Teaching English and Cross-cultural Communication through Music
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20520505
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
Foreign language education
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| Research Institution | National Institute of Fitness and Sports in Kanoya |
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Principal Investigator |
MIYASHITA Kazuko 鹿屋体育大学, スポーツ人文・応用社会科学系, 教授 (20182016)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2008 – 2012
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| Project Status |
Completed (Fiscal Year 2012)
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| Budget Amount *help |
¥3,770,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥870,000)
Fiscal Year 2012: ¥780,000 (Direct Cost: ¥600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥180,000)
Fiscal Year 2011: ¥780,000 (Direct Cost: ¥600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥180,000)
Fiscal Year 2010: ¥780,000 (Direct Cost: ¥600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥180,000)
Fiscal Year 2009: ¥780,000 (Direct Cost: ¥600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥180,000)
Fiscal Year 2008: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000)
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| Keywords | 英語教育 / アメリカ研究 / 音楽 / 異文化コミュニケーション教育 / 日米交流 / スティーブン・フォスター / 異文化翻訳 / 教材開発 / アメリカ音楽 / 文部省唱歌 / 国際研究者交流 / 国際情報交換 / ポップス / フォスター / 日米文化交流 / 異文化コミュニケーション |
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| Research Abstract |
When we teach English, we teach not just the English language (the grammar and vocabulary) but also the culture of the countries where English is spoken as a native language. This helps language learners to better realize the humanity they share with the people in those countries. My textbooks helped me convey the important role of melodies in terms of cross-cultural interpretation from English lyrics into their Japanese translation. Through my studies on Stephen Foster, I have contributed to US-Japan communication by introducing Foster as Americana to Japanese and as Japanese heritage to Americans. I’m currently working on Japan’s first lecture-concert & international symposium on Foster, scheduled for December 7, 2013, at Ritsumeikan University in Kyoto, where two Americans will be the among speakers. I see this as the biggest reward of my five years of funded research for which I am very grateful.
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