Japanese students in Asian-dominated study-abroad contexts: what they experience and how they are perceived

• Project/Area Number: 26370692
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Foreign language education
• Research Institution: Iwate University
• Principal Investigator: Kobayashi Yoko 岩手大学, 人文社会科学部, 准教授 (00352534)
• Project Period (FY): 2014-04-01 – 2019-03-31
• Project Status: Completed (Fiscal Year 2018)
• Budget Amount: ¥4,420,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,020,000); Fiscal Year 2018: ¥780,000 (Direct Cost: ¥600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥180,000); Fiscal Year 2017: ¥780,000 (Direct Cost: ¥600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥180,000); Fiscal Year 2016: ¥910,000 (Direct Cost: ¥700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥210,000); Fiscal Year 2015: ¥910,000 (Direct Cost: ¥700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥210,000); Fiscal Year 2014: ¥1,040,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥240,000)
• Keywords: アセアン準英語圏 / 欧米英語圏 / 英語ネイティブ志向 / 言説・イデオロギー / メディア・教育言説 / 英語研修先としてのアジア準英語圏 / 英語研修先としての欧米英語圏 / （脱）欧米人英語ネイティブ志向 / ビジネス雑誌の英語学習特集記事 / ネイティブ・ノンネイティブ英語 / 国際語・リンガフランカとしての英語 / 準英語圏アセアン諸国 / 留学動機 / 日本人学生の発言への消極性 / アジア英語圏 / (ノン）ネイティブ教師 / 日本人（東アジア人学生）の沈黙 / 非白人学生間の異文化交流 / （ノン）ネイティブ / 言語学習動機 / 言語イデオロギー / 異文化コミュニケーション

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The present research project addresses an overlooked issue of Japanese students’ transnational educational mobility across the West and ASEAN region at a time when studying (in) English in more than one context has become increasingly common and popular among East Asian learners of English. In addition to some encouraging results (e.g. ASEAN ESL educators’ professional identity), the study provides educational/scholarly implications such as: (1) Japanese students’ deep-rooted faith in ‘native’ ‘standard’ ‘real English’ remains intact even after their memorable sojourn experience in the ASEAN; (2) media discourses on English study abroad (e.g. Singaporeans all speaking Singlish) do not necessarily draw upon the existent applied linguistics scholarly knowledge.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

アセアン準英語圏における英語研修という選択肢が身近になった今、日本人英語学習者たちの英語観に変化（多様化）の兆しが見られたことは教育的に大きな意味にあると思われる。その一方で、アセアンでの満足すべき研修経験が「脱（欧米ネイティブ・本場の）英語志向」の切り札にはならない可能性が高いという結果が得られた。この結果を踏まえ、海外研修を奨励していく中で、アセアン研修（と欧米英語圏研修との）の位置づけを再検討していく必要性が明らかとなった。

Research Products

• [Journal Article] East Asian English learners crossing the Outer and Inner Circle boundaries (2018)
  • Author(s): Yoko Kobayashi
  • Journal Title: World Englishes Volume: 37 Issue: 4 Pages: 558-569
  • DOI: 10.1111/weng.12343
  • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research
• [Journal Article] 小説に登場する「英語（圏）で生きたい日本人女性たち」（１） (2018)
  • Author(s): 小林 葉子
  • Journal Title: 岩手大学人文社会科学部紀要 Volume: 102 Pages: 85-102
  • NAID: 120006522960
• [Journal Article] ドラマに登場する「英語で生きたい日本人女性たち」（２） (2018)
  • Author(s): 小林 葉子
  • Journal Title: 岩手大学人文社会科学部紀要 Volume: 103 Pages: 33-49
  • NAID: 120006557667
• [Journal Article] The neo-liberal notion of global language skills vs. monolingual corporate culture: co-existence or rivalry? (2018)
  • Author(s): Kobayashi Yoko
  • Journal Title: Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development Volume: 「-」 Issue: 8 Pages: 1-11
  • DOI: 10.1080/01434632.2018.1438445
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] ASEAN English teachers as a model for international English learners: Modified teaching principles (2017)
  • Author(s): Kobayashi, Yoko
  • Journal Title: International Journal of Applied Linguistics Volume: 印刷中
  • Peer Reviewed / Acknowledgement Compliant
• [Journal Article] Ideological discourses about learning Chinese in pro-English Japan (2015)
  • Author(s): Kobayashi, Yoko
  • Journal Title: International Journal of Applied Linguistics Volume: 25(3) Issue: 3 Pages: 329-342
  • DOI: 10.1111/ijal.12072
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] 人文社会科学系にとっての海外留学―「社会的要請の高い分野」以外の取り組み― (2015)
  • Author(s): 小林 葉子
  • Journal Title: JASSO(日本学生支援機構)ウェブマガジン『留学交流』 Volume: 8 (53) Pages: 11-20
  • Open Access / Acknowledgement Compliant
• [Presentation] NNESTs’ professional confidence in the ‘standard British English’-model workplace (2018)
  • Author(s): Kobayashi Yoko
  • Organizer: 52nd Annual International IATEFL Conference (Brighten Centre, Brighten, UK)
  • Int'l Joint Research
• [Presentation] Mis/representation of World Englishes in Japanese business magazines’ English study articles (2018)
  • Author(s): Kobayashi Yoko
  • Organizer: Asia TEFL (Macau University, China)
  • Int'l Joint Research
• [Presentation] ASEAN English teachers as a model for non-western ELF learners: Modified teaching principles (2017)
  • Author(s): Kobayashi, Yoko
  • Organizer: The 10th Anniversary Conference of English as a Lingua Franca, The University of Helsinki
  • Int'l Joint Research
• [Presentation] Japanese students’ willingness to communicate in English as a lingua franca with Asian students in ASEAN contexts (2017)
  • Author(s): Kobayashi, Yoko & Ujitani, Eiko
  • Organizer: The 15th Asia TEFL International Conference, Yogyakarta (Royal Ambarrukmo Hotel, Eastparc Hotel, Yogyakarta State University)
  • Int'l Joint Research
• [Presentation] 「語学・コミュニケーション・対人スキル＝人的資本・グローバル人材」？ (2017)
  • Author(s): 小林葉子
  • Organizer: 日本コミュニケーション学会東北支部研究大会（青森市男女共同参画プラザ）
• [Presentation] Japanese college students' study experience in ASEAN nations: Possibilities and new pathways (2016)
  • Author(s): Kobayashi, Yoko & Onaka, Natsumi
  • Organizer: The 51st RELC International Seminar
  • Place of Presentation: SEAMEO Regional Language Centre (シンガポール、シンガポール共和国)
  • Year and Date: 2016-03-15
  • Int'l Joint Research
• [Presentation] 大学で実施されているアジアにおける海外研修動向 (2016)
  • Author(s): 小林 葉子・宇治谷 映子
  • Organizer: 日本コミュニケーション学会東北支部研究大会
  • Place of Presentation: いわて県民情報交流センター・アイーナ（岩手県盛岡市）
• [Presentation] Outer-Circle ASEAN nations as study-abroad destinations for Expanding-Circle students (2015)
  • Author(s): Kobayashi, Yoko
  • Organizer: TESOL International Association Regional Conference
  • Place of Presentation: National Institute of Education (シンガポール、シンガポール共和国)
  • Year and Date: 2015-12-05
  • Int'l Joint Research
• [Presentation] Japanese business magazines' expert advice about English study: Is there any reference to World Englishes? (2015)
  • Author(s): Kobayashi, Yoko
  • Organizer: The 21 Annual Conference of the International Association for World Englishes (IAWE)
  • Place of Presentation: ボアズィチ大学 (イスタンブール、トルコ)
  • Year and Date: 2015-10-08
  • Int'l Joint Research
• [Presentation] アジア新興国における海外体験プログラム：フィリピンでの実例から (2015)
  • Author(s): 小林葉子・尾中夏美・宇治谷映子
  • Organizer: 異文化間教育学会
  • Place of Presentation: 千葉大学
  • Year and Date: 2015-06-06 – 2015-06-07
• [Presentation] The potentiality of Outer-Circle English in Expanding-Circle nations’ global ELT policy (2015)
  • Author(s): Kobayashi, Yoko
  • Organizer: The 50th RELC International Seminar, SEAMEO Regional Language Centre
  • Place of Presentation: シンガポール
  • Year and Date: 2015-03-18
• [Presentation] Outer-circle nations as an ideal place for expanding-circle students to study (in) English: The era of globalization beyond Three Circles Model (2014)
  • Author(s): Kobayashi, Yoko
  • Organizer: The 20th Annual Conference of the International Association for World Englishes
  • Place of Presentation: インド・デリー
  • Year and Date: 2014-12-18
• [Book] The Evolution of English Language Learners in Japan: Crossing Japan, the West, and South East Asia. (2018)
  • Author(s): Kobayashi Yoko
  • Total Pages: 143
  • Publisher: Routledge
  • ISBN: 1138631612
• [Book] The Evolution of English Language Learners in Japan: Crossing Japan, the West, and South East Asia (2018)
  • Author(s): Kobayashi, Yoko
  • Total Pages: 144
  • Publisher: Routledge
  • ISBN: 9781138631618
• [Remarks] Researchmap
  • URL: https://researchmap.jp/read0083744
• [Remarks] Researchgate
  • URL: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Yoko_Kobayashi8
• [Remarks] researchmap
  • URL: https://researchmap.jp/read0083744
• [Remarks] researchmap
  • URL: http://researchmap.jp/read0083744
• [Remarks] 研究者 - ReaD & Researchmap
  • URL: http://researchmap.jp/read0083744/
• [Funded Workshop] The 51st RELC International Seminar (2016)
  • Place of Presentation: シンガポール(シンガポール共和国)
  • Year and Date: 2016-03-14
• [Funded Workshop] The 21 Annual Conference of the International Association for World Englishes (IAWE) (2015)
  • Place of Presentation: イスタンブール(トルコ)
  • Year and Date: 2015-10-08