Download or read book The Idea of English in Japan written by Philip Seargeant and published by Multilingual Matters. This book was released on 2009-08-04 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines the ways in which English is conceptualised as a global language in Japan, and considers how the resultant language ideologies – drawn in part from universal discourses; in part from context-specific trends in social history – inform the relationships that people in Japan have towards the language. The book analyses the specific nature of the language’s symbolic meaning in Japan, and how this meaning is expressed and negotiated in society. It also discusses how the ideologies of English that exist in Japan might have implications for the more general concept of ‘English as a global language’. To this end it considers the question of what constitutes a ‘global’ language, and how, if at all, a balance can be struck between the universal and the historically-contingent when it comes to formulating a theory of English within the world.

Download or read book written by 国際交流基金 and published by Oxford University. This book was released on 1993 with total page 980 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Invaluable for anyone visiting Japan or working to establish business or cultural links with Japanese organizations, this popular, easy-to-use dictionary is now available in paperback for the first time. For each of the 3,000 entries, words and phrases are presented in Roman script withstandard Japanese scripts alongside. As well as giving basic meanings and grammatical information, entries distinguish between senses, list compounds, and provide example phrases and idiomatic expressions. Fully cross-referenced and complete with a useful appendix covering the basics of Japanesegrammar, this is the essential dictionary for anyone in the early stages of learning Japanese.

Download or read book Japan s Built in Lexicon of English based Loanwords written by Frank E Daulton and published by Multilingual Matters. This book was released on 2008 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a valuable contribution to SLA research. Apart from the obvious target of the book, SLA researchers and teachers anywhere in the world, it will be of particular interest to the Japanese community and to Westerners interested in Japanese language and culture. It is not easy to write a book appealing to audiences as disparate as this, but Daulton has managed to do this very well. He writes clearly and lucidly and makes good use of his teaching experience in Japan (Hakan Ringbom, Abo Akademi University). Japan offers a prime example of lexical borrowing which relates to language transfer in second and foreign language learning. The insights gained by examining language borrowing in Japan can be applied wherever language contact has occurred and foreign languages are learned.Many of the most important English vocabulary may already exist in native lexicons. This pioneering book examines Japanese lexical borrowing, clarifies the effect of cognates on foreign language acquisition, assesses Japanese cognates that correspond to high-frequency and academic English, and discusses using this resource in teaching. It includes extensive lists of loanword cognates.

Download or read book Japanese English Dictionary written by J.J. Hoffmann and published by . This book was released on 1881 with total page 410 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book English in Japan in the Era of Globalization written by P. Seargeant and published by Palgrave Macmillan. This book was released on 2011-07-19 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Leading scholars in the field examine the role played by the English language in contemporary Japanese society. Their various chapters cover the nature, status, and function of English in Japan, focusing on the ways in which globalization is influencing language practices in the country.

Download or read book The Role of English Teaching in Modern Japan written by Mieko Yamada and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-09-25 with total page 157 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Role of English Teaching in Modern Japan examines the complex nature of Japan’s promotion of English as a Foreign Language (EFL). In globalized societies where people with different native languages communicate through English, multicultural and multilinguistic interactions are widely created. This book takes the opportunity to look at Japan and examines how these multiple realities have affected its English language teaching within the domestic context. The myth of Japan’s racial and ethnic homogeneity may hinder many Japanese in recognizing realities of its own minority groups such as Ainu, Zainichi Koreans, and Brazilian Japanese, who are in the same EFL classrooms. Acknowledging a variety of English uses and users in Japan, this book emphasizes the influence of Japan’s recent domestic diversity on its EFL curriculum and urges that such changes should be addressed. It suggests new directions for incorporating multicultural perspectives in order to develop English language education in Japan and other Asian contexts where English is often taught as a foreign language. Chapters include: Social, cultural, and political background of Japan’s EFL education Race, ethnicity, and multiculturalism Representations of diversity in Japanese EFL Textbooks Perceptions of English learning and diversity in Japan The role of EFL education in multicultural Japan

Download or read book An English and Japanese and Japanese and English Vocabulary written by Walter Henry Medhurst and published by . This book was released on 1830 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Evolution of English Language Learners in Japan written by Yoko Kobayashi and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2018-01-19 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book seeks a better understanding of the sociocultural and ideological factors that influence English study in Japan and study-abroad contexts such as university-bound high schools, female-dominant English classes at college, ESL schools in Canada, and private or university-affiliated ESL programs in Singapore and Malaysia. The discussion is based not only on data garnered from Japanese EFL learners and Japanese/overseas educators but also on official English language policies and commercial magazine discourses about English study for Japanese people. The book addresses seemingly incompatible themes that are either entrenched in or beyond Japan’s EFL context such as: Japan’s decades-long poorly-performing English education vs. its equally long-lived status as an economic power; Japanese English learners’ preference for native English speakers/norms in at-home Japanese EFL contexts vs. their friendship with other Asian students in western study-abroad contexts; Japanese female students’ dream of using English to further their careers vs. Japanese working women’s English study for self-enrichment; Japanese society’s obsession with globalization through English study vs. the Japanese economy sustained by monolingual Japanese businessmen; Japanese business magazines’ frequent cover issues on global business English study vs. Japanese working women’s magazines’ less frequent and markedly feminized discourses about English study.

Download or read book Japanese English Dictionary written by Johann Joseph Hoffmann and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2024-04-29 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reprint of the original, first published in 1881.

Download or read book written by and published by 講談社インターナショナル. This book was released on 1998-02-25 with total page 958 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This bilingual reference provides examples of natural Japanese in context. Itncludes political and economic developments; sections covering all theiverse aspects of Japan from government and economy to traditional culture,ifestyle and sports; and bilingual versions of important documents.

Download or read book A Japanese English and English Japanese Dictionary written by James Curtis Hepburn and published by . This book was released on 1907 with total page 1056 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book written by インターナショナル・インターンシップ・プログラムス and published by 講談社インターナショナル. This book was released on 2001-05 with total page 366 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: イラストと簡潔な文章で、日本のすべてを紹介する小事典の決定版!自然、地理、衣・食・住、文化、風俗・習慣から政治、経済、社会、産業、歴史まで、日本をまるごと英語で説明できるようになります。さらに、外国の人との交流を深められるように、手巻き寿司の作り方、浴衣の着方、花の生け方、習字、俳句、折り紙、じゃんけん遊びなど、日本文化の教授法をわかりやすく図解しました。ホームステイや海外留学をするときに頼りになる1冊です。

Download or read book Japanese English Dictionary written by Johann Joseph Hoffmann and published by . This book was released on 1881 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Historical and Geographical Dictionary of Japan written by Edmond Papinot and published by . This book was released on 1909 with total page 876 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Japanese English Bilingual Visual Dictionary written by DK and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2024-12-10 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With more than 6,750 fully illustrated words and phrases in Japanese and English, along with a free bilingual audio app, DK's Japanese-English Bilingual Visual Dictionary is your essential companion to life in any Japanese-speaking country. You will learn all the words and phrases you need to buy food and clothes, talk about work and education, visit the doctor, go to the bank, use public transportation, and much more. Perfect for tourists, business travelers, and students, the dictionary is incredibly easy to follow, with thematically organized vocabulary so you can find closely related words on a particular topic. Words and phrases are illustrated with full-color photographs and artwork, helping to fix new vocabulary in your mind. A comprehensive, two-way index provides an instant reference point for new Japanese vocabulary. The supporting audio app enables you to hear all the words and phrases spoken out loud in Japanese. The app is easy to use and helps you learn, remember, and pronounce important vocabulary. The dictionary gives a pronunciation guide for every Japanese word, and you can use this alongside the app to perfect your pronunciation.

Download or read book Japan Inc written by Shotaro Ishinomori and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 1988-07-05 with total page 342 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Both entertaining and a splendid introduction to the country's economic problems."—Chalmers Johnson

Download or read book Japanese english Dictionary written by L. Serrurier, J.J. Hoffmann and published by Brill Archive. This book was released on 1881 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: