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CAMBRIDGE U~I\LKSln "\U:.ss November 1995 Contents Volume 17 • No.2 164 In this Issue 165 From the Editors Articles 167 Word Definition and La nguage Profi ciency Machika Achiba 180 An Inquiry into Reading Comprehension Strategies through Think-aloud Protocols HideD Horibe 197 How Overseas Graduate Students Compose in Japanese: A Stu dy of Two Writers Takao Kinugawa 213 Ideologies of Engli sh L.1 nguage Ed uca tion in Japan Graham Law 225 Translation-aided Approach in Second lan­ guage Acqui sition Kiwamu Izumi 238 Fragmentation in Conversa tional Japanese: A Case Study Kazuko Jltfalsul1l010 Point-to-Point 255 A Reaction to Brown and Yamashita "English Language Entrance Exams at Japanese Uni versities: \X1hat Do We know About Them?" Bany O'Sullivan 257 The Authors Respond: Out of Criticism Comes Knowledge James Dean Brow/1 & Sayoko Okada Yamashita Research Forum 261 A Preliminary Study of Voice Quality Differences between Japa­ nese and Am erican English Yuiehi Todaka 269 Goal-Setting to Ra ise Speaking Se lf- Confidence Slepben A. Templin Perspectives 275 Setting the Stage for Communicative La ngauge Teaching in Japa­ nese Coll ege English Classes Roger Davies Reviews 287 The Cultura l Politics of English as an Internati onal Language (A1stair Pennycook) Reviewed hy Mark A . Liegel 291 Exploring Gender: Questions and Implications for English Lan­ guage Education Qane Sunderland, Ed.) Reviewed by Jacqueline D. Beebe 296 Analyzing Genre: Language use in Professional Settings (Vijay K. Bhatia) Reviewed by Patrick Rosenkjar 301 Infotext: Reading and Learning (Karen M. Feathers) Reviewed by William Thomas Hill JALT Jownal Information 305 Information for Contributors (English and Japanese) All materials in this publication are copyright C 1995 by their respective authors. JALT National Officers 1995 President David McMurray Vice-President Programs Minoru Wada Jane Hoelker Treasurer Membership Steve Sayle Laura MacGregor Recording Secretary Public Relations Tim Newfields Dennis Woolbright Chapters Akita, Chiba, Fukui, Fukuoka, Gunma, Hamamatsu, Himeji, Hiroshima, Hokkaido, Ibaraki, Iwate, Kagawa, Kagoshima, Kanazawa, Kitakyushu (affiliate), Kobe, Koehl, Kyoto, Matsuyama, Nagano, Nagasaki, Nagoya, Nara, Niigata, Okayama, Okinawa, Omiya, Osaka, Sendai, Shizuoka, Suwa, Tochigi, Tokushima, Tokyo, Toyohashi, West Tokyo, Yamagata, Yamaguchi, Yokohama National Special Interest Groups Bilingualism; Computer Assisted Language Learning; College and University Educators; Global Issues In Language Education; Japanese as a Second Language; Leamer Development; Material Writers; Teacher Education; Junior/Senior HIgh School Teaching; Video Forming N-SIGs: Ung-X (Other Language Educators); Professionalism, Administration, and Leadership in Education; Second Language Literacy; Teaching Children Central Office Manager Junko Fujio JALT Journal Volume 17, No.2 November, 1995 Editor Associate Editor Tamara Swenson Sandra Fotos Osaka Jogakuin Junior College Senshu University Reviews Editor Japanese-Language Editor Thomas Hardy Naoko Aoki Tamagawa University Shizuoka University Editorial Board Charles E. Adamson, Jr. Paul Gruba Sb/Zlloka Institute o/Sc/,,,,ce mId TecbrlologJ' Urllverslfy a/Melbourne Fred Anderson Teruyuki Kume Fukuoka 1"'lvers/~)1 0/ Educatioll Kanda 1l1,lverslfy 0/International Studies William Bradley Ilona Leki Utl/verslt)' 0/ Arlzrma University a/Tennessee James Dean Brown Virginia Loeasto U";tl(!rs/~1 0/HallfQlI. Manoa Intematlonal Christian University Roger Davies Peter McCagg Eblme l"litoers/~' International Christian University Ann Ediger Akito Ozaki Sa" Diego C/~I College Nagoya University Rod Ellis Tim Riney Temple lItllvers/~)' Itttemational Christian University John Fanselow Carol Rinnert Teacbers College. Columbltl lIt,/toersfly Hlrosblma City University John Flowerdew TadashiSakamoto C;~I Pol)1ecbnlc. Hong Kotlg Nanzan University Kevin Gregg Mary Lee Scott Momoyama ("'Itoers/~)' Brigham Young University Satoshi Toki Osaka 1l1Itvers/~' Additional Readers: Michael Higgins, Kim R. Kanel, S. Kathleen Kitao, Mary Noguchi, Steve Ryan, Deryn Verity JALTJournal Proofreading: Takuo Kinugawa. Kevin Staff. Brad Visgatis, Jack Yohay JALT Publications Board Chair: Gene van Troyer The Language 7eacber: &fitor: Lyneve RappeD Associate &fitor:Antony Cominos Layout: TIle Word Works Cover:~yJohnson Printing: Koshinsha In this issue ARTICLES The relationship between target language proficiency and the syn­ tactic form and content of definitions produced by the subjects are the focus of a study by Machiko Achiba. Examination of the data revealed that the frequency of the definition form used varied with proficiency level. Although learners had the lexical knowledge to give definitions, the data suggest they lacked necessary knowledge of linguistic forms. Think-aloud protocols are used in two studies in this issue, one of japanese EFL readers and the other of JSL writers. Hideo Horibe exam­ ined university students' reading strategy use through data collected following think-aloud protocols. The data indicate that learners use a range of reading strategies, but that bottom-up strategies predominate. In the other study, written in japanese, Takao Kinugawa videotaped two overseas graduate students at a japanese university during writing exer­ cises following think-aloud protocols. The data suggest that the ineffec­ tive and effective writer differed in their approach to planning and in their editing behavior while composing. Graham Law examines three non-communicative motives for En­ glish language education in japan. He also addresses the implications these are likely to have on current communicative reforms and gives specific suggestions for those involved in this process. A historical ra­ tionale for English language education in japan is examined The neglect of translation as a language teaching tool is examined by Kiwamu Izumi, who suggests that it be used as a tool for "semanticizing" language and making input comprehensible. Potential uses of translation within communicative language education are advanced. The use of postposing during a conversation by japanese speakers and the introduction of new information are examined by Kazuko Matsumoto. The data lead her to propose that postposing behavior in Japanese is limited by two constraints, termed here the "one-new-en­ tity-per-unit" constraint and the "no-more-than-three given entities per unit" constraint. POINT-To-POINT A reaction from Barry O'Sullivan to the article on English language entrance exams at japanese universities (fALTJournal 17[1], pp. 7-30) and a response from the authors, James Dean Brown and Sayoko Okada Yamashita, further contribute to the discussion and debate surrounding this issue. RESEARCH FORUM Two studies are included. The first, by YuichiTodaka, examines voice quality differences in bilingual English/Japanese speakers and gives sug­ gestions for teaching English pronunciation in Japan. The second, by StephenA.Templin, discusses the use of goal-setting exercises withJapa­ nese ESL learners to raise self-confidence. PERSPECTIVES Conununication styles of Japanese and English speakers are discussed by Roger Davies, who then suggests activities for establishing a tbree­ part conversation framework comfortable to Japanese learners. REvIEWS Descriptions and evaluations of four current publications appear, with Reviews from Mark A. Liegel,Jaqueline D. Beebe, Patrick Rosenkjar, and William Thomas Hill. They include analyses of books on the cultural politics of English, the language of gender, genre analysis, and learning to read. From the Editors The JALTJournal welcomes Akito Ozaki, Tadashi Sakamoto and Satoshi Toki to the Editorial Advisory Board as Japanese-language manuscript readers. CAMBRIDGE ELl Interchange Intro English for International Communication Jack C. Richards Ill urchal1g~ lutro is the new imroductor), level fo r the hi ghly successfu l IlIlt'rdJll1lge series. It is designed fo r students of English at rhe beginner level and for learners needing a dlOrough. slow. paced review of basic structure and vocabulary. Interchange 1 and 2 Videos The III/t'rchallg~ V;d~o! arc designed (0 review and c)((cnd the topics and language prcsclHcd in the Student's Book or provide the basis for a shorl course. 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