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The Use of English as a Lingua Franca (ELF) in Academic and Business Contexts in Japan – An analysis of its use and implications for language education

Research Project

Project/Area Number 23320122
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Section一般
Research Field Foreign language education
Research InstitutionWaseda University

Principal Investigator

MURATA KUMIKO  早稲田大学, 教育・総合科学学術院, 教授 (10229990)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) YANO Yasukata  早稲田大学, 教育・総合科学学術院, 名誉教授 (00130857)
IINO Masakazu  早稲田大学, 国際学術院, 教授 (50296399)
TERAUCHI Hajime  高千穂大学, 商学部, 教授 (50307146)
TUCHIYA Keiko  東海大学, 外国語センター, 専任講師 (20631823)
HOUSE Juliane  University of Hamburg
KUBOTA Ryuko  University of British Colombia
SEIDLHOFER Barbara  University of Vienna
WIDDOWSON Henry  University of Vienna
BACKHAUS Peter  早稲田大学, 教育・総合科学学術院, 准教授 (40582888)
Co-Investigator(Renkei-kenkyūsha) BACKHAUS Peter  早稲田大学, 教育・総合科学学術院, 准教授 (40582888)
HARADA Tetsuo  早稲田大学, 教育・総合科学学術院, 教授 (60208676)
SAWAKI Yasuyo  早稲田大学, 教育・総合科学学術院, 教授 (00276619)
Project Period (FY) 2011-04-01 – 2015-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2014)
Budget Amount *help
¥8,060,000 (Direct Cost: ¥6,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,860,000)
Fiscal Year 2013: ¥2,470,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥570,000)
Fiscal Year 2012: ¥2,600,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥600,000)
Fiscal Year 2011: ¥2,990,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥690,000)
Keywords応用言語学 / ELF / 英語教育 / ESP / 社会言語学 / 専用言語学
Outline of Final Research Achievements

The contribution of the current research is classfied into the following three:① the deepening of understanding of the concept of English as a lingua franca (ELF) ② detailed description and understanding of the use of ELF in actual situations and ③ heightening awareness of the use of ELF and impliacations for language pedagogy. The first has been mainly achieved by holding various workshops and publishing working papers based on them. The second has been made possible by collecting and analysing various types of data from diverse ELF users in their use of ELF and by showing how cooperatively and successfully they achieve their communicative needs. Thirdly, disseminating these results and their implications by way of conference presentations and publications has contributed to heightening the awarness of people about ELF and to furthering pedagogical implications.

Report

(4 results)
  • 2014 Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2013 Annual Research Report
  • 2012 Annual Research Report
  • 2011 Annual Research Report
  • Research Products

    (40 results)

All 2014 2013 2012 2011 Other

All Journal Article (12 results) (of which Peer Reviewed: 8 results) Presentation (22 results) (of which Invited: 7 results) Book (5 results) Remarks (1 results)

  • [Journal Article] English Education at Universities in Japan: An Overview and Some Current Trends up to 20132014

    • Author(s)
      Terauchi, H.
    • Journal Title

      高千穂学園創立110周年記念論文集II

      Volume: II Pages: 26-50

    • Related Report
      2013 Annual Research Report
  • [Journal Article] Review of English as a Lingua Franca in the International University:The Politics of Academic Language Policy by Jennifer Jenkins2014

    • Author(s)
      Murata, K.
    • Journal Title

      ELT Journal

      Volume: Vol. 68, No.2 Issue: 2 Pages: 205-207

    • DOI

      10.1093/elt/ccu004

    • Related Report
      2013 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] ELF on public transport signs in Tokyo.2013

    • Author(s)
      Backhaus, P.
    • Journal Title

      Waseda Working Papers in ELF (English as a Lingua Franca)

      Volume: 2 Pages: 101-110

    • NAID

      40020444478

    • Related Report
      2013 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] ‘We are jun-Japa’- Dynamics of ELF communication in an English medium academic context2013

    • Author(s)
      Iino, M. and K. Murata
    • Journal Title

      Waseda Working Papers in ELF (English as a Lingua Franca)

      Volume: 2 Pages: 84-100

    • NAID

      40020444452

    • Related Report
      2013 Annual Research Report
  • [Journal Article] Introduction: Researching ELF in Academic Contexts2013

    • Author(s)
      Murata, K.
    • Journal Title

      Waseda Working Papers in ELF (English as a Lingua Franca)

      Volume: 2 Pages: 1-9

    • NAID

      40020444410

    • Related Report
      2013 Annual Research Report
  • [Journal Article] Universal Language Change: Toward More Regular and More General.2013

    • Author(s)
      Yano, Y.
    • Journal Title

      Selected Papers from the Twenty-second International Symposium on English Teaching

      Volume: 22 Pages: 110-120

    • Related Report
      2013 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Introduction ‘Reconsidering Research Paradigms from an ELF Perspective2012

    • Author(s)
      Kumiko Murata
    • Journal Title

      Waseda Working Papers in ELF (English as a Lingua Franca)

      Volume: Volume 1 Pages: 1-8

    • NAID

      40020436053

    • Related Report
      2012 Annual Research Report
  • [Journal Article] World Englishes and English as a lingua franca: a personal observation2012

    • Author(s)
      Yasukata Yano
    • Journal Title

      Waseda Working Papers in ELF (English as a Lingua Franca)

      Volume: Volume 1 Pages: 24-32

    • Related Report
      2012 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] 「英語でつなぐ世界の高等教育-SILSのケースを中心に」2012

    • Author(s)
      飯野公一
    • Journal Title

      Waseda Working Papers in ELF (English as a Lingua Franca)

      Volume: Volume 1 Pages: 33-41

    • NAID

      40020436080

    • Related Report
      2012 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] 「企業が求める英語力-ELF研究への足がかりとして」2012

    • Author(s)
      寺内 一
    • Journal Title

      Waseda Working Papers in ELF (English as a Lingua Franca)

      Volume: Volume 1 Pages: 42-57

    • NAID

      40020436086

    • Related Report
      2012 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Traces of ELF in Japan’s linguistic landscape2012

    • Author(s)
      Peter Backhaus
    • Journal Title

      Waseda Working Papers in ELF (English as a Lingua Franca)

      Volume: Volume 1 Pages: 58-64

    • NAID

      40020436088

    • Related Report
      2012 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Culture-specific or culture-general? : Cultural Differences in English expressions2011

    • Author(s)
      Yano, Yasukata
    • Journal Title

      Philippine Journal of Linguistics

      Volume: Vol.41 Pages: 135-151

    • Related Report
      2011 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Presentation] WEとELFの最近の動向:大会の報告から2011

    • Author(s)
      矢野安剛
    • Organizer
      第3回ELF Workshop
    • Place of Presentation
      早稲田大学(東京都)(招待講演)
    • Year and Date
      2011-12-16
    • Related Report
      2011 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Traces of ELF in Japan's linguistic landscape2011

    • Author(s)
      Backhaus, Peter
    • Organizer
      1st Waseda ELF International Workshop
    • Place of Presentation
      早稲田大学(東京都)(招待講演)
    • Year and Date
      2011-08-31
    • Related Report
      2011 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] 笑語でつなぐ世界の高等教育-SILSのケースを中心に2011

    • Author(s)
      飯野公一
    • Organizer
      第2回ELF Workshop
    • Place of Presentation
      早稲田大学(東京都)(招待講演)
    • Year and Date
      2011-07-22
    • Related Report
      2011 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] 企業が求める英語力2011

    • Author(s)
      寺内一
    • Organizer
      第2回ELF Workshop
    • Place of Presentation
      早稲田大学(東京都)(招待講演)
    • Year and Date
      2011-07-22
    • Related Report
      2011 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] ELF4国際会議報告:ELF研究の現状と課題2011

    • Author(s)
      村田久美子、矢野安剛
    • Organizer
      第1回ELF Workshop
    • Place of Presentation
      早稲田大学(東京都)
    • Year and Date
      2011-06-10
    • Related Report
      2011 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Toward Effective Teaching of ELF : culture-general to Culture-specific2011

    • Author(s)
      Yano, Yasukata
    • Organizer
      The Fourth International Conference of English as a Lingua franca (ELF4)
    • Place of Presentation
      Hong Kong Institute of Education(中国)
    • Year and Date
      2011-05-28
    • Related Report
      2011 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Conflicting identities in the transitional period between EFL learners and ELF users

    • Author(s)
      Iino, M. and K. Murata
    • Organizer
      ELF (English as a Lingua Franca) 6 International Conference
    • Place of Presentation
      Rome
    • Related Report
      2013 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Conservative academies versus practical industries: discrepancies in understanding ELF communication

    • Author(s)
      Murata, K.
    • Organizer
      ELF (English as a Lingua Franca) 6 International Conference
    • Place of Presentation
      Rome
    • Related Report
      2013 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] English or other skills? Difficulties encountered in business meetings

    • Author(s)
      Terauchi, H. and T. Araki
    • Organizer
      3rd Waseda ELF International Workshop
    • Place of Presentation
      Tokyo
    • Related Report
      2013 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Questionnaire Survey on Difficulties Encountered in English Business Meetings at Japanese Companies

    • Author(s)
      Terauchi, H. T. Araki, H. Naito, M. Terui, R. Fujita and K. Miki
    • Organizer
      19th European Symposium on Languages for Special Purposes
    • Place of Presentation
      Vienna
    • Related Report
      2013 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] JACET IIBC 共同研究プロジェクト『ビジネスミーティングに関するアンケートとインタビューによる調査:調査の背景と集計結果』

    • Author(s)
      寺内 一、内藤 永、藤田玲子、照井雅子、荒木瑞夫、安藤益代、三木耕介
    • Organizer
      大学英語教育学会(JACET)第52回 国際大会
    • Place of Presentation
      京都
    • Related Report
      2013 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] English Language Skills that Companies Need: Responses from Large-Scale and Limited-Scale Surveys

    • Author(s)
      Terauchi, H.
    • Organizer
      ALAK 2013 International Conference
    • Place of Presentation
      Busan
    • Related Report
      2013 Annual Research Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] Universal Language Change: Toward More Regular and More General, English Teaching

    • Author(s)
      Yano, Y.
    • Organizer
      ETA-ROC (English Teachers’ Association-Republic of China)
    • Place of Presentation
      Taipei
    • Related Report
      2013 Annual Research Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] Advices and informations?: Language changes toward ELF Core

    • Author(s)
      Yasukata Yano
    • Organizer
      The 5th International ELF (English as a Lingua Franca) Conference (ELF 5)
    • Place of Presentation
      Bogazici University, Istanbul
    • Related Report
      2012 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] ELF5報告: ELF Researchの多様性とwritten ELF normの問題

    • Author(s)
      矢野安剛
    • Organizer
      第5回ELFワークショップ
    • Place of Presentation
      早稲田大学
    • Related Report
      2012 Annual Research Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] いかに大学生に英語力をつけるか―ESPとELFの視点―

    • Author(s)
      寺内 一
    • Organizer
      英語能力測定・評価研究会VELC Test公開記念第1回研究会:シンポジウム
    • Place of Presentation
      研究社英語センター, 東京
    • Related Report
      2012 Annual Research Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] English as a Lingua Franca in Tokyo’s Linguistic Landscape

    • Author(s)
      Backhaus, Peter & Kumiko Murata(Backhaus, Peter)
    • Organizer
      Sociolinguistics Symposium 19(SS 19)
    • Place of Presentation
      Freie Universitat, Berlin
    • Related Report
      2012 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] 'We are jun-Japa' -- Dynamics of ELF communication in an English medium academic context

    • Author(s)
      Iino, Masakazu & Kumiko Murata(Iino, Masakazu)
    • Organizer
      Sociolinguistics Symposium 19(SS 19)
    • Place of Presentation
      Freie Universitat, Berlin
    • Related Report
      2012 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] ESPとELFの観点から日本の英語教育を考える-法と言語と文化の関係を題材として-

    • Author(s)
      寺内 一
    • Organizer
      日英言語文化学会第37回研究会
    • Place of Presentation
      明治大学駿河台校舎
    • Related Report
      2012 Annual Research Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] Report on the presentation ‘English as a Lingua Franca in Tokyo’s Linguistic Landscape’ at SS19, Berlin

    • Author(s)
      Backhaus, Peter
    • Organizer
      第6回 ELF Workshop
    • Place of Presentation
      早稲田大学
    • Related Report
      2012 Annual Research Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] Report on the presentation ‘ “We are jun-Japa” --- Dynamics of ELF communication in an English medium academic context’ at SS19, Berlin

    • Author(s)
      飯野 公一 (Iino, Masakazu)
    • Organizer
      第6回 ELF Workshop
    • Place of Presentation
      早稲田大学
    • Related Report
      2012 Annual Research Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] From ‘marked’ to ‘unmarked’—the features of World Englishes

    • Author(s)
      Yasukata Yano
    • Organizer
      The 18th Conference of the International Association for World Englishes (IAWE 18)
    • Place of Presentation
      City University of Hong Kong- Sun Yatsen University, Guangzhou
    • Related Report
      2012 Annual Research Report
  • [Book] Waseda Working Papers in ELF (English as a Lingua Franca), Vol. 22013

    • Author(s)
      Murata, K.(ed.)
    • Total Pages
      146
    • Publisher
      Waseda ELF Research Group
    • Related Report
      2013 Annual Research Report
  • [Book] Waseda Working Papers in ELF (English as a Lingua Franca), Vol. 12012

    • Author(s)
      Murata, Kumiko (ed.)
    • Total Pages
      90
    • Publisher
      Waseda ELF Research Group
    • Related Report
      2012 Annual Research Report
  • [Book] Language policy at the municipal level. In The Cambridge Handbook of Language Policy(Bernard Spolsky (ed.))2012

    • Author(s)
      Backhaus, Peter
    • Publisher
      Cambridge University Press
    • Related Report
      2011 Annual Research Report
  • [Book] 「オーストラリア:多言語・多文化国家へ向けて」英語教育政策:世界の言語教育セサクロンをめぐって(矢野安剛・本名信行・木村松雄・木下正義編著)2011

    • Author(s)
      矢野安剛
    • Publisher
      大修館
    • Related Report
      2011 Annual Research Report
  • [Book] English as an International Language and 'Japanese English.' In English in Japan in the Era of Globalization(Philip Seargeant(ed.))2011

    • Author(s)
      Yano, Yasukata
    • Publisher
      Palgrave Macmillan
    • Related Report
      2011 Annual Research Report
  • [Remarks] 教育・ビジネス現場のELF(共通語としての英語)使用実態調査と教育モデルの構築

    • URL

      http://www.f.waseda.jp/murata/elf.htm

    • Related Report
      2013 Annual Research Report

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