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Old Wife vs. New Wife: The Metapoetic Level of Signification in Classical Japanese Literature
Get PDFThis paper is a theoretical quest for the meta-poetic level of signification in the literature of the Heian period (794-1185[1192]), the period, during which the foundations of the Japanese autochthonous cultural development were laid. The classical poetry waka (lit. “Japanese song”) was the most vigorous intellectual activity, and functioned as a driving force of the cultural development. It was a major means of communication among the literati and a media of the philosophical discourse, which presupposes the differentiation of a well-defined metapoetic level in the Heian culture.
The discussion is based on the close reading of two stories – from the first half of the Heian period, and from its end, both of which are
constructed as a juxtaposition between an old wife and a new wife. The first one is episode 23 (known as Tsutsuitsutsu) from Ise monogatari, a text, which can be characterized as a Handbook on poetic practice hence it requires a meta-poetic reading. The second is the Haizumi (The Eyebrow Paint) from Tsutsumi chunagon monogatari, a collection of 10 parody short stories (monogatari).
The cultural development in the second half of the Heian period (after The Pillow Book and The Tale of Genji widely recognized as its highest achievement) is characterized by a self-reflective movement, which is exemplified by the leading poetic principle of honkadori (lit. “incorporating a model-song[poem]”). The paper argues that since the leading role in this movement, both in poetry and in prose, is played by the waka poetry, the level of the process of signification should be defined as a meta-metapoetic.
In other words, the focus of self-reference is on the development of the poetic language hence the result is a discussion on the poetic canon and the network of poetic associations, which are in concordance with the dominant world-views of the time.
The analysis of Haizumi undertaken here reveals the function of “tears”
(namida) as a meta-metaphor, which represents the essence of waka poetry: from its origin (“seeds in the human heart”) up to the process of writing itself (the traces of ink on the paper).departmental bulletin pape
Temptation of an Asymptote: On the Meaning of Scientific Psychology
Get PDF科学的心理学は科学的な方法での人間の心と行動の解明を目指す。それは，漸近線が曲線に接近しよ うとするのに類似して接近しはするが，本来の人間存在に触れることが出来ない。脳が計算をしている とみなして，計算論的に説明することは，本来的には「無関係性」を基調とする「それ自体」としての 物質世界から「関係性」を本質とする生命や人間存在を説明することになり，不可能な試みである。そ れに対し，根源的な関係性を想定するなら，原初からの受容性としての超越的存在が在るとしなければ ならない。それが論理や計算を根本的に支えるのである。その具体的なモデルとして言語を取り上げる。 西田哲学の「場所」と時枝誠記の「場面」を結びつける中村雄二郎の考察を踏まえた上で，言語の広が りが主語的同一性の論理をも論理以前の根源的関係性をも表現できることを確認し，そこから言語が論 理を越えて，論理と関係性の双方を包摂するモデルとして成立することを論じる。
The way scientific psychology tries to solve the problem of human mind is just like the way an asymptote tries to come close to a curve. Though it comes close to it, it never touches the mind itself. The notion of the brain as a computer reflects a misconception that the mind as a basically relational existence can be explicated on the basis of the physical world which does not possess any radical relational nature in itself. As the very basis of even the physical, logical world, there must be the most profound transcendental Being that gives the most basic relationship as positive affirmation of everything. Language can provide an inclusive and comprehensive model for both logic and relationship. Language as a model may become a new metaphor for psychology and even for philosophy that could substitute computer as the now seemingly omnipotent metaphor for the mind and other existing entities.departmental bulletin pape
Positive Use and Positioning of Language Proficiency Test in Undergraduate EFL Courses: From the Viewpoint of Autonomous Learning
Get PDF文科省によるグローバル人材育成推進を目的とした英語力評価及び入学者選抜における資格・検定試 験の活用促進は，大学の一般英語授業の内容や評価指標に少なからぬ影響を与えている。中でも TOEIC は，企業や就職活動との関連性が強いことから，多くの高等教育機関において正課および課外のカリキュ ラムに取り入れられている。本論では，TOEIC の一般英語授業への適用方法や学習効果を考察するため， 2 年生必須のビジネス英語（授業 A）と 3 年生の選択英語ライティング（授業 B）の 2 つの授業を取り あげ，省察と検証を行う。各授業のとTOEIC との関係性と評価方法，取り入れた問題の具体的な内容 等を報告する。特に授業 A については，TOEIC 対策問題の授業内導入に対する学生の受け止め，モチベー ションなど，学習者アンケートの結果，および事前事後のミニ模試の結果もふまえて，低習熟度クラス への外部検定試験の導入に対する問題点を探る。
Now that the term globalization is sweeping across Japan, Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports and Technology Japan (MEXT) is aggressively promoting the use of foreign language (FL) proficiency tests to foster human resources with high-level FL competence. Many of Japanese universities and colleges are mainly focusing on TOEIC (Test of English for International Communication) because of its strong relation to job market requirement and its pervasiveness in Japan’s society. They are offering TOEIC preparation courses in both regular curricula and extracurricular activities. Moreover, as the test spreading more and more widely, the influence of TOEIC on ordinary English courses may become significant, in terms of content, activities, purposes, and assessment. The present research notes report on the application of TOEIC in regular skill-based English courses and discusses the feasibility and effectiveness of implementing language proficiency tests in higher education. Two English classes discussed in this paper are a compulsory business English course for sophomores (Class A) and an academic English writing course for juniors and seniors (Class B). The paper examines their relationship with TOEIC, the inclusion of materials and content of TOEIC, and effects of the application of TOEIC.departmental bulletin pape
Bilingual/Multilingual Child Network (BMCN) Annual Meeting, 2019: Report
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〔BOOK REVIEW〕The Slow Professor: Challenging the Culture of Speed in the Academy
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