Conveners
Room 102 - Presentation 6: Imagine Us Speaking English: Do Japanese learners need Japanese role models?
- Ian Lawrence (Hokuriku Gakuin University)
Room 102 - Presentation 6: From Classroom Quizzes to Authentic English Lounge Conversations
- Astha Tuladhar (Meijo University)
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Astha Tuladhar (Meijo University)Research Presentation - CUE
Abstract
Many Japanese universities provide English lounges or Global Plazas where students can interact with English-speaking staff, yet many hesitate to visit because they lack confidence in initiating conversations. This presentation introduces a classroom activity that prepares students for authentic interaction by having them create multiple-choice quiz questions about Japan....
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Ian Lawrence (Hokuriku Gakuin University)Research Presentation - CUE
This study explored whether Japanese university students who reported a higher presence of Japanese role-models of English showed higher motivation and self-perceived English competence. Participants (N= 103) answered a 32-item Likert questionnaire measuring the presence of ethnically-near-peer role models (eNPRM), Ideal L2 Self (IS) (Dörnyei, 2005), and Perceived Linguistic Self-Confidence...
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