Future Frameworks for the Current Challenges and Solutions for Second Language Writing Research -- Voices from East Asia--

2015 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 24320101
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)
• Allocation Type: Partial Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Foreign language education
• Research Institution: Seisen University. (2015); Chiba University
• Principal Investigator: Oi Kyoko 清泉女子大学, 文学部, 教授 (70176816)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): TANAKA Mari 名古屋外国語大学, 外国語学部, 教授 (20217079) ; NARITA Masumi 東京国際大学, 国際コミュニケーション学部, 教授 (50383162) ; ABE Mariko 中央大学, 理工学部, 教授 (90381425) ; YASUDA Sachiko 九州大学, 言語文化研究科, 准教授 (60386703) ; ITATSU Yuko 東京大学, 総合文化研究科, 准教授 (80512334) ; HORNE Beverley 千葉大学, 教育学部, 准教授 (80595786) ; KOBAYASHI Yuichiro 東洋大学, 社会学部, 助教 (00725666)
• Project Period (FY): 2012-04-01 – 2016-03-31
• Keywords: EFL writing / 学習者コーパス / ライティング課題 / n-gram / 国際調査

Outline of Final Research Achievements

This research project aimed to investigate the conditions facing teachers of EFL writing in four countries/regions in Asia: Japan, South Korea, Hong Kong, and Taiwan. The main achievements of the project were as follows: we used surveys to investigate the current state of EFL writing; we also held two international symposia in order to share and compare ideas and findings and clarify common issues and challenges as well as future directions in the teaching and research of EFL writing. We also carried out a close analysis of a learner corpus, which illustrated the specific characteristics of the writing products of EFL learners in the four countries/regions. As a final product we published the book “EFL Writing in East Asia: Practice, Perception and Perspectives,” in which we share the fruits of the research and developments in this field with other teachers and researchers.

Free Research Field

英語教育