Japanese Language Proficiency Test

called this as “super-specialized”. (43) Japanese character is very unique compared to American. Here is summary of chapter 3, ‘the unique Japanese character’. Honne and Tatemae is important elements to describe and understand Japanese. Tatemae is “expressed orally by the individual”, Honne is “what they really think”. Garcia says these are obvious at nomikai which is casual drinking they go with coworkers. Virtue of Humility is also important to Japanese. No matter how high their status is,…

Demotivators of Japanese English-as-a-Foreign-Language Learners ' Oral Fluency The increasing use of English in global business and international communication has led many countries to emphasize English as a foreign language (EFL) in their education systems. In Japan, compulsory English education extends from elementary school to high school. However, oral fluency continues to be a weak point in Japan’s education system when compared to written and reading skills. One possible reason for this…

errors that EFL(English as a foreign language) learners make in English. The focus will be on the mistakes that the participants make in grammar, and the researcher will attempt to understand whether such errors are due to transfer from the participants’ L1 and/or if they are related to aspects such as gender, age, and profession. Gaining a greater level of understanding about this topic is valuable in the linguistics field because it could help instructors in language schools decide how to…

Dear members of the graduate admissions committee: My background as a language learner and my own knowledge as a language instructor is what motivates me to pursue a doctorate in Second Language Studies at Michigan State University. In this program, I will be able to expand my knowledge and experience to conduct useful research and encourage others to learn foreign languages. My interest in foreign languages and language acquisition began when I moved to Indiana to spend a year as a high…

being able to speak two languages. It is just an ability of a person to speak in two languages and not about competency in either. A bilingual person’s competency may be limited to one language which is his or her dominant language or the person may be competent in both the languages. Grosjean (2010) as quoted by Baker (2011) proposes that bilingualism is not just the knowledge it is rather speaking two languages regularly. A bilingual person may not be fluent in both the languages. In Singapore…

America to live and work, this person should also change their culture and language to be a “real” American. (Halcon, 2001, p.66) Now the irony is that when this country was founded, colonizers came, invaded, and tried to civilize the Native Americans instead of adapting their culture and language to those who were here first. We were foreigners to them and we didn’t adapt, we eliminated them, their culture and their language. Now this gives me a glimpse of what to expect and where the…

wondered how a company like Google or the CIA choose who they want to hire. There is a set of standard or a formula that is universal for every company to use in the hiring process. From past experience, companies conduct background checks and drug tests in order to be sure the potential employee has no record. This paper will explore the steps companies use in order to find the right candidate for the position. After the employee has been hired, what are some things companies do to keep…

citizen in the country where it is headquartered in. (ex US citizen employed in US company sent to work in China) • A host country national is an employee who us a citizen of the country where the subsidiary is located. (Ex US citizen working for a Japanese company in the US) most common due to several advantages. • A third country national is a citizen of one country, working in a second country, and employed by an organization headquartered in a third country. (ex an Italian…

Elements of a Lesson Plan - Suggested Answers | Age/level | Objective(s) | Time | Resources/materials | Classroom set-up | Warm-up | Process (the activity or task) | Assessments | Follow-up | Select the verb that is conjugated into simple present: Angela ________ carrots for her salad. (cuts) Which sentence is written in the imperative? (Listen to your parents.) Select the verb that is conjugated into present continuous: Rather than shoes, I _________ sandals. (am…