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2025 CUE SIG Conference with BizCom SIG and PGL

Sep 13 – 14, 2025
Hitotsubashi University
Asia/Tokyo timezone

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Session

Saturday 4 Room 28

Sat4-28
Sep 13, 2025, 3:35 PM
Main Building 2nd floor (Hitotsubashi University)

Main Building 2nd floor

Hitotsubashi University

2-1 Naka, Kunitachi, Tokyo 186-8601, Japan

Conveners

Saturday 4 Room 28: English as a Global Corporate Language: Japanese cases within the EFL Research Framework

  • Saeko Ujiie (SBF Consulting LLC)

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  1. 20. English as a Global Corporate Language: Japanese Cases within the ELF Research Framework
    Saeko Ujiie (SBF Consulting LLC)
    9/13/25, 3:35 PM
    Business Communications - Related
    25-minute presentation

    This presentation examines the use of English in Japanese business contexts through the lens of English as a Lingua Franca (ELF). Based on interviews with Japanese bilingual professionals, the study finds that English is mainly used to communicate with non-Japanese-speaking counterparts, while Japanese remains preferred among Japanese colleagues. Mandating English in such interactions is seen...

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