Small Group Lessons and the Development of the Learner Language by Japanese Learners of German

日本德语学习者的小组课程和学习者语言的发展

• 批准号: 16520358
• 负责人: HOSHII Makiko
• 金额: $ 2.3万
• 依托单位: Waseda University
• 依托单位国家: 日本
• 项目类别: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• 财政年份: 2004
• 资助国家: 日本
• 起止时间: 2004 至 2006
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://kaken.nii.ac.jp/en/grant/KAKENHI-PROJECT-16520358/
• 关键词: second language acquisition; teaching methods and learning theory; intercultural communication; German as a foreign language; 第2言語習得; 音声コミュニケーション

This research investigated the contributions of small group lessons to the development of learner language by Japanese learners of German. It is often said that Japanese learners of German have difficulty in oral production and communication, when they learn the target language only in their home country. The aim of this project was to explore how Japanese learners of German develop their learner language, when they get opportunities to learn in a small group (4-5 learners per group) with a native speaker of German and to communicate in the target language. The topics of the analysis were : 1) phonetic, 2) lexical, 3) syntactic development and 4) development in the use of communication strategies. The participants were students at Waseda University, who took part in small group lessons for German (Tutorial German), then received oral interviews from native speakers of German. During the research period (2004-2006), 73 interviews were given to a total of 55 learners ; 19 learners participated in more than two interviews, 7 learners in more than three interviews. The tasks were as follows : 1) free conversation (2-3 minutes, as warming up), 2) retelling the story of a silent film, which they saw before, 3) roll playing (situation : a summer course in Germany) and 4) reading an open-ended skit. Video and audio recordings of the students' performances were made and then transcribed. Developmental changes appeared in the position and duration of poses, response time, use and quality of fillers, complexity in the use of lexical unites, syntactic structures, and communication strategies. Results, however, varied to a degree from one participant to another. It would be necessary to take into account the learners' background and experiences with the target language for the analysis.

这项研究调查了日本德语学习者对学习者语言发展的小组课程的贡献。经常说，当日本的德国学习者只有在祖国学习目标语言时，他们的口头生产和交流都很难。该项目的目的是探索日本的德语学习者如何发展学习者语言，当他们有机会与以德语为母语的小组学习（每组4-5个学习者）并以目标语言进行交流。分析的主题是：1）语音，2）词汇，3）句法发展和4）在使用交流策略中的发展。参与者是Waseda University的学生，他们参加了德语（德语教程）的小组课程，然后接受了以德语为母语的人的口头访谈。在研究期间（2004- 2006年），对55名学习者进行了73次访谈； 19位学习者参加了两次以上的访谈，有7位学习者参加了三次以上的访谈。任务如下：1）免费对话（2-3分钟，作为热身），2）重述一部无声电影的故事，他们在之前看过的故事，3）滚动演奏（情况：德国的夏季课程）和4）阅读开放式的短剧。制作了学生表演的视频和录音，然后转录。发育变化出现在姿势的位置和持续时间，响应时间，填充物的使用和质量，使用词汇单位，句法结构和沟通策略的复杂性。但是，结果从一个参与者到另一个参与者的程度各不相同。有必要考虑学习者的背景和目标语言的经验进行分析。