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Thefollowingisbasedon thekeynotespeechgivenbyProfessor JohnMaheratthe52ndAnnualConferenceoftheJapan Association for Current English Studies, held at Tokai University(Takanawa Campus), Tokyo, Japan,onOctober3,2010. Thank you Ms. Miyahara for that soothing introduction. Good afternoon, colleagues, ladies and gentlemen. Thank you for inviting me here today. In particular, I extend my thanks to Professor Nishigami and to the technical staff who assisted me with the equipment.