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ERIC Number: EJ524517
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1995
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0790-8318
"Amae" and the Japanese Learner of English: An Action Research Study.
Pritchard, Rosalind M. O.
Language, Culture and Curriculum, v8 n3 p249-64 1995
Reviews an action research project undertaken by an EFL teacher with her Japanese students in a residential course in England. The study consisted of teacher-student interviews on differences between the British and Japanese ways of life. The article discusses the Japanese notion of "amae" and presents pedagogical implications for language teaching. (23 references) (Author/CK)
Descriptors: Action Research, College Students, Community Responsibility, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Differences, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries, Interpersonal Competence, Interviews, Second Language Instruction, Student Attitudes, Teacher Student Relationship
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: England; Japanese People