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Effects of Short-term English Study Abroad Programs on the Development of Japanese College Students'Academic Communication Skills

短期英语留学项目对日本大学生学术交流能力发展的影响

基本信息

批准号：
17520387
负责人：
YOSHIMURA Noriko
金额：
$ 2.33万
依托单位：
University of Shizuoka
依托单位国家：
日本
项目类别：
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
财政年份：
2005
资助国家：
日本
起止时间：
2005 至 2007
项目状态：
已结题

项目摘要

This study was conducted to investigate what contribution a three-week English study abroad program would bring to the development of Japanese college students' English proficiency. Shizuoka Summer English Program (SSEP), the study abroad program specifically tailored for University of Shizuoka undergraduate students, was held at a large American university. The program focused on improving their oral presentation skills through learning American culture.During the summers of 2005-2007, thirty five students participated in the program, and they all took the Institutional Michigan Test of English Proficiency (MTELP) and the Institutional Michigan Test of Written English (ITWE) at both the beginning and the end of each program. Because the program was not designed to improve test scores and because the program duration was short, we did not expect to find any significant improvement in the test scores. Although we did not find significant improvements in the MTELP scores, we did find significant improvements in the ITWE scores. This is noteworthy because the curriculum did not offer any specific curricula for writing. In short, the oral presentation training could serve as a practice for formulating ideas and making a coherent and logical argument. Because these skills are also necessary when one writes an essay in a limited time, it is plausible to assume that their writing improved despite the fact that the curriculum did not teach writing.Based on these results, we conclude that oral presentation exercises are effective for Japanese college students in such short-term study abroad programs.

本研究旨在探讨为期三周的英语留学计划对日本大学生英语能力的发展会带来什么样的贡献。静冈夏季英语课程（SSEP）是专门为静冈大学本科生量身定制的出国留学项目，在美国一所大型大学举办。在2005年至2007年的夏天，35名学生参加了该项目，他们都参加了密歇根大学英语能力测试（MTELP）和密歇根大学书面英语测试（ITWE）在每个项目的开始和结束。由于该计划不是为了提高考试成绩而设计的，而且由于计划持续时间很短，我们并不期望在考试成绩上有任何显着的提高。虽然我们没有发现MTELP评分有显著改善，但我们确实发现ITWE评分有显著改善。这一点值得注意，因为该课程没有提供任何具体的写作课程。总之，口头陈述培训可以作为一种形成想法和进行连贯和逻辑论证的实践。由于这些技能在短时间内写文章时也是必不可少的，因此可以认为，尽管课程中没有教授写作，但学生的写作能力得到了提高。根据这些结果，我们可以得出结论，口头陈述练习对于短期留学的日本大学生来说是有效的。