2016 Fiscal Year Annual Research Report
Study of students capacity to speak
| Project/Area Number |
26770204
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| Research Institution | Kansai University |
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| Project Period (FY) |
2014-04-01 – 2017-03-31
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| Keywords | Capacity to Speak / High school / classroom / English |
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| Outline of Annual Research Achievements |
The study investigated: (a) students’ perception of their capacity to speak English during different classroom activities, and (b) the underlying factors. I collected data from five high schools who agreed to participate from Kansai, Shizuoka and Aichi and I received 261 student responses (84 x Grade 10; 61 x Grade 11; 115 x Grade 12). Results indicated that students tended to favour mechanical activities such as repeating after the teacher or CD. These were also the activities that teachers in Japan tended to do the most, so they seem to recognise this preference. Students had more ambivalent attitudes towards communicative activities such as discussions. Confidence was the strongest underlying factor, followed by classroom environment. Surprisingly, motivation and anxiety did not fit.
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