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Volume 2007, Issue 46
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  • [title in Japanese]
    [in Japanese]
    2007 Volume 2007 Issue 46 Pages 1-15
    Published: September 01, 2007
    Released on J-STAGE: November 13, 2012
    DOIhttps://doi.org/10.11293/jaces1962.2007.46_1
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    In Japan, there are increasing needs for ESP approach in teaching situations. This paper considers how a genre-based ESP approach could be applied to Japanese college-level English courses by presenting specific examples of teaching materials, and then shows how effectively media English materials contribute to promoting ESP classroom learning.
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    2007 Volume 2007 Issue 46 Pages 17-30
    Published: September 01, 2007
    Released on J-STAGE: November 13, 2012
    DOIhttps://doi.org/10.11293/jaces1962.2007.46_17
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    A descriptive device for the incremental representation of utterance comprehension is introduced and applied to news pieces in English. The device features conceptual complexes in representing what a hearer understands as s/he hears fractions of utterance successively. A conceptual complex is delineated by a group of concepts, which are expressed by words and symbols but are conceptual in nature and not identical with their linguistic meanings. Conceptual complexes receive input from the grammatical and background knowledge held by the hearer as well as the incoming utterance.
    The conceptual representation of utterance comprehension enables us to show when and how background knowledge contributes to the entire comprehension. It helps the preparation of teaching materials taken from English news. It also serves as the basis for analyzing students' difficulties
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    2007 Volume 2007 Issue 46 Pages 31-47
    Published: September 01, 2007
    Released on J-STAGE: November 13, 2012
    DOIhttps://doi.org/10.11293/jaces1962.2007.46_31
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    Toru Hanaki
    2007 Volume 2007 Issue 46 Pages 49-62
    Published: September 01, 2007
    Released on J-STAGE: November 13, 2012
    DOIhttps://doi.org/10.11293/jaces1962.2007.46_49
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    Since the 1960s, the folk rock musician Bob Dylan has captured the spirit of contemporary US society with his astute sensitivity and sharp sense of criticism. Dylan has consistently fascinated a large audience with his inimitable world of lyrics and music. This essay interprets Martin Scorsese's documentary film No Direction Home : Bob Dylan as a cultural text in an attempt to identify some of the symbolic meanings of Bob Dylan for contemporary Americans. This essay first considers the reasons for selecting Bob Dylan and No Direction Home as the object of analysis. The next section briefly examines the film's depiction of Dylan. The final analysis suggests that Bob Dylan has critiqued American society from the inside as the Other, and has provided his fellow Americans with opportunities to reflect on their senses of self.
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    2007 Volume 2007 Issue 46 Pages 63-78
    Published: September 01, 2007
    Released on J-STAGE: November 13, 2012
    DOIhttps://doi.org/10.11293/jaces1962.2007.46_63
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    In this article, the author compares two sets of speeches on the issue of gun control and analyzes them using a corpus. The two sets of speeches were by two groups who stand in direct opposition : pro-control groups seeking the passage of gun control laws versus anti-gun control groups (NRA) trying to prevent them. Using Concordance software, the author shows how the frequently used sets of vocabulary differ between the groups, revealing the characteristics of each group's speeches. To express their own point of view, the pro-control groups use the main key words of “children” and “violence”, while the NRA uses “right” and “freedom (liberty)”. The controversy over gun control will likely continue, with the key words and content of their messages changing as American society constantly changes politically and socially.
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    2007 Volume 2007 Issue 46 Pages 79-92
    Published: September 01, 2007
    Released on J-STAGE: November 13, 2012
    DOIhttps://doi.org/10.11293/jaces1962.2007.46_79
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    In this paper, I focus on brand names as a study of language and culture, and maintain that their linguistic and cultural features are significant in understanding American English. Through the examination of concrete examples of brand names found in cartoons and newspapers written in American English, I try to shed light on various expressions and meanings of brand names, including the linguistic changes (conversion) they undergo. Possibilities and problems for further research will be also discussed.
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