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Direct linkFenton-Smith, Ben; Walkinshaw, Ian – Language Teaching, 2014
Griffith University is set across five campuses in south-east Queensland, Australia, and has a student population of 43,000. The School of Languages and Linguistics (LAL) offers programs in linguistics, international English, Chinese, Italian, Japanese and Spanish, as well as English language enhancement courses. Research strands reflect the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Universities, Linguistics, Departments
Peer reviewedWierzbicka, Anna – Language in Society, 1991
Suggests a culture-independent analytical framework, based on natural semantic metalanguage developed by the author, to explore and analyze six Japanese culture-specific and culturally revealing concepts and show how the semantic metalanguage helps to make the concepts clear and facilitate better insight into Japanese culture and society. (102…
Descriptors: Cultural Context, Cultural Traits, Distinctive Features (Language), Japanese
Peer reviewedWetzel, Patricia J. – Language in Society, 1988
Examines strikingly parallel claims concerning Japanese communication strategies, and female communication strategies in the West. Miscommunication between Japan and the West resembles miscommunication between the sexes in the West, suggesting not that Japanese linguistic behavior is not feminine but that it is indicative of the problems inherent…
Descriptors: Communication Problems, Contrastive Linguistics, Cross Cultural Studies, English
Peer reviewedLocastro, Virginia – World Englishes, 1990
Sociocultural and historical examination of the kind of English used in Japanese university entrance examinations suggests that such usage mirrors and reinforces general Japanese attitudes about language, language learning, and national interests, resulting in a closed system highly resistant to change. (28 references) (Author/CB)
Descriptors: College Entrance Examinations, English (Second Language), Higher Education, Japanese
Tabuki, Masatoshi – 1990
An investigation is conducted into the hypothesized notion of the interlanguage system and its effect on language transfer. The interlanguage system is composed of: internal factors (syntax, semantics, and phonology); external factors (sociological and psychological); and the typology of the native language. The investigation looks into: (1)…
Descriptors: Adults, Interlanguage, Japanese, Language Processing
Noguchi, Rei R. – IRAL, 1987
Examples of conversational interactions between a native speaker of English and a Japanese person learning English illustrate the need for more culturally sensitive English as a second language teaching, pointing out that language instruction requires attention and sensitivity to not just linguistic factors but also sociolinguistic aspects. (CB)
Descriptors: Cross Cultural Training, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Influences, English (Second Language)
