Developing Japanese science majors' willingness to communicate in academic contexts

2008 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 19720132
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
• Allocation Type: Single-year Grants
• Research Field: Foreign language education
• Research Institution: Toyo University (2008); Jissen Women's University (2007)
• Principal Investigator: WEAVER Chris Toyo University, 経営学部, 講師 (50345336)
• Project Period (FY): 2007 – 2008
• Keywords: コミュニケーション意欲 / 英語 / 理工系学生 / コミュニケ-ション不安

Research Abstract

英語の「コミュニケーション意欲」(WTC)に関するモデルを対人関係の観点から解釈し、説明するという新しい創造コミュニケーションにおける対話者の重要性

Research Products

• [Journal Article] The variability of foreign language anxiety over time. In K. Bradford-Watts (Ed.) (2009)
  • Author(s): Weaver, C., & Veenstra, J
  • Journal Title: JALT2007 conference proceedings. Tokyo : JALT Pages: 272-282
• [Presentation] Interlocutor effect on willingness to communicate (2008)
  • Organizer: Japan Association of Language Teachers (JALT) conference
  • Place of Presentation: Tokyo, Japan
  • Year and Date: 2008-11-02
• [Presentation] A FACETS analysis of Japanese EFL presentation skills (2008)
  • Organizer: Pacific Rim Objective Measurement Symposium (PROMS)
  • Place of Presentation: Tokyo, Japan
  • Year and Date: 2008-08-03
• [Presentation] Pinpointing sources of variation in Japanese students' willingness to use English inside an EFL classroom (2008)
  • Organizer: Temple University Applied Linguistics Colloquium
  • Place of Presentation: Tokyo, Japan
  • Year and Date: 2008-02-10
• [Presentation] The dynamic nature of language anxiety over time (2007)
  • Organizer: Japan Association of Language Teachers (JALT) conference
  • Place of Presentation: Tokyo, Japan
  • Year and Date: 2007-11-23