著者
柿元 麻理恵
出版者
中国地区英語教育学会
雑誌
中国地区英語教育学会研究紀要 (ISSN:03851192)
巻号頁・発行日
vol.48, pp.85-94, 2018-03-31 (Released:2019-04-10)
参考文献数
15

Reading aloud is an essential element in English teaching in Japan. Its significance is shared widely, and there are an array of reading aloud activities practiced at all levels of schools from junior high schools to universities. These activities have been proved to be effective in enhancing students’ English abilities (e.g. Ikeda and Takeuchi, 2002), where main focuses tend to be on phonological accuracy. On the other hand, several theatrical reading-aloud practices have been conducted to prove its influence on readers’ personal emotions. In those practices, while participants are engaged in the process of performing the text within a group, their experiences lead the participants to re-read the text, to interpret the text deeply, and eventually to enjoy and be satisfied by expressing themselves through reading-aloud.
著者
中村 英子
出版者
中国地区英語教育学会
雑誌
中国地区英語教育学会研究紀要
巻号頁・発行日
vol.38, pp.1-10, 2008

This paper tries to see the process of oral language learning by exploring how the nature and the use of unfilled/filled pauses and other time-creating devices change over time, and by comparing the patterns used by learners of different proficiencies. First, learners' pauses are quantitatively examined by pause/time ratio, and then qualitatively studied to see individual differences. Unfilled pauses seem to have been gradually replaced with other time-creating devices, and the locations of pauses were seen to be different among different proficiency learners. Pauses and other time-creating devices are also used in effective ways other than as problem-solving devices. The author proposes that the use of those devices for language retrieval difficulties could be useful for language learning, not just as markers of language disfluency or deficiency.
著者
吉川 正美
出版者
中国地区英語教育学会
雑誌
中国地区英語教育学会研究紀要 (ISSN:03851192)
巻号頁・発行日
vol.46, pp.11-20, 2016 (Released:2016-08-15)
参考文献数
20

This paper is an attempt to investigate the motivational trajectories of the learners of English as a foreign language at senior high school, by listening to their messages. A set of surveys, including a questionnaire on motivation and their experience of L2 learning, and learners' needs, their protocol, and lesson self-evaluation were conducted on thirty-three students, along with a series of term tests in English II for evaluation. Quantitative data were processed to show how their basic abilities and willingness to study developed positively. Qualitative data, including their stimulated recall essays in the final test, were analyzed through the text mining approach, and classified within L2 Learning Motivation Framework. It revealed that they learned through PCPP-style lessons with structured educational support from their instructor, and regained L2 motivation, showing L2 Ideal Self and International Posture.
著者
井上 聡
出版者
中国地区英語教育学会
雑誌
中国地区英語教育学会研究紀要 (ISSN:03851192)
巻号頁・発行日
vol.46, pp.41-50, 2016 (Released:2016-08-15)
参考文献数
16

In this study, English instruction integrating fluency with accuracy was carried out. This research showed the following information: (1) Through explanation, reading aloud and writing, learners' proficiency was improved in incremental stages, (2) as their proficiency got higher, they tended to gain learning strategies, and (3) their motivation was improved because of the development of self-efficacy and relatedness. However, these positive effects are just temporary, and further research needs to be made for learners with low proficiency.
著者
樫葉 みつ子 大塚 謙二 坂本 南美 柳瀬 陽介
出版者
中国地区英語教育学会
雑誌
中国地区英語教育学会研究紀要 (ISSN:03851192)
巻号頁・発行日
vol.44, pp.97-106, 2014 (Released:2017-03-01)

Reflective journal writing is to be theoretically clarified more for effective teacher development. This two-year long interview study focused on the effects of written language in four different modes (English/Japanese, private/published) chosen by four Japanese ESL teachers. The four teachers all described their writing as 'conversation', which we interpret as one that is among three differentiated selves: practitioner, author, and reader. The conversation promoted changes in their cognitions and actions. Publication guided the teachers to the more publicly accepted cognitions and actions, whereas private writing promoted the internal conversation at deeper levels. Writing in English provided a more 'object' self-reflection in one teacher, and offered insights in language through the difficulties of translation in another teacher.