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Chevasco, David – Journal of English as an International Language, 2019
This paper attempts to establish that there is a correlation between the sociolinguistic identities of high school students and their productive English-speaking abilities. The paper initially explains the basic concept of sociolinguistic identity and refers to various aspects of research into Japanese national identity to analyse how these may…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, High School Students, Foreign Countries
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Wetzel, Patricia J. – Language Variation and Change, 1994
Describes the results of a subjective reaction test of over 700 Japanese college students' and office workers' attitudes toward honorifics (keigo) in Japanese. It found that subjects from higher socioeconomic classes were more outspoken and ready to judge incompetent or insufficient keigo more negatively than individuals from lower socioeconomic…
Descriptors: Adults, College Students, Cultural Influences, Foreign Countries