- 著者
- Hettiarchchige Ranjan Chandra Kumare
- 出版者
- Japan Curriculum Research and Development Association
- 雑誌
- International Journal of Curriculum Development and Practice (ISSN:13444808)
- 巻号頁・発行日
- vol.5, no.1, pp.53-67, 2003 (Released:2018-01-07)
The present study examines the effects of the learning contexts in the L2 and the influence of the L1 on the L2 acquisition process. The independent variables included (1) contexts (Japanese and Sri Lankan learners, ESL (English as a Second Language) and EFL (English as Foreign Language), and (2) schools (high school and university). The Grammaticality Judgment Test was the dependent variable. The result indicated that the students who studied English as a Second Language (ESL) are more advanced in handling countable and non-countable nouns than the students who studied English as a Foreign Language (EFL). The influence of the L1 on the L2 seemed contradictory.
- 著者
- Sun Xiaozhao
- 出版者
- Japan Curriculum Research and Development Association
- 雑誌
- International Journal of Curriculum Development and Practice (ISSN:13444808)
- 巻号頁・発行日
- vol.7, no.1, pp.15-28, 2005 (Released:2018-01-07)
By making a comparative study on the past tense marking by Japanese and Chinese EFL learners, the present research aims to explore the validity of the Aspect Hypothesis and the factors influencing temporal acquisition. A four-way ANOVA was made with the cloze-type test score as the dependent variable, and first language, language proficiency, lexical aspect, and verb frequency as the independent variables. The results largely supported the Hypothesis with minor disagreement. Furthermore, effects of first language, lexical aspect and verb frequency were confirmed.
- 著者
- Zhang Shixia
- 出版者
- Japan Curriculum Research and Development Association
- 雑誌
- International Journal of Curriculum Development and Practice (ISSN:13444808)
- 巻号頁・発行日
- vol.3, no.1, pp.1-13, 2001 (Released:2018-01-07)
This study was designed to investigate whether there were differences in SLA (second language acquisition) between learners with different language backgrounds, specifically Japanese and Chinese learners of English, and to investigate the effect of the two parameter types upon SLA, i.e. the null subject parameter and the head parameter. This study also investigated the relationship between the different proficiency levels (low, intermediate, and advanced) and the use of the two parameter types in SLA for both Japanese and Chinese groups. The main conclusion of this study was that the differences in second language learning (SLL) for Japanese and Chinese college students could not be explained from the viewpoint of parameters.
- 著者
- xiaozhao Sun
- 出版者
- Japan Curriculum Research and Development Association
- 雑誌
- International Journal of Curriculum Development and Practice (ISSN:13444808)
- 巻号頁・発行日
- vol.8, no.1, pp.13-26, 2006 (Released:2018-01-07)
By employing an error identification and correction test targeting base form and progressive usage, the present research aims to examine the role of first language as well as lexical aspect in the acquisition of tense and aspect by Japanese and Chinese EFL learners from a comparative angle. A four-way ANOVA was conducted with the test score as the dependent variable, and first language, language proficiency, lexical aspect, and error category as the independent variables. The results indicated a possible relation between Japanese learners' higher acceptance of erroneous progressive usage and their native language influence. However, similar L1 influence was not observed on Chinese learners who might have developed a linguistic alertness towards base-form usage due to their tenseless native language. In addition, besides language proficiency, effect of lexical aspect was also found with minor difference from the aspect hypothesis. Further discussion was made with regard to the results as well as pedagogical implications.
- 著者
- Pimpan Dachakupt
- 出版者
- Japan Curriculum Research and Development Association
- 雑誌
- International Journal of Curriculum Development and Practice (ISSN:13444808)
- 巻号頁・発行日
- vol.1, no.1, pp.93-101, 1999 (Released:2017-12-07)
This article describes the significant changes in the economy, science and technology, social attitudes, beliefs, values and moral development and international relations with international community that warrant corresponding innovations in education to help achieve the national development goals. The education reforms cover school education reform, curriculum reform, teacher reform, and administrative reforms. Among the significant reforms are the emphasis on teaching core subjects of Thai, Mathematics and Science and the improvement of teacher education to upgrade quality of teachers.
- 著者
- Meerman Arthur D. TAMAOKA Katsuo
- 出版者
- 日本教科教育学会
- 雑誌
- International journal of curriculum development and practice (ISSN:13444808)
- 巻号頁・発行日
- vol.10, no.1, pp.1-12, 2008-03
Whereas the order of adjectives is completely free in Japanese, this is not the case with English. Japanese EFL (English as a Foreign Language) students at the university level experience great difficulty in identifying and producing noun phrases with correct adjective order in English. This study examined the effect that a brief period of intensive instruction on the rules of adjective ordering would have in improving student ability to correctly produce descriptive phrases. An adjective ordering task for noun phrases was administered both before and after the lesson to determine the extent that 81 Japanese students could correctly arrange three adjectives. The difference in average pre- and post-test scores showed dramatic improvement which was directly attributed to brief intensive instruction, underscoring its practical value in current pedagogical applications. However, neither previous awareness of, nor formal learning experience in English adjective ordering had an effect on improvement in EFL student ability to order adjectives.