The Effects of Individual Learning with Computer-based English Teaching Materials : Fifth Graders' Listening Comprehension and Affective Reaction

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  • デジタル英語教材を使用した個別学習の効果 : 小学5年生のリスニング力と情意面に焦点を当てて
  • デジタル エイゴ キョウザイ オ シヨウ シタ コベツ ガクシュウ ノ コウカ : ショウガク 5ネンセイ ノ リスニングリョク ト ジョウイメン ニ ショウテン オ アテテ

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The purpose of this study was to verify the effects of individual learning with computer-based English teaching materials developed specifically for elementary school fifth and sixth graders. The verification was carried out by examining the fifth graders’ listening comprehension proficiency in English and their affective reaction to English learning. For the listening comprehension, further examination was practiced by combining the individual learning with standard classroom instruction by an assistant language teacher （ALT） hired by the local government. In order to evaluate the listening comprehension proficiency in English, a pre-test was conducted before, and a post-test conducted after the individual learning. Furthermore, a delayed test was performed after the subsequent standard ALT-led class. To assess the affective reaction, a pre-questionnaire was administered before, and a post-questionnaire administered after the individual instruction. The results revealed that this individual learning produces a fairly significant improvement in listening comprehension proficiency in English. When combined with the subsequent standard ALT-led instruction, this individual learning was thought to contribute to the increase of listening comprehension proficiency with a significant effect at the end of the subsequent class. As for the affective reaction, it was proved that the individual learning is not only more educational for the learners but also more effective for remembering English than the ordinary instruction. Hence, it was suggested that the computer-based teaching materials have realized the goal of retaining learning matters in memory as well as stimulating the intellectual curiosity in children, while also taking into account their developmental stages.

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