ISBN:
1282927884
,
9789048185665
,
9781282927889
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource
,
v.: digital
Edition:
Online-Ausg. Springer eBook Collection. Humanities, Social Science and Law Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
Series Statement:
Educational Linguistics 10
DDC:
306.44
Keywords:
Linguistics
;
Applied linguistics
;
Sociolinguistics
;
Englisch
;
Japan
;
Language attitude
Abstract:
This ground-breaking work is a detailed account of an innovative and in-depth study of the attitudes of in excess of 500 Japanese learners towards a number of standard and non-standard as well as native and non-native varieties of English speech. The research conducted refines the investigation of learner attitudes by employing a range of pioneering techniques of attitude measurement. These methods are largely incorporated from the strong traditions that exist in the fields of social psychology and second language acquisition and utilize both direct and indirect techniques of attitude measurement. The author locates the findings in the context of the wealth of literature on native speaker evaluations of languages and language varieties. The study is unique in that the results provide clear evidence of both attitude change and high levels of linguistic awareness among the informants of social and geographical diversity within the English language. These findings are analyzed in detail in relation to the global spread of English as well as in terms of the pedagogical implications for the choice of linguistic model employed in English language classrooms both inside and outside Japan. The issues examined are of particular interest to educators, researchers and students in the fields of applied linguistics, TESOL, second language acquisition, social psychology of language and sociolinguistics. The pedagogical and language policy implications of the findings obtained make essential reading for those with a specific focus on the role of the English language and English language teaching, both in Japan and beyond. TOC:From the contents 1.The Global Spread of English and the Role of English in Japan. 2.The Study of Language Attitudes. 3. Relevant Language Attitude Research. 4. The Research Design of the Study. 5.The Results and Discussion. 6.Wider Implications and Conclusions. References. Appendix.
Description / Table of Contents:
The Social Psychology of English as a Global Language; Acknowledgments; Contents; Abbreviations; The Global Spread of English and the Role of English in Japan; 1.1 Globalisation, the Spread of English and World Englishes; 1.2 The English Language in Japan; The Study of Language Attitudes; 2.1 Attitudes in Social Psychology; 2.2 Language Attitudes; Relevant Language Attitude Research; 3.1 The Measurement of Language Attitudes; 3.2 Previous Language Attitude Research; The Research Design of the Study; 4.1 The Aims of the Study; 4.2 The Varieties of Speech Selected
Description / Table of Contents:
4.3 The Choice of Background Variables in the Study4.4 The Choice of Informants; 4.5 The Research Instrument; 4.6 The Pilot Study; 4.7 Procedure: The Administration of the Research Instrument; Results and Discussion; 5.1 Description of Participants; 5.2 Overview of the Statistical Techniques Employed in the Data Analyses; 5.3 The Verbal-Guise Study: Results of the Speaker Evaluations; 5.4 Effects of Background Variables on Speaker Evaluations; 5.5 Effects of Perceptions of Non-standard Japanese on Speaker Evaluations; 5.6 Identification of (Speakers of) Varieties of English
Description / Table of Contents:
Wider Implications and Conclusions6.1 The Research Questions; 6.2 Final Remarks and the Future; Appendix A: Speech Collection: Map Task; Appendix B: Research Instrument; Appendix C: Post Hoc Test: Pairwise Comparisons for Speaker: All Traits; Appendix D: Principal Components Analysis. Scree Plot: Sum of Speakers; Appendix E: The Rotated Component Matrix: Sum of Speakers; Appendix F: Post Hoc Test: Pairwise Comparisons for Speaker Competence; Appendix G: Scree Plot of Mean Evaluations for Speaker Competence; Appendix H: Post Hoc Test: Pairwise Comparisons for Speaker Social Attractiveness
Description / Table of Contents:
Appendix I: Scree Plot of Mean Evaluation Rankings for Speaker Social AttractivenessReferences; Index;
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
,
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DOI:
10.1007/978-90-481-8566-5
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