2007 Fiscal Year Final Research Report Summary
Effects of Short-term English Study Abroad Programs on the Development of Japanese College Students'Academic Communication Skills
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17520387
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
Foreign language education
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| Research Institution | University of Shizuoka |
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Principal Investigator |
YOSHIMURA Noriko University of Shizuoka, Faculty of International Relations, Professor (90129891)
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
TAKEDA Shuichi University of Shizuoka, Faculty of International Relations, Professor (80137067)
TERAO Yasushi University of Shizuoka, Faculty of International Relations, Professor (70197789)
SAWASAKI Koichi University of Shizuoka, Faculty of International Relations, Assistant Professor (20363898)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2005 – 2007
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| Keywords | Short-term study abroad program / Tailored English study abroad program / Academic communication / Oral presentation skills / Essay writing skill / Michigan Institutional Tests / Japanese college stud / オーラルプレゼンテーション |
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| Research Abstract |
This study was conducted to investigate what contribution a three-week English study abroad program would bring to the development of Japanese college students' English proficiency. Shizuoka Summer English Program (SSEP), the study abroad program specifically tailored for University of Shizuoka undergraduate students, was held at a large American university. The program focused on improving their oral presentation skills through learning American culture.
During the summers of 2005-2007, thirty five students participated in the program, and they all took the Institutional Michigan Test of English Proficiency (MTELP) and the Institutional Michigan Test of Written English (ITWE) at both the beginning and the end of each program. Because the program was not designed to improve test scores and because the program duration was short, we did not expect to find any significant improvement in the test scores. Although we did not find significant improvements in the MTELP scores, we did find significant improvements in the ITWE scores. This is noteworthy because the curriculum did not offer any specific curricula for writing. In short, the oral presentation training could serve as a practice for formulating ideas and making a coherent and logical argument. Because these skills are also necessary when one writes an essay in a limited time, it is plausible to assume that their writing improved despite the fact that the curriculum did not teach writing.
Based on these results, we conclude that oral presentation exercises are effective for Japanese college students in such short-term study abroad programs.
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Research Products
(42 results)
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[Journal Article] Skill Development2008
Author(s)
Naklayama, Mineharu
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Journal Title
a Short-term English Study Abroad Program, Selected Papers from the 2006 Annual Research Forum of the Linguistic Society of Hong Kong, Linguistic Society of Hong Kong
Pages: 55-66
Description
「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
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[Journal Article] Speech Errors2006
Author(s)
Terao, Y
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Journal Title
In: The Handbook of East Asia Psycho-linguistics, Cambridge University Press
Pages: 218-225
Description
「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
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[Presentation] 言い間違いからみた言語発達2005
Author(s)
寺尾 康
Organizer
日本赤ちゃん学会第5回学術集会特別シンポジウム
Place of Presentation
北海道立道民活動センター
Year and Date
2005-07-03
Description
「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
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