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CEFR-J Resources (English page) †
Members: †
- The CEFR-J Project is a cover term for the following KAKEN projects funded by JSPS. Recently the CEFR-J has been maintained by two PIs: Yukio Tono and Masashi Negishi at Tokyo University of Foreign Studies (TUFS). TUFS supports our project in terms of resource development as all as the dissemination of the CEFR-J in Japan.
2022-2026 (PI: TONO, Yukio, KAKEN KIBAN-A, No. 22H00076, Total funding: 39,910,000 JPY) †
2020-2024 (PI: NEGISHI, Masashi, KAKEN KIBAN-A, No. 20H00095, Total funding: 44,720,000 JPY) †
2018-2021 (PI: TONO, Yukio, KAKEN KIBAN-A, No. 18H03658, Total funding: 43,290,000 JPY) †
2016-2019 (PI: NEGISHI, Masashi, KAKEN KIBAN-A, No.16H01935, Total funding: 37,960,000 JPY) †
2012-2015 (PI: TONO, Yukio, KAKEN KIBAN-A, No. 24242017, Total funding: 45,110,000 JPY) †
- Aims and outcomes:
- The construction of the CEFR-J Resources:
- The CEFR-J Grammar Profile
- The CEFR-J Text Profile
- The CEFR-J Error Profile
- Investigation of the method for reference level descriptions
- Application of machine learning for RLDs
- Members:
- Masao AIKAWA/Yasutake ISHII/Emi IZUMI/Emiko KANEKO/Yasuo NAKATANI/Masashi NEGISHI/Yoshiyuki NOTOHARA/Ryo OBA/Manabu OKUMURA/Hajime TERAUCHI/Yukio TONO/Satoru UCHIDA
2008-2011 (PI: TONO, Yukio, KAKEN KIBAN-A, No. 20242011, Total funding: 51,220,000 JPY) †
- Aims and outcomes:
- The construction of the CEFR-J
- Research into the methodological validity of framework construction
- A survey of the implementation of the CEFR at various levels of education in Europe
- A construction of the CEFR-J Wordlist based on the survey of English textbooks in Asian regions/countries
- Members:
- Masao AIKAWA/Tsuyoshi KANAMORI/Mika KAWANARI/Junko MATSUI/Hideko MIDORIKAWA/Hitoshi MURANOI/Michiko NAKANO/Masashi NEGISHI/Naoko OZEKI/Fujiko SANO/Shigeru SASAJIMA/Kikuko SHIINA/Tomoko TAKADA/Miyuki TAKAHASHI/Hajime TERAUCHI/Yukio TONO/
2004-2007 (PI: KOIKE, Ikuo, KAKEN KIBAN-A, No. 16202010, Total funding: 47,190,000 JPY) †
- Aims and outcomes:
- A survey of language benchmarks around the world
- A questionnaire survey of learning objectives and ultimate attainment in primary, secondary and tertiary education in Japan
- A survey of business person's English proficiency levels and the companies' goals in Japan
- Members:
- Masao AIKAWA/Tsuyoshi KANAMORI/Mika KAWANARI/Junko MATSUI/Hideko MIDORIKAWA/Hitoshi MURANOI/Michiko NAKANO/Masashi NEGISHI/Hideo OKA/Naoko OZEKI/Fujiko SANO/Shigeru SASAJIMA/Kikuko SHIINA/Tomohiko SHIRAHATA/Miyuki TAKAHASHI/Hajime TERAUCHI/Masanori TERAUCHI/Yuuichi TOMITA/Yukio TONO/Shigenori WAKABAYASHI/Yoshinori WATANABE
RLDs †
Wordlist †
- CEFR-J Wordlist
- A list of 7,801 items classified by the CEFR (A1 to B2) levels.
- Each item has the following information: (a) headword (lemma form), (b) part of speech, (c) thematic categories defined by the British Council/EAQUALS Core Inventory for General English and Threshold Levels 1990 (Council of Europe)
- Download Version 1.6 from here
Phrase List †
Grammar Profile †
Text Profile †
Error Profile †
Publications †
Books †
Papers †
Reports †
- KAKEN Final Report (2012-2015) PDF