, with the data presented to a broad audience from several countries including Taiwan and Thailand (Wright & Nakagawa, 2019b).
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| Free Research Field |
applied linguistics
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| Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements |
A touch-based database provides language students there with a greater amount of feedback, that can be individually tailored. Language teachers benefit from being able to provide immediate feedback from a handheld device. The database can be quickly modified for use in various academic settings.
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