Essay from the year 2016 in the subject English - Pedagogy, Didactics, Literature Studies, course: ESL/EFL, language: English, abstract: BIG (background, interests and goals), one of the main features of the communicative approach, is highly useful in maintaining and increasing the motivational levels of L2 learners in EFL context of Japan. BIG is primarily student centered. Participants of this study were all adult L2 learners observed in various settings. Qualitative action research was also undertaken. In relation to instructors, based on my own and the experiences of other instructors,...

Essay from the year 2004 in the subject English Language and Literature Studies - Literature, language: English, abstract: The Meiji period from 1868 to 1912, in Japan, was a time of rapid adoption of Western/European styles, products and practices in an attempt to be more modern. Indeed, it appears that according to Varley, the terms 'Western" and 'modern' were thought of as synonymous. Accordingly, Mori Ogai's The Wild Geese is representative of that particular historical period; the transition from the Tokugawa period (1603 - 1867) to the Meiji period (1868 - 1912), and therefore by...

Essay from the year 2016 in the subject English - Pedagogy, Didactics, Literature Studies, course: ESL/EFL, language: English, abstract: In terms of second language acquisition (L2), those language learning participants who are able to participate in overseas business trips, coupled with formal instruction, appear to make the most gains. Conversely, those who do not participate in such events, even when coupled with formal instruction, appear to fossilize or plateau, if they do not recognize some other use for L2. The purpose of this case study was to examine the factors affecting the L2...