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Direct linkSakai, Sanzo; D'Angelo, James F. – World Englishes, 2005
This paper presents a variety of initiatives in place in our College of World Englishes, and demonstrates how they differ from traditional approaches, and the reason we believe they will have a positive impact on the education and lives of our students. Nearing the end of our third year, we still have a long way to go in developing our program,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Language Variation, English (Second Language)
Peer reviewedChiba, Reiko; And Others – World Englishes, 1995
Examined the attitudes of 169 Japanese university students toward varieties of spoken English. Results found that the students with more instrumental motivation were more positive toward nonnative English accents than those with less instrumental motivation, and that the students' familiarity with accents had an influence on their acceptance of…
Descriptors: College Students, Dialects, English, Foreign Countries
Yoshikawa, Hiroshi – World Englishes, 2005
In Japan, recognition of the concept of "world Englishes" has gradually penetrated the thinking of college English teachers, but American Standard English or British Standard English is still the only model that Japanese high school students have to learn. Therefore, students enrolled in the Department of World Englishes of Chukyo…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Standard Spoken Usage, Measures (Individuals), Seminars
Peer reviewedKubota, Ryuko – World Englishes, 1998
Examines arguments for and against extensive English language teaching in non-Western cultures, particularly in Japan, including the ideologies of English in two Japanese discourses, "nihonjinron" and "kokusaika." It is concluded that instruction in English that is intended to promote social transformation should include both…
Descriptors: Cultural Context, Educational Needs, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries
Peer reviewedMatsuda, Aya – World Englishes, 2002
Investigated how the English-as-a-Foreign-Language (EFL) curriculum in Japan attempted to promote international understanding. Specifically examined the representation of English users and uses in seven EFL textbooks for seventh graders that were approved by the Ministry of Education. Analyses of the language varieties, users, and uses of English…
Descriptors: Curriculum Design, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries, Grade 7
Peer reviewedKamimura, Taeko; Oi, Kyoko – World Englishes, 1998
A study examined differences in argumentative strategies in Japanese and American English by analyzing English essays on capital punishment written by 22 American high school seniors and 30 Japanese college sophomores. Differences were found in the organizational patterns, content and use of rational appeals, preference for type of diction, and…
Descriptors: College Students, Contrastive Linguistics, Discourse Analysis, English (Second Language)
