English in the air: an ecological approach to English language development in Japan

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dc.contributor.authorCover, Dwayne Christopher
dc.contributor.supervisorNoro, Hiroko
dc.date.accessioned2010-01-25T22:33:16Z
dc.date.available2010-01-25T22:33:16Z
dc.date.copyright2006en
dc.date.issued2010-01-25T22:33:16Z
dc.degree.departmentDepartment of Pacific and Asian Studies
dc.degree.levelMaster of Arts M.A.en
dc.description.abstractThis study examines the relationship between English in the environment and English language development in Japan. Although the English language enjoys a significant presence in the country, it has rarely been given consideration in previous research looking at second language development for Japanese learners. The study adopts Uric Bronfenbrenner's Ecological Systems Model to conceptualize the levels of the total learning environment in which the individual is immersed. The participants for this study were 99 Japanese university students attending Doshisha University in Kyoto. Participants were required to fill out a questionnaire and five students volunteered for interviews regarding the learners' perception of English in the surrounding environment. The findings from this study revealed little relationship between English in the environment and English language development for Japanese learners. In fact, the results indicate that a sharp divide between English taught in the classroom and English found outside of the classroom remains. Learner attitude was identified as the most significant factor influencing English language development.en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1828/2106
dc.languageEnglisheng
dc.language.isoenen
dc.rightsAvailable to the World Wide Weben
dc.subjectEnglish languageen
dc.subjectstudy and teachingen
dc.subjectJapanese speakersen
dc.subjectJapanen
dc.subject.lcshUVic Subject Index::Humanities and Social Sciencesen
dc.subject.lcshUVic Subject Index::Humanities and Social Sciences::Language::Languages, Modernen
dc.subject.lcshUVic Subject Index::Humanities and Social Sciences::Education::Language and educationen
dc.titleEnglish in the air: an ecological approach to English language development in Japanen
dc.typeThesisen

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