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BARRS, Keith
Department Hiroshima shudo University The Faculty of Humanities and Human Sciences Position Professor |
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| Language | English |
| Publication Date | 2018/02 |
| Type | Articles |
| Title | English in the Japanese Linguistic Landscape : An Awareness-Raising Activity Examining Place, Form, and Reason |
| Contribution Type | Single-Authored Publication |
| Journal | 広島修大論集 |
| Journal Type | Japan |
| Publisher | 広島修道大学 |
| Volume, Issue, Pages | 58(2),pp.211-224 |
| Number of pages | 14 |
| Details | The Japanese linguistic landscape offers a space beyond the classroom in which to engage Japanese learners of English with a critical examination of the English in their environment. Such an opportunity for continued learning beyond the classroom is of particular value in English as a Foreign Language contexts where exposure to the target language outside of formal classes is limited. This article reports on an awareness-raising activity which involved students first receiving a lecture on the Japanese linguistic landscape focused on the themes of place (where English can be found), form (in what ways English is used), and reason (the purposes of using English). |