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Download full textAkiyama, Yuka – Research-publishing.net, 2016
To examine how participants' different eTandem experiences could be attributed to the way they co-constructed turns, this study analyzed turn negotiation practices of one dyad who engaged in video-mediated interaction between Japan and America. This dyad was chosen for analysis because they expressed the greatest frustration and required a…
Descriptors: Sociolinguistics, Video Technology, Computer Mediated Communication, Program Descriptions
Hamada, Mayumi – Research-publishing.net, 2013
Facebook is, in most countries, a very popular Social Network Service (SNS). Since the launch of its service in Japan in 2008, it has been growing rapidly. As a platform for a link to the world, Facebook can also be used effectively for language learning in English as a foreign language (EFL) environments. The purpose of this project was to…
Descriptors: Social Networks, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Engel, John W. – 1986
This study describes the attitudes of Japanese housewives toward women's employment, and compares them with those of American housewives. A questionnaire was designed to assess beliefs and attitudes related to women's roles in work and family life. It was translated into Japanese for purposes of comparison. Questionnaires were administered to over…
Descriptors: Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Differences, Employed Women, Employment
Bleiker, Chuck; Marra, Kim – 1993
This paper examines art, a discipline that bears striking parallels, and differences, in the way it is practiced and valued in the United States and Japan. In Japan, art is a valued part of the elementary curriculum warranting as much time as science and social studies. In the United States, art is generally thought of as something extra to do if…
Descriptors: Art Activities, Art Education, Art Products, Childrens Art
Kitao, Kenji – English Teaching, Journal of the College English Teachers Association of Korea, 1982
A project to develop English reading texts for Japanese college students is described. Goals were to develop materials that will: (1) give students information about the United States, (2) interest students in reading English, (3) help students improve their reading skills, and (4) expose students to a variety of literary forms. Fifty important…
Descriptors: College Second Language Programs, Cultural Education, English (Second Language), Foreign Culture
Christianson, Kiel – 1994
This paper analyzes a study by Fukushima (1990) of the English offers and responses of Japanese English as a foreign language (EFL) college students and reports on an experiment designed to address the perceived weaknesses of Fukushima's work. Fukushima's study found that many Japanese EFL learners could not use appropriate levels of politeness in…
Descriptors: College Students, Comparative Analysis, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Awareness
