Co-constructing a translanguaging space

2017 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 229-253 ◽  
Author(s):  
Keiko Tsuchiya
Keyword(s):  
Group Discussion ◽  
Language Education ◽  
Integrated Learning ◽  
Discursive Practices ◽  
Lingua Franca ◽  
Japanese University ◽  
Japanese Students ◽  
Turn Taking ◽  
Arabic Speaker ◽  
Multiple Languages

Abstract Translanguaging is an emergent concept in bi/multilingualism and language education. It refers to discursive practices where multiple languages are used by plurilingual individuals as an integrated linguistic repertoire (García and Li Wei 2014). This study focuses on the use of translanguaging in a group discussion in a Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL) classroom at a Japanese university, where Japanese students and one Arabic student talked in three Japanese and English as a Lingua Franca (ELF). The study examined why (the function) and how (the process) the participants translanguaged from Japanese to ELF in this particular context. During a forty-minute discussion, the participants spoke in Japanese most of the time, and ELF was used for less than ten minutes in total, especially between a Japanese and an Arabic speaker. Based on Gumperz (1982) and Klimpfinger (2007), four functions of translanguaging were identified: (1) addressee specification, (2) assertion, (3) clarification and (4) appealing for linguistic assistance. The process of translanguaging was also examined in relation to turn-taking structure. The results show that the use of response tokens in ELF and meta-linguistic comments functioned as cues for translanguaging. In so doing, the participants co-constructed a translanguaging space.

scholarly journals Investigating the roles of first language (L1) speakers in lingua franca communication in multicultural classrooms: a case study of Japanese as a Lingua Franca (JLF)

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 285-311
Author(s):  
Etsuko Yamada
Keyword(s):  
First Language ◽  
Lingua Franca ◽  
Japanese University ◽  
Japanese Students ◽  
Expanding Circle ◽  
Rapport Building ◽  
English Medium Instruction ◽  
Multicultural Classrooms ◽  
Students Attitudes

Abstract In the Expanding Circle (i.e. countries where English is traditionally learned as a “foreign language”), the concept lingua franca cannot be limited to English. Conducted in a Japanese university, this study reports on the perceptions of verbal behaviours by students in multicultural courses where international and Japanese students studied together. These behaviours were analysed and the findings from English medium instruction courses and those of Japanese-medium instruction (JMI) courses were compared. Then, further analysis centred on JMI courses to explore the roles of Japanese L1 speakers in the co-construction of Japanese as a lingua franca with a focus on cognitive and psychological, rather than linguistic, perspectives. Rapport building, accommodation strategies, often initiated by L1 Japanese speakers, and the spontaneous interactions of second language (L2) speakers in discussions, are assumed to have been the keys to more inclusive interactions in JMI courses. The findings emphasize the importance of students’ attitudes and imply that intercultural education in the context, including both L1 speakers and L2 speakers, will have potential to foster effective lingua franca users.

Influence of Interpersonal Relationships on Helping Norms among Japanese University Students

1991 ◽  
Vol 68 (3_suppl) ◽  
pp. 1119-1129 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. Ibusuki ◽  
T. Naito
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Moral Reasoning ◽  
Interpersonal Relationships ◽  
Interpersonal Relations ◽  
Two Dimensions ◽  
Female Students ◽  
Moral Orientation ◽  
Japanese University ◽  
Japanese Students ◽  
Strong Relation

The present research assessed the effect of interpersonal relationships on two aspects of Japanese university students' moral judgment, manner of application and contents of helping norms. In Study 1, 68 university students (34 men, 34 women) answered questionnaires which requested evaluation of behaviors in helping situations with variable behaviors by agents and different interpersonal relations between agent and victim and between subject and agent. Subjects were asked to evaluate each case on two scales, moral evaluation and expectation. Female Japanese students showed strong relation-based morality on these two dimensions. In Study 2, 30 female students were interviewed using questions from the questionnaire given in Study 1 and others about the moral reasoning behind their relation-based judgments. Their answers showed that the female Japanese university students tended to make judgments without reference to the principle of universality or justice even when they knew the principle. The result suggests a relation-based moral orientation rather than a justice orientation.

scholarly journals Effects of Pre-Reading Strategies on EFL/ESL Reading Comprehension

2011 ◽  
Vol 28 (2) ◽  
pp. 51 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kei Mihara
Keyword(s):  
Reading Comprehension ◽  
University Students ◽  
Reading Strategies ◽  
English Proficiency ◽  
Reading Strategy ◽  
Comprehension Question ◽  
Japanese University ◽  
Japanese Students ◽  
Esl Reading

This study focuses on two pre-reading strategies: vocabulary pre-teaching and comprehension question presentation. Researchers have claimed that a vocabulary strategy is less effective than any other pre-reading strategy. This study investigates whether their claim is true of Japanese university students. The purpose of the study is twofold. The first goal is to examine the effects of the two pre-reading strategies; the second is to discuss the relationships between students’ English proficiency and their reading comprehension. The participants in the present study were asked to perform a pre-reading strategy, read a passage, and then answer comprehension questions. They read four passages altogether. Three weeks after they read the fourth passage, they were asked to answer a questionnaire. This study indicates that vocabulary pre-teaching is less effective for Japanese students, although students with higher English proficiency outperformed lowerlevel students regardless of which pre-reading strategy they used.

scholarly journals Penerapan IPA Terintegrasi untuk Memetakan Nilai Iman (Budi Pekerti) Peserta Didik Sekolah Dasar

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 36
Author(s):  
Naomi Dias Laksita Dewi
Keyword(s):  
Elementary School ◽  
Focus Group ◽  
Focus Group Discussion ◽  
Science Learning ◽  
Group Discussion ◽  
Learning Activity ◽  
Integrated Learning ◽  
School Students ◽  
Integrated Science ◽  
Initial Learning

Abstrak Tujuan penelitian ini yaitu untuk mengetahui penerapan pembelajaran IPA terintegrasi nilai iman budi pekerti di sekolah dasar dan memetakan refleksi nilai iman peserta didik. Metode penelitian yang digunakan berupa desktiptif kualitatif. Instrumen yang digunakan yaitu pedoman Focus Group Discussion (FGD), lembar observasi keterlaksanaan pembelajaran terintegrasi dan hasil refleksi peserta didik. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa 1) Pembelajaran IPA terintegrasi nilai iman budi pekeri dapat diimplemantasikan di sekolah dasar kelas IV. Hasil implementasi menunjukkan bahwa pembelajaran SCL terintegrasi berada dalam kategori tinggi dengan nilai 77,78% meningkat 33,33% dari kegiatan pembelajaran awal. 2) Hasil refleksi materi peserta didik menunjukkan 83,72% peserta didik berada di atas kriteria ketuntasan minimal. Pembelajaran IPA terintegrasi juga mampu mengantarkan peserta didik untuk merefleksi nilai iman budi pekerti dengan baik. Hal ini terlihat dari setiap jawaban yang dituliskan memuat sikap diri, mengetahui progres pengalaman, manfaat dan rasa syukur kepada Tuhan dengan berbagai sikap. Kata kunci: pembelajaran terintergrasi, pembelajaran IPA, nilai iman, budi pekerti   IMPLEMENTATION OF INTEGRATED SCIENCE LEARNING TO MAP THE FAITH VALUES (CHARACTERS) OF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTS  Abstract The aims of this study is to determine the application of integrated science learning and faith values in primary school and map the reflection of faith values of learners. The research method used is qualitative desctiptive. The instrument used is the guidance of focus group discussion (FGD), observation sheet of the implementation of integrated learning and the reflection result of learners. The result of the research shows that 1) Integrated learning of science can be implemented in elementary school class IV. The results of the implementation indicate that the integrated SCL learning is in the high category with the value of 68,75%, it’s increase 37,50% from the initial learning activity. 2) The result of the reflection of the learner's material shows that 83.72% of learners are above the minimum mastery criteria. Integrated science learning is also capable of delivering learners to reflect the values of good character faith. This can be seen from each written answer containing the attitude of self, knowing the progress of experience, benefits and gratitude to God with various attitudes. Keywords: integrated learning, science learning, faith values, characters

Second Language Strategic Interactions Using Emerging Technologies and Experiential Learning

2014 ◽  
pp. 699-723
Author(s):  
Jonathan deHaan ◽  
Neil H. Johnson
Keyword(s):  
Experiential Learning ◽  
Foreign Language ◽  
Digital Video ◽  
Language Education ◽  
Oral Communication ◽  
Strategic Interaction ◽  
Foreign Language Education ◽  
Japanese University ◽  
Learner Outcomes ◽  
Mediational Means

The affordances provided by technology for increasing efficacy of foreign language education have been a major research area within applied linguistics over the past thirty years or so (see Levy & Stockwell, 2006, for an overview). In a Japanese context, there are culturally-based issues with foreign language education at the tertiary level, such as large class sizes and low student motivation, that present educators with specific challenges where technology may provide effective mediational means to improve practice and learner outcomes. In this chapter, the authors describe an eight-week teaching intervention that was designed, through digital and web technologies readily available to teachers, to improve the communication skills of Japanese university students of English. The strategic interaction framework, developed by Di Pietro (1987), was enhanced by use of digital video and a freely available wiki site. Performances were digitally video recorded and uploaded to a private wiki and participants used this to evaluate, transcribe, and self-correct their performances. The instructor then used the video and text to focus post-performance group debriefing sessions. The results suggest that a wiki, digital video, and strategic interaction-based experiential learning cycles can be effectively integrated to mediate Japanese university EFL students' oral communication development. Technical and pedagogical recommendations are offered.

Second Language Strategic Interactions Using Emerging Technologies and Experiential Learning

2012 ◽  
pp. 306-330 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jonathan deHaan ◽  
Neil H. Johnson
Keyword(s):  
Experiential Learning ◽  
Foreign Language ◽  
Digital Video ◽  
Language Education ◽  
Oral Communication ◽  
Strategic Interaction ◽  
Foreign Language Education ◽  
Japanese University ◽  
Learner Outcomes ◽  
Mediational Means

The affordances provided by technology for increasing efficacy of foreign language education have been a major research area within applied linguistics over the past thirty years or so (see Levy & Stockwell, 2006, for an overview). In a Japanese context, there are culturally-based issues with foreign language education at the tertiary level, such as large class sizes and low student motivation, that present educators with specific challenges where technology may provide effective mediational means to improve practice and learner outcomes. In this chapter, the authors describe an eight-week teaching intervention that was designed, through digital and web technologies readily available to teachers, to improve the communication skills of Japanese university students of English. The strategic interaction framework, developed by Di Pietro (1987), was enhanced by use of digital video and a freely available wiki site. Performances were digitally video recorded and uploaded to a private wiki and participants used this to evaluate, transcribe, and self-correct their performances. The instructor then used the video and text to focus post-performance group debriefing sessions. The results suggest that a wiki, digital video, and strategic interaction-based experiential learning cycles can be effectively integrated to mediate Japanese university EFL students’ oral communication development. Technical and pedagogical recommendations are offered.

scholarly journals The Path to Becoming a Resident Assistant at a Japanese University

2016 ◽  
Vol 9 (12) ◽  
pp. 23
Author(s):  
Graham G. Robson
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Foreign Students ◽  
Interview Data ◽  
Resident Assistants ◽  
Resident Assistant ◽  
Host Culture ◽  
Japanese University ◽  
Japanese Students ◽  
The University

<p class="apa">Resident Assistants (RAs) are a mainstay of many universities worldwide that offer accommodation to visiting students. They look after both the administrative side and, more importantly, the emotional side of ensuring visiting students, including students from other countries, fit primarily into the university accommodation, and also the host culture as a whole. With an increase in the number of foreign students coming to Japan, it has become necessary at hosting universities to employ RAs at university-provided accommodation for non-Japanese students. This qualitative study used interview data from three RAs employed at a university in Tokyo and inductively produced six sub-headings of data. The aim of the study is to find out motivations for becoming an RA and participants’ perceptions prior to and during their jobs as RAs.</p>

Digital Storytelling and Oral Fluency in an English Reading Class at a Japanese University

2012 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Midori Kimura
Keyword(s):  
Nursing Students ◽  
Reading Fluency ◽  
Oral Reading ◽  
Digital Storytelling ◽  
Teaching Method ◽  
Still Images ◽  
Oral Fluency ◽  
Japanese University ◽  
Japanese Students ◽  
English Reading

The purpose of this study is to examine the effectiveness of digital storytelling (DST) in improving oral reading fluency by using the preview function of the software Photo Story 3. This application easily handles the recording and revising of a narration, which is an essential part of oral reading. DST is the art of telling stories through the use of various multimedia, such as text, still images, audio, and video. DST combines the functions of visualizing and verbalizing, which are essential for language comprehension and thinking from the perspective of cognitive neuroscience. The participants were 35 Japanese nursing students in Japan, who carried out DST utilizing nursing episodes from a textbook. Undertaking DST enabled the participants to learn to read deeply, visualize the story, and enjoy verbalizing their interpretation of the context, which is a skill lacking in most Japanese students due to the reading/translation teaching method.

Consonant clusters and intelligibility in English as a Lingua Franca in Japan

2015 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
pp. 615-636 ◽  
Author(s):  
George O’Neal
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Consonant Clusters ◽  
Final Position ◽  
Consonant Cluster ◽  
Lingua Franca ◽  
Japanese University ◽  
The Relationship

This is a qualitative study of the relationship between consonant cluster articulation and intelligibility in English as a Lingua Franca interactions in Japan (Jenkins 2000; Matsumoto 2011). Some research has claimed that the full articulation of consonant clusters in lexeme-initial and lexeme-medial position is critical to the maintenance of intelligibility (Jenkins 2000, 2002, 2007; Walker 2010; Deterding 2013). Using conversation analytic methodology to examine a corpus of repair sequences in interactions among English as a Lingua Franca speakers at a Japanese university, this study claims that consonant elision in consonant clusters in lexeme-initial, lexeme-medial, and lexeme-final position can attenuate intelligibility, and that the insertion of an elided consonant into a word that was oriented to as unintelligible can help restore intelligibility in English as a Lingua Franca.

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