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Applying Theory and Research to Learning Japanese as a Foreign Language

By: Masahiko Minami

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Applying Theory and Research to Learning Japanese as a Foreign Language

By: Masahiko Minami

Complex issues surround second language acquisition and foreign language learning in any language. There is no doubt that individuals are capable of acquiring two or more languages at different stages of human development, particularly in childhood. Research investigating how adults acquire two languages also carries important insights into what takes place during later stages of human development. From the fact that early and late bilinguals are faced with two languages in diverse stages of cognitive development we can predict differences in language processing between these two groups. In the case of the Japanese language, unfortunately, far fewer studies — particularly those written in English — have been presented on foreign-language learners and bilingual children. Designed to address some of these gaps in the literature, the chapters included in this book discuss various issues with regard to adult learners of Japanese as an L2 and English-Japanese bilingual children. This book provides the reader with an overview of the field of Japanese linguistics and its current concerns. One of the main purposes of the book is to provide a forum in which to examine contributions in a variety of areas of Japanese linguistics to the teaching and learning of Japanese in the L2 classroom. This book has at least two interrelated areas of benefit. First, both researchers and teachers benefit from each other’s expertise and receive new insights that apply to their respective fields. Second and more important, the book serves as a forum to promote ways in which we can apply linguistic theory to the learning of Japanese as an L2. That is, what researchers have learned from both theory and practice can suggest what is important for the teaching of language; conversely, language educators have a great deal to offer linguists regarding the phenomenon of language. Thus, the goal of this book is to integrate theoretical concepts and empirical research findings in L2 development in order to apply them to educational practice.

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Cambridge Scholars Publishing

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1443806439

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Culture-specific Language Styles

The Development of Oral Narrative and Literacy

By: Masahiko Minami

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Culture-specific Language Styles

The Development of Oral Narrative and Literacy

By: Masahiko Minami

Communication skills are considered extremely important for the development, preservation, and transmission of culture to future generations, and incorporate the complicated relationship between language and culture. This book focuses on an analysis of personal narratives by Japanese pre-school children. The book also analyzes mother-child narratives and joint book-reading activities.

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Multilingual Matters

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185359573X

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Telling Stories in Two Languages

Multiple Approaches to Understanding English-Japanese Bilingual Children's Narratives

By: Masahiko Minami

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Telling Stories in Two Languages

Multiple Approaches to Understanding English-Japanese Bilingual Children's Narratives

By: Masahiko Minami

The topic of bilingualism has aroused considerable interest in research on language acquisition in recent decades. Researchers in various fields, such as developmental psychology and psycholinguistics, have investigated bilingual populations from different perspectives in order to understand better how bilingualism affects cognitive abilities like memory, perception, and metalinguistic awareness. Telling Stories in Two Languages contributes to the general upsurge in linguistically related studies of bilingual children. The book’s particular and unique focus is narrative development in a bilingual and multicultural context. The book is particularly important in an increasingly pluralistic and multicultural United States, where there are large numbers of children from increasingly diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds. Telling stories is important in the context of language and communication development because it is often by means of this activity that children develop the skill of presenting a series of events both in speech and writing. However, varying concepts of literacy exist in different societies, and literacy has different social and personal implications in different social and cultural contexts. In our schools, teachers are expected to teach what is relevant for students in the dominant cultural framework, but it would benefit those teachers greatly to have an understanding of important differences in, for example, narrative styles of different cultures. Bilingualism or even multilingualism is all around us. Even in the United States, where a single language is clearly predominant, there are hundreds of languages spoken. Speaking more than one language may not be typical, but is so common in modern times that it would be senseless to ignore its many implications. The study of narratives told by children in both English and Japanese that are presented in this book will provide an important point of reference for research aimed at teasing apart the relative contributions of linguistic abilities and cultural conceptions to bilingual children’s narrative development.

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IAP

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1617353566

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The Chinese Economy

A New Transition

By: Masahiko Aoki,Jinglian Wu

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The Chinese Economy

A New Transition

By: Masahiko Aoki,Jinglian Wu

China has enjoyed a higher growth rate for a longer period than any other nation to date. This volume brings together leading economists to analyse this unprecedented economic boom, and discuss prospects for the future. Chapters address a wide range of issues, covering not only financial systems, but also the social and cultural impact of growth.

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Springer

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1137034297

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9781137034298

Common Sense Implementation Of Qms In The Clinical Laboratory: A Software Guided Approach

By: Masahiko Amano,Robert Bredt,Mark A Colby,Trent Freeman

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Common Sense Implementation Of Qms In The Clinical Laboratory: A Software Guided Approach

By: Masahiko Amano,Robert Bredt,Mark A Colby,Trent Freeman

This book explains how SaaS works and lists and describes many common misconceptions and pitfalls that laboratories have about implementing Quality Management Systems (QMS). By walking the reader through all ISO 15189 Standards and describing each in detail, we can show how to implement them in common sense and meaningful ways. This book demonstrates to clinical laboratories how to combine the rigor of international standards with the inherent benefits of contemporary cloud-based software systems so that they can involve the entire laboratory in making quality a shared habit.

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274

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World Scientific

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981121249X

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9789811212499

Death By Choice

By: Masahiko Shimada

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Death By Choice

By: Masahiko Shimada

Yoshio Kita’s hopelessness and lack of faith in his future crystallizes into a decision to commit suicide by what he calls ‘capital punishment at free will’, meaning his only pressing problem now is how to spend both his remaining self-allocated seven days on earth and all his worldly money. From fine dining with a former porn actress to insuring his life, from pursuing an ex-girlfriend to an entanglement with an assassin, Yoshio’s last seven days on earth take on unexpected twists and turns in this darkly comic exploration of the cult of suicide in Japan and the culture that has created it.

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252

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Thames River Press

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085728259X

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9780857282590

Transboundary Game of Life

Memoir of Masahiko Aoki

By: Masahiko Aoki

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Transboundary Game of Life

Memoir of Masahiko Aoki

By: Masahiko Aoki

The central part of this book is an English version of the memoir of Masahiko Aoki that was published in Japanese in 2008 (青木昌彦『私の履歴書人生越境ゲーム』日本経済新聞出版社). In this memoir, Aoki goes over his life as a young boy immediately after World War II, as an activist who opposed the rearmament of Japan under the US-Japan Security Alliance, as a student of Marxist economics first and then modern mathematical economics, as a graduate student at Minnesota, as a young economist at Stanford, Harvard, and then Kyoto, as a central faculty member to develop comparative institutional analysis at Stanford, and as an institutional builder who established the Stanford Kyoto Center, the Research Institute of Economy, Trade, and Industry, the Virtual Center for Advanced Studies Institution in Tokyo, and the Center for Industrial Development and Environmental Governance in Beijing. Until now the memoir has been available only in Japanese and in Chinese. The English edition will allow more young social scientists to touch the life and the work of Masahiko Aoki and be inspired to make their own versions of the “transboundary game of life.”

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138

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Springer

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9811327572

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9789811327575

EMATs for Science and Industry

Noncontacting Ultrasonic Measurements

By: Masahiko Hirao,Hirotsugu Ogi

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EMATs for Science and Industry

Noncontacting Ultrasonic Measurements

By: Masahiko Hirao,Hirotsugu Ogi

EMATs for Science and Industry comprises the physical principles of electromagnetic acoustic transducers (EMATs) and the applications to scientific and industrial ultrasonic measurements on materials. The text is arranged in four parts: -PART I is intended to be a self-contained description of the basic elements of coupling mechanism along with practical designing of EMATs for various purposes. There are several implementations to compensate for the low transfer efficiency of the EMATs. Useful tips to make an EMAT are also presented. -PART II describes the principle of electromagnetic acoustic resonance (EMAR), which makes the most of contactless nature of EMATs and is the most successful amplification mechanism for precise velocity and attenuation measurements. -PART III applies EMAR to studying the physical acoustics. New measurements emerged on three major subjects; in situ monitoring of dislocation behavior, determination of anisotropic elastic constants, and acoustic nonlinearity evolution. -PART IV deals with a variety of individual topics encountered in industrial applications, for which the EMATs are believed to the best solutions.

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Springer Science & Business Media

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1475737432

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9781475737431

Electromagnetic Acoustic Transducers

Noncontacting Ultrasonic Measurements using EMATs

By: Masahiko Hirao,Hirotsugu Ogi

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Electromagnetic Acoustic Transducers

Noncontacting Ultrasonic Measurements using EMATs

By: Masahiko Hirao,Hirotsugu Ogi

This second edition provides comprehensive information on electromagnetic acoustic transducers (EMATs), from the theory and physical principles of EMATs to the construction of systems and their applications to scientific and industrial ultrasonic measurements on materials. The original version has been complemented with selected ideas on ultrasonic measurement that have emerged since the first edition was released. The book is divided into four parts: PART I offers a self-contained description of the basic elements of coupling mechanisms along with the practical designing of EMATs for various purposes. Several implementations to compensate for EMATs’ low transfer efficiency are provided, along with useful tips on how to make an EMAT. PART II describes the principle of electromagnetic acoustic resonance (EMAR), which makes the most of EMATs’ contactless nature and is the most successful amplification mechanism for precise measurements of velocity and attenuation. PART III applies EMAR to studying physical acoustics. New measurements have emerged with regard to four major subjects: in situ monitoring of dislocation behavior, determination of anisotropic elastic constants, pointwise elasticity mapping (RUM), and acoustic nonlinearity evolution. PART IV deals with a variety of individual issues encountered in industrial applications, for which the EMATs are believed to be the best solutions. This is proven by a number of field applications.

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382

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Springer

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443156036X

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9784431560364

Advances in Terahertz Source Technologies

By: Gun-Sik Park,Masahiko Tani,Jae-Sung Rieh,Sang Yoon Park

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Advances in Terahertz Source Technologies

By: Gun-Sik Park,Masahiko Tani,Jae-Sung Rieh,Sang Yoon Park

During the past several decades, tremendous progress has been made in terahertz (THz) science and technology. There is a continuing need to have terahertz waves ready for practical applications. Terahertz photonic and electronic devices are being readied to be employed in application systems such as communication links, satellite communications, radar, surveillance, hard/soft material heating, biomedical treatment, and biomedical diagnostics. This book focuses on the advances in terahertz source technologies both from photonics and electronics (solid-state and vacuum-state) points of view. Written in a noncomplicated language, the book will be useful for a broad spectrum of readers, including advanced undergraduate- and graduate-level students in electronics and photonics, researchers in various disciplines in physics, chemistry, biology, astronomy, and electrical engineering, system engineers in various industrial sectors, general readers, and those who are interested in the interaction between electromagnetic waves and matters and in the effects of electromagnetic waves on matters.

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CRC Press

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1000995453

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9781000995459

Culture-specific Language Styles

The Development of Oral Narrative and Literacy

By: Masahiko Minami

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The Development of Oral Narrative and Literacy

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Multilingual Matters

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Telling Stories in Two Languages

Multiple Approaches to Understanding English-Japanese Bilingual Children's Narratives

By: Masahiko Minami

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Multiple Approaches to Understanding English-Japanese Bilingual Children's Narratives

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Perspectives on East and Southeast Asian Folktales

By: Allyssa McCabe,MinJeong Kim

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Perspectives on East and Southeast Asian Folktales

By: Allyssa McCabe,MinJeong Kim

Perspectives on East and Southeast Asian Folktales is a multidisciplinary examination of folktales that are unfamiliar to Western audiences. Examining folktales from countries like Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, Burma, China, Japan, and Korea, the contributors consider various aspects: including identity issues, morals, collectivism, violence, scatological references, language socialization, representation of Buddhist values, emotional competence, as well as folktales' relationship to idioms and narrative structure. Highlighting differences and similarities between East and Southeast Asian and Western folktales, this volume promotes memorable understanding of East and Southeast Asian cultures and their oral traditions.

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Rowman & Littlefield

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1666912891

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Book's by Masahiko Minami

Applying Theory and Research to Learning Japanese as a Foreign Language

Applying Theory and Research to Learning Japanese as a Foreign Language

Culture-specific Language Styles

Culture-specific Language Styles

Telling Stories in Two Languages

Telling Stories in Two Languages

The Chinese Economy

The Chinese Economy

Common Sense Implementation Of Qms In The Clinical Laboratory: A Software Guided Approach

Common Sense Implementation Of Qms In The Clinical Laboratory: A Software Guided Approach

Death By Choice

Death By Choice

Transboundary Game of Life

Transboundary Game of Life

EMATs for Science and Industry

EMATs for Science and Industry

Electromagnetic Acoustic Transducers

Electromagnetic Acoustic Transducers

Advances in Terahertz Source Technologies

Advances in Terahertz Source Technologies

Culture-specific Language Styles

Culture-specific Language Styles

Telling Stories in Two Languages

Telling Stories in Two Languages

Perspectives on East and Southeast Asian Folktales

Perspectives on East and Southeast Asian Folktales

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