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ERIC NO: ED381833

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AUTHOR: Kitao, Kenji, Ed.; And Others

TITLE: Culture and Communication.

YEAR: 26 Nov 94

PUB TYPE: Collection; Position paper; Classroom teaching guide

LANGUAGE: English

ABSTRACT: Representing a refereed selection of papers from the 1994 JALT Kansai Conference, this collection of 25 papers contains formal presentations, teaching experiences, research projects, and ideas for effective teaching. The papers and their authors are, as follows:

(1) "Culturally Influenced Communication Patterns: Overview, Implications and Applications" (Carol Rinnert)
(2) "Giving Cultural Concepts Depth and Validity" (Barbara Fujiwara)
(3) "The Problem of Japanology" (Hitoshi Mabuchi)
(4) "'I Didn't Know I Knew That'!: Collaborative Invention for Learners and Written Communication" (Jack Kimball)
(5) "Internationalisation--As If It Mattered" (John Dougill)
(6) "Investigating the English Competence of Students Returned from Overseas" (Yuzo Kimura)
(7) "The Communication Competence of the Japanese Observed by American Students Staying in Japan" (Masao Nakabayashi and Motoko Nagao)
(8) "Conversational Analysis: Connectives in Simplified Speech" (Masatoshi Tabuki and Hiroshi Shimatani)
(9) "Cross-Cultural Training in the Classroom" (Maidy Giber Kiji and Yasuharu Kiji)
(10) "Role Expectations of Japanese EFL Students" (John Rockelman)
(11) "How Can Learning Strategies Instruction Improve Oral Communication Skills of Japanese Students?" (Jill Robbins)
(12) "Balancing Responsibility and Spontaneity in the Teaching of Language" (Joan Headrick Miller)
(13) "New Attitudes among Japanese Learners of English" (Yoshiyuki Nakata)
(14) "Rock and Roleplay" (John Dougill)
((15) "Organizing a CAI Contest" (Kenji Kitao)
(16) "Culture and Language through TV Commercials" (Michael Furmanovsky)
(17) "Using Music to Enhance Listening and Speaking ESL Learning Activities" (Bret Spencer)
(18) "Analyzing Students' Reading Miscues: A Case Study Using First Language Grammar and Cultural Background to Understand a Student's Miscues" (Kelly E. Quinn)
(19) "Cultural Aspects of 'Oral Communication A' Textbooks" (Kiyotada Fujita)
(20) "Accessible Pronunciation" (Mayumi Hamada and Lee Vogt)
(21) "Communicative Competence: The Case of Functions" (S. Kathleen Kitao)
(22) "Making the Most of Prescribed Texts" (Scott H. Rule)
(23) "Innocents Abroad: Training Japanese for Travel" (Eugene Trabich)
(24) "Self- Directed Learning: The Learning Process of the Future" (Johann Junge and Damien Andrews)
(25) "Teaching the English Newspaper Effectively" (Kenji Kitao). (NKA)

NOTES: 315p. Selected papers from the JALT Kansai Conference (Kyoto, Japan, November 26, 1994).

MAJOR DESC: Communication (Thought Transfer); Communication Skills; Cross Cultural Studies; Cultural Context; Second Language Learning

MINOR DESC: Communication Research; Foreign Countries; Higher Education; Instructional Effectiveness; Mass Media Role; Miscue Analysis; Student Attitudes; Teaching Methods

IDENTIFIERS: Cultural Studies; Japan; Japanese Culture

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ACCESSION: 32241444

TITLE: Konpyuta riyo no gaikokugo kyoiku : CAI no doko to jissen /

PLACE: Tokyo :

PUBLISHER: Eichosha,

YEAR: 1993

PUB TYPE: Book

FORMAT: xv, 287 p. : ill. ; 22 cm. + 1 computer disk (3 1/2 in.)

NOTES: Includes bibliographical references.

SUBJECT: Language and languages -- Computer-assisted instruction.
English language -- Computer-assisted instruction for foreign speakers.

OTHER: Kitao, Kenji. Nozawa, Kazunori, 1951-

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ACCESSION: 31665418

TITLE: Hajimete no CAI : yoriyoi Eigo kyoiku o motomete /

PLACE: Kyoto-shi :
PUBLISHER: Yamaguchi Shoten,

YEAR: 1992

PUB TYPE: Book

FORMAT: x, 246 p. : ill. ; 21 cm. + 1 computer disk (3 1/2 in.)

NOTES: In colophon: chosha Kitao Kenji hoka.
Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN: 4841107797 :

SUBJECT: English language -- Computer-assisted instruction for foreign speakers.
English language -- Study and teaching -- Japan.

OTHER: Edasawa, Yasuyo, 1944- Kitao, Kenji.

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ACCESSION: 24284495

TITLE: TEFL in Japan : JALT 10-shunen kinen ronbunshu /

PLACE: Kyoto-shi :

PUBLISHER: Zenkoku Gogaku Kyoshi Kyokai (JALT),

YEAR: 1985

PUB TYPE: Book

FORMAT: 347 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.

NOTES: In Japanese. Some study papers in English.

SUBJECT: Zenkoku Gogaku Kyoshi Kyokai -- History.
English language -- Study and teaching -- Japanese.

OTHER: Kitao, Kenji. Nozawa, Kazunori, 1951-
Zenkoku Gogaku Kyoshi Kyokai.
JALT 10-shunen kinen ronbunshu.

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