2013 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
An investigation of the automatization process in language processing with respect to the development of foreign language proficiency
| Project/Area Number |
21242013
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (A)
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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 | Kobe University |
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Principal Investigator |
YOKOKAWA Hirokazu 神戸大学, 国際コミュニケーションセンター, 教授 (50340427)
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
SADTO Norihiro 自然科学研究機構生理学研究所, 大脳皮質機能研究系, 教授 (00273003)
YOSHIDA Haruyo 大阪教育大学, 教育学部, 教授 (40210710)
HARADA Yasunari 早稲田大学, 法学学術院, 教授 (80189711)
TANABE Hiroki 名古屋大学, 環境学研究科, 准教授 (20414021)
HAYASHI Ryoko 神戸大学, 国際文化学研究科, 教授 (20347785)
MATSUMOTO Eriko 神戸大学, 国際文化学研究科, 准教授 (00403212)
YOSHITOMI Asako 東京外国語大学, 総合国際学研究院, 教授 (40272611)
TOYA Mitsuyo 琉球大学, 法文学部, 准教授 (00295289)
MURAKAMI Masayuki 京都外国語大学, マルチメディア教育研究センター, 准教授 (30351258)
YABUUCHI Satoshi 京都精華大学, 人文学部, 准教授 (30324833)
SUGAI Kosuke 近畿大学, 経済学部, 准教授 (90454636)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2009-04-01 – 2014-03-31
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| Keywords | 自動化 / 文理解 / 文産出 / 統語処理 / fMRI |
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| Research Abstract |
This project attempted to ecplore the automatization process for langauge comprehension and production by foreign language learners through psycholingusitic and physiological experiments. The major findings are as follows: (1)Sscores on the RST, which places a cognitive load on syntactic processing in particular, was significantly poorer than those of other types of RSTs and correlated significantly with English proficiency scores. English proficiency largely depends on the degree of automatization of syntactic processing. (2)The process required to carry out the sentence building task(syntactic processing) becomes more automatic as the learners' fluency level increases, and the learners with higher L2 fluency had the option of allocating more of their cognitive resources to story comprehension than did the learners with lower L2 fluency.
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Research Products
(18 results)
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[Journal Article] A Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging Study of Foreign-Language Vocabulary Learning Enhanced by Phonological Rehearsal : The Role of the Right Cerebellum and Left Fusiform Gyrus2013
Author(s)
Makita, K., Yamazaki, M., Tanabe, C. H., Koike, T., Kochiyama, T., Yokokawa, H., Yoshida, H., & Sadato, N.
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Journal Title
Mind, Brain and Education
Volume: 7(4)
Pages: 213-224
Peer Reviewed
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