6月23日、国際英語学科　関谷 弘毅 専任講師（研究領域：英語教育学）が中国地区英語教育学会にて、The 2017 Best Research Article by a New Researcher（学会新人賞 学術論文部門）を受賞しました。

受賞論文：動物看護学生の英語学習動機尺度の開発
著者（共著）：関谷 弘毅、大橋 由紀子、片桐 徳昭
掲載学術誌：『中国地区英語教育学会研究紀要』, 第48号, 2018.

論文の概要 (Abstract)
The purpose of the present study was to develop the English Learning Motivation Scale for Veterinary Nursing Students and examine its reliability and validity. In Survey 1, veterinary nursing students (N = 141) completed a questionnaire developed in a preliminary investigation. Exploratory factor analysis revealed that the scale comprised the following 4 factors containing 32 items: "general knowledge and training," "practical use for veterinary medicine," "life and study overseas," and "passive sense of obligation." The internal consistency of each factor was sufficiently high. In Survey 2, the test-retest reliability coefficients were examined and revealed to be appropriate. Furthermore, the construct validity was tested. The results suggested moderately high convergent and discriminant validity, in accordance with theoretical predictions.

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