Category: Language and Culture
Sociocultural Differences in Email-Mediated Communication: An Analysis of Metadiscourse in Chinese and English Request Emails
This study examines how metadiscourse is manipulated to build rhetorical structures and emphasize interpersonal connections in emails written by native …
Change in Attitudes Toward English by Japanese Learners of English: Through ELF Interactions in a Distance Learning Course With a Taiwanese University
The purpose of this study is to examine how effectively Japanese learners of English (JLEs), as ELF users, engaged in …
Semantic Variations of Arabic Loanwords in Maguindanaon
The study is synchronic, i.e. examined the integration of Arabic loanwords in Maguindanaon at present. Data collection started with the …
The Hidden Language Classroom: A Case Study of a Chinese Immigrant Mother’s Using Everyday Objects for Heritage Language Maintenance
Language input and language environment are key factors for immigrant children, who strive to acquire two languages both as their …
A Corpus-based Approach to the Imagery and Symbolism in Chinese-English Translation of Children’s Literature
The past two decades have witnessed a surge of children’s literature translation studies worldwide (Alla, 2015). In contrast, such studies …
Stereotyping Language and Generalizing Language Toward Foreigners Living in Shanghai, An Analysis of the Language Used
Multicultural communities are becoming more and more common in China, creating a new environment for cultural exchange and sociolinguistic phenomena. …
Designing Online Language Courses: Lessons Learned from Teaching Vietnamese Language and Culture for Japanese Learners
This presentation shows the lessons learned after several courses on "Basic Vietnamese language and culture" targeting Japanese university students and …
Discourses and Counter-discourses in the Times of the Coronavirus Crisis
The situation of the global coronavirus crisis affects different areas of human life and also influences the use of language. …
Translation and Interpreting Activities in ESL to Recharge Sociocultural Awareness in Students
Teaching translation and interpreting techniques obviously contribute to the effective and efficient development of linguistic and communicative skills in students. …
Global Education in Non-native English-speaking Countries, Challenges and Opportunities: A Focus on Indonesian Students at a Selected Japanese University
Research has shown that generation Z is much more eager to include global education in their lives. The experience of …
Visual Media: Supporting Content Learning and Critical Thinking in the CLIL Classroom
As English-medium content courses become more widespread in Japanese higher education, there is growing interest in multi-modal approaches which can …
Cultural-Communicative Styles: The Case of Indonesia and India
The present study examines, defines and evaluates the cultural-communicative styles of Indonesia and India. The analysis presented in the report …
Cross-cultural Language in Clint Eastwood’s Movie Scripts
This is a study of cross-cultural language use in Clint Eastwood's movie scripts. Eastwood, the renowned film director, starred and …
Conceptual Metaphors in Political Discourse: State is Woman – Woman is Construction
This project aims to analyze the conceptual metaphors through political discourse during the period of 2018 presidential elections in Montenegrin …
The Picture That Is Worth Ten Thousand Words
Japanese Zen Buddhism and the Impossible Painting, a book by Harvard professor Yukio Lippit, studies one national treasure of Japan: …
Perceptions and Experiences of Female Emirati Learners’ Engagement in English Language Learning: An Ethnographic Case Study
Over the last forty-eight years, the United Arab Emirates, has striven to include a western discourse curriculum with English as …