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Writing on international relations: an action research study on designing and implementing a university CLIL course
Get PDF本稿は、国際関係をテーマとした必修の英語ライティング授業におけるCLIL（内容言語統合型学習）を用いた授業計画とその実施に関する報告である。ある日本の大学の国際社会学科に在籍する１６名の女子学生（CEFR A2+ entry level）を被験者として、混合研究法を用いて言語とテーマ内容、教材や授業内活動に対する学生の評価、および授業目標の達成度を質的・量的に分析した。データは、毎週の学生による授業評価およびコメント票、オンライン上のアンケート、半構造化インタビュー、そして継続評価ツールを用いて収集した。その結果、CLIL を用いた授業は非常に難度が高かったものの、学生が書いた作品は優秀で、しかも多くの学生が言語とコンテンツの統合は興味深く、有意義で、有益であると感じていたことがわかった。本研究は、CLIL のライティング授業に対する学生の取組と達成を促がす複数の要因の根拠を明らかにし、さらに将来的な研究手法を提案するものである。departmental bulletin pape
What does Career Education in Japan Lack? : My Evaluation of the Situation
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A Vision of Religion in the Contemporary World : For the future of Shiseigaku
Get PDFIn this essay, speculation on the future of shiseigaku (thanatology, or the study of death and life), the theme of this volume of the Annual of the Institute of Thanatology 2019, is made. In the first part, a brief review of the history of shiseigaku in Japan is given. While focusing on the Institute of Thanatology’s activities at Toyo Eiwa University, I explain my own concept of shiseigaku and its relationship to religion. Shiseigaku emerged in Japan in the last decade of the 20th century, and one of its aims was to assume some roles that had been previously fulfilled by religion, without a person having to belong to any particular church or religious tradition. It can be seen as a successor of religion in the secularized, “disenchanted” world where religious world views that include transcending one’s existence become more and more difficult to maintain. Furthermore, many churches seem to em-phasize the importance of humanistic actions in the “immanent” world, and believe that people’s reason for living (reason d’être) resides in such actions.
The future of shiseigaku depends on whether it succeeds in taking over the role religion had played in pre-modern society, especially its role in people’s aspiration for transcendence, which cannot be, in my view, absent in human beings. Furthermore, transcendence appears in different ways and styles in traditional religions. In wanting to contribute to seeking these ways and styles in shiseigaku in the future, in the latter part of this essay I put for-ward my own vision of religion. In doing this, I use the image of religion as a hole that opens up amidst the “immanent” secularized world.departmental bulletin pape
Synesthetes’ color sensations toward “Kao-Moji”
Get PDFHow do synesthetes, who have a sense of color for letters, feel for the Japanese emoticons “Kao-Moji”, which are composed of letters and symbols? In this study, two synesthetes were examined for whether they could see colors (different from actual colors) when reading 36 emoticons printed in black on white paper. As a result, although they understood the meaning of the emoticon (e.g., expression and emotion), they did not see colors for the letters and symbols included in the emoticon. Also, when the letters and symbols depicted in the emoticon were scrambled, they saw colors for the letters. This suggests that face perception could be prioritized over letter cognition in ynesthetes’ information processing. Thus, when synesthetes recognize emoticons as faces, they might not see colors even if letters and symbols are included in the images.departmental bulletin pape
The role of Tatsunosuke Takasaki in the withdrawal of Japanese refugees from Manchuria (1945-1947)
Get PDFIn this study, I examine the role of Tatsunosuke Takasaki（ 1885-1964）, a businessman, in the return of Japanese left in Manchuria after the Second World War.
Tatsunosuke Takasaki is well-known as a major negotiator for the commencement of economic relations between Japan and Communist China in the early 1960's. In recent years, research on Takasaki has advanced in Japan. However, much is unclear about his activities in Manchuria（ Northeast China）.
Previous studies have demonstrated that: First, Takasaki carried out relief activities for Japanese citizens in Manchuria immediately after the War by leading and organizing the Japanese Relief Assembly of Manchuria. At the time, the Japanese Government was not able to support relief activities directly. Second, he negotiated tactfully for relief with the advancing Soviet troops, Chinese Communist Party, and the Republic of China as the ex-president of Manchuria Heavy Industries Development Corporation （Manshu Jyukogyo or Mangyo）. Third, after negotiation and winning support from the United States, he provided substantial support such as food and security to Japanese citizens left in Manchuria. Finally, after his return to Japan, he made a major effort to utilize the knowledge and experience of the repatriated engineers from Manchuria for the reconstruction of industries in Japan.
My study asks the following questions: Why and how could a businessman like Takasaki, who was neither a senior military member nor top government oficial in Manchuria, accomplish relief for the withdrawal of Japanese left in Manchuria? Furthermore, why was he able to negotiate with the Soviet troops for the security of stranded Japanese citizens? The aim of this study is to elucidate the impact of Takasaki's efforts and accomplishments in the immediate aftermath of the Second World War.departmental bulletin pape