著者

廣森 友人

出版者

全国英語教育学会

雑誌

ARELE : annual review of English language education in Japan (ISSN:13448560)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.20, pp.281-290, 2009-03

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The English Education Center at Ehime University has been carrying out a series of studies in order to establish achievement goals and standards for evaluating achievement in General Education English classes. Based on preliminary questionnaires given to instructors and students, we have created tentative "Can-Do Lists" (benchmarks for evaluating English language proficiency) for four language skills. This paper, focusing especially on the benchmark of the writing skill, reports the current attempt to elaborate and validate the "Can-Do Lists", and suggests some effective ways to make good use of them. Although there has conventionally been a strong need for learning support that is based on achievement goals, this paper takes a specific perspective that provides effective guidance for that purpose.

著者

廣森 友人

出版者

外国語教育メディア学会(LET)

雑誌

外国語教育メディア学会機関誌 (ISSN:21857792)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.43, pp.111-126, 2006 (Released:2017-07-28)

被引用文献数

2

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This study investigates whether or not it is possible to motivate English learners by introducing an instructional intervention based on the theoretical perspective of Self-Determination Theory (henceforth, SDT). SDT postulates three psychological needs that enhance human motivation, namely, the need for autonomy, the need for competence, and the need for relatedness. We designed a task-based activity called Group Presentation Activity (henceforth, GP Activity) that has the potential to stimulate the three needs simultaneously, and we gave it to 113 second-year university students (81 males and 32 females) for five weeks. Prior to the beginning of the intervention, students were given questionnaires about intrinsic motivation toward English learning and the three psychological needs. The same questionnaires were administered at the end of the intervention. Changes in scores, i.e., the difference between pre-test and post-test scores, served as the measures of development in students' intrinsic motivation. In addition, to investigate in detail the manner in which the three psychological needs act in terms of enhancing motivation among students, a questionnaire using a free description formula was also administered after the intervention. The results showed that: (1) GP Activity did enhance students' intrinsic motivation; and (2) the need for autonomy and competence played the most significant role in students' motivational development. Finally, some educational implications and suggestions forfuture research are provided.

著者

廣森 友人 泉澤 誠

出版者

明治大学国際日本学部

雑誌

明治大学国際日本学研究 (ISSN:18834906)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.8, no.1, pp.37-50, 2015

著者

廣森 友人

出版者

全国英語教育学会

雑誌

全国英語教育学会紀要 (ISSN:13448560)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.23, pp.361-372, 2012 (Released:2017-04-24)

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Recent research investigating how the motivation to learn English can be enhanced has included several studies that discussed numerous motivational strategies (i.e., methods and techniques to generate and maintain the learners' motivation). However, in order for the outcomes of these studies to be fully utilized in actual classroom settings, they need to be used diagnostically and applied directly to the subsequent educational improvement. This study examined how English learners perceive motivational strategies, and whether instructional practice in keeping with the appraisal of these perceptions influences their motivation toward English learning. The results showed that (1) learners with different motivations appraised the effectiveness of motivational strategies in different ways, and (2) less motivated learners seemed to benefit the most from the instructional practice using motivation diagnosis as references. Based on the results, some educational implications and directions for future research are provided.

著者

山西 博之 廣森 友人

出版者

全国英語教育学会

雑誌

ARELE : annual review of English language education in Japan (ISSN:13448560)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.19, pp.263-272, 2008-03

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This paper reports the current attempt to develop English language proficiency benchmarks (Can-Do lists) suitable for students at Ehime University. A survey was conducted in order to create the educational and achievement goals for the university's General English Education courses and the standards for assessing the level of achievement of those goals. This paper focuses especially on the benchmark of the writing course and describes the concrete procedure by which it was established. If we set appropriate achievement goals and assessment standards we can decide on assessment standards and methods that conform to them. Once such standards and methods have been decided, we can use them as the basis for developing more effective teaching methods. Thus, this paper will be a beneficial source of information for both language educators and curriculum designers who intend to create more appropriate educational and achievement goals for their students and improve methods of teaching and evaluation suitable for them.