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Lecturer(s)	NAKAHAMA, YUKO
Credit(s)	4
Academic Year/Semester	2025 Spring
Day/Period	Tue.3,4
Campus	SFC
Class Format	Face-to-face classes (conducted mainly in-person)
Registration Number	35538
Faculty/Graduate School	POLICY MANAGEMENT / ENVIRONMENT AND INFORMATION STUDIES
Year Level	1, 2, 3, 4
Field	RESEARCH SEMINARS SEMINARS
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Prerequisites(Required)	C1167 第二言語習得論/SECOND LANGUAGE ACQUISITION C1168 第二言語習得と外国語教育入門/INTRODUCTION TO SECOND LANGUAGE LEARNING AND TEACHING 上記の講義科目を履修していることが前提ですが、第二言語習得の基礎的知識のある学生は、研究会と第二言語習得論を同時履修してもらうことで研究会履修を許可する場合があります。ご連絡ください。
Prerequisites(Recommended)	C1167 第二言語習得論/SECOND LANGUAGE ACQUISITION C1168 第二言語習得と外国語教育入門/INTRODUCTION TO SECOND LANGUAGE LEARNING AND TEACHING（GIGA) Students should have taken 'Second Language Acquisition Research' or 'Introduction to Second Language Learning and Teaching'. However, if you have basic knowledge of second language acquisition and can take B6147 in conjunction with the seminar in Spring 2025, please contact me via email
Related Classes	第⼆⾔語習得研究の基礎的知識があった方がいいです。
Recommended Knowledge	General knowledge of second language acquisition will help.
Location	SFC
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K-Number	FPE-CO-05003-211-02

Course Administrator	Faculty/Graduate School	FPE	POLICY MANAGEMENT / ENVIRONMENT AND INFORMATION STUDIES
Course Administrator	Department/Major	CO
Main Course Number	Level	0	Faculty-wide
	Major Classification	5	Research Seminars
	Minor Classification	00	Seminar
	Subject Type	3	Elective subject
Supplemental Course Information	Class Classification	2	Lecture
	Class Format	1	Face-to-face classes (conducted mainly in-person)
	Language of Instruction	1	Japanese
Academic Discipline		02	Literature, linguistics, and related fields

Course Summary

In this seminar, students will discuss and explore the process of second language learning and teaching by studying textbooks and research articles. Students will learn how to conduct research such as how to develop research themes and research questions, how to design research, and data analysis, as well as how to write a research paper. Students will work on their individual studies, giving each other feedback in weekly discussions.

This lab usually has 20-25 students including graduate students, and many of them have had experience living or studying abroad and are proficient speakers of English.

Discussions can be conducted in both English and Japanese, and I am hopeful that both Japanese and international students can improve their English and Japanese proficiency respectively by being in this seminar. We have guest speakers.

I normally do not accept students who are already in the second semester of the third year since it takes a long time to understand the field of second language acquisition unless students have taken my 'Introduction to SLA and foreign language teaching' lecture.

New students will be expected to find out what they want to investigate by the end of the semester. They need to submit the research proposal including the purpose of the study, research questions, and the research design at the end of the semester. Continuing students should submit a paper that includes the results and discussion of their pilot study at the end of the semester.

Previous students' thesis themes include the followings:
* English learning and teaching at the primary school level
* CLIL teaching at primary school
* Effectiveness of group work on English learning within the framework of Socio-Cultural Theory
*Conversation analysis of Japanese/English bilingual speakers
* Code-switching of bilingual speakers and multilingual speakers
* Pragmatic investigations of failure in making the audience laugh: 'Owarai' in Japanese
* Motivation in English language learning
* Comparative analysis of sarcasm between Japanese and Americans
* Lost in translation? Humour translated in Japanese subtitles in American movie
* Responses to compliment in Japanese
* Differing perspective settings between Japanese and English in storytelling
And many more!

If needed, reference books will be recommended for the new students prior to the beginning of the semester.

Course Description/Objectives/Teaching Method/Intended Learning Outcome

It is my hope that students will be able to figure out how to conduct research after taking the course.

Research Seminar Theme

Second Language Acquisition, Cross-cultural Communication and Foreign Language Teaching

Project Theme (next semester)

Same as above

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Lab / Skill-development / On-site training	An educational approach in which students deepen their understanding of educational content through first-hand experience and trial-and-error by initiating their own activities at facilities and accommodations both on and off campus.
Fieldwork	An educational approach in which students conduct surveys and observations on their own to collect information both on and off campus.
Presentations	An educational approach in which students deepen their understanding of educational content by preparing materials and delivering presentations in class.
Discussions, Debates	An educational approach in which students deepen their understanding of educational content through sharing and discussing their opinions on designated topics.
Group work	An educational approach in which students are divided into small groups and assigned tasks on issues related to educational content.
Role-playing	An educational approach in which students deepen their understanding of educational content by being assigned specific roles to play, thus allowing them to experience different viewpoints.
Flipped classroom	An educational approach in which students study the course lecture in advance, and questions and discussions relating to that content are then held in class.
Problem-based learning	An educational approach in which students acquire knowledge and skills related to educational content by attempting to tackle specific projects or problems posed to them.