The 21st Century COE Program "Usage-Based Linguistic Informatics"(2002-2006)

Second Language Acquisition Research

Second Language Acquisition Research

Linguistic corpora for Japanese and English learners are being constructed. Research on strategies and beliefs related to second language learning is being conducted. In addition, educational techniques for the TUFS Language Modules are being developed.

Research Results
Japanese EFL Learner Corpus
March 2004 Working Papers in Linguistic Informatics 2: Linguistics, Applied Linguistics & Computer Science
Paper published on learner linguistic analysis and learning strategies
September 2004 Teachers Manual with English Conversation Teaching Materials for the TUFS Language Modules
CD edition of English for KIDS: Let’s Speak English! Teachers Manual published
December 2004 Working Papers in Linguistic Informatics 5: Second Language Education, Assessment & Acquisition
Paper published on learner linguistic analysis and learning strategies
February 2005

Basic Surveys for SLA 1 & 2
Japanese Composition Database of Advanced Learners
(CD editions have been published for both researches)

March 2006 Working Papers in Linguistic Informatics 10: Teaching Material Development, Assessment and Second Language Acquisition
Development of Module Teaching Materials, papers on SLA
March 2006 Linguistic Informatics V : Studies in Second Language Teaching and Second Language Acquisition
Papers on SLA
November 2006 Working Papers in Linguistic Informatics 14: SLA-Based Language Teaching and Language Assessment
Papers on SLA