2007 Fiscal Year Final Research Report Summary
EFL reading strategies and their instruction on e-learning : Toward the construction of an instructional model
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18520466
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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 | Kansai University |
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Principal Investigator |
TAKEUCHI Osamu Kansai University, Institute of Foreign Language Education and Research, Professor (40206941)
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
IKEDA Maiko Himeji Dokkyo Undiversity, Faculty of Health Care Sciences, Full-time lecturer (00425323)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2006 – 2007
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| Keywords | Learning Strategies / Reading Strategies / e-learning / Strategy Instruction / Reading Behaviors / Metacognition |
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| Research Abstract |
This research had investigated the reading behavior and strategies of college EFL students on e-learning, and provided a model for reading strategy instruction specifically tailored to the e-learning environments. First, we examined their vocabulary learning behavior, which is essential for effective reading in a foreign language. The major findings in the study are 1) there existed strategies unique to the e-learning environment, but 2) EFL learners tended to transfer their learning behavior form the paper-pencil environment to the e-learning environment without any modifications. These results indicate vocabulary learning strategy instruction is needed when they study EFL with computers. Second, we developed our original reading web site on the Internet and examined college EFL students' reading behavior and strategies on it. The web site was on the CEAS, an LMS developed by the Fuyui Research Lab. at the Faculty of Engineering, Kansai University. The major findings in this study are 1) there existed cognitive (reading) strategies unique to the e-learning environment, but 2) some EFL learners are lacking in the repertoire of the strategies. Also found are 3) the use of metacognitive strategies and knowledge is highly important for the maintenance of learning activities, and 4) EFL learner are generally lacking in the metacognitive strategies and knowledge. These findings indicate that we need to implement the reading strategy instruction as well as the development of metacognition. Based on these findings, we provided a strategy instructional model specifically tailored to the e-learning environments.
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