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Naoe RYOKAI, Chieri OZAKI, Aiko MIYANAGA
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2012 Volume 19 Issue 2 Pages
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In the present study, a practice which aims to foster autonomous learners in an intermediate-level class is reported. In such a practice, forming of a Can-do List and revision of a syllabus are performed first. Then, various approaches are performed such as facilitating learner's setting of this semester's target or learner's self-evaluation, and bringing learners to note the strategy in teaching 4 skills.
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クリスティーナ Hmeljak Sangawa
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2012 Volume 19 Issue 2 Pages
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Readability assessment is a useful procedure when writing, editing or selecting texts for weak readers. Tools which have recently been developed for the assessment of Japanese text readability for native speakers are tested on a corpus of Japanese textbooks and found to be only partially applicable to readability assessment for foreign learners. Two factors are measured in the same corpus: average sentence length is found to be a reliable predictor of text difficulty, while character type-token ratio is not as successful.
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Chizuko KOMIYA
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2012 Volume 19 Issue 2 Pages
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Keizai no Nihongo was launched in October 2010 as a website for learning basic terms in economics and how to use them. Since then, the site has been evaluated through three methods. The results of questionnaire survey on learning content were favorable, but interview surveys on the way the site is used revealed a difficulty in selecting terms. To address this, the site design was partially corrected. From analysis of the access log, meanwhile, the site is used in 81 countries and regions, most notably in Japan.
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Yukako UCHIMARU
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2012 Volume 19 Issue 2 Pages
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This is a practical study on a culture class for upper-intermediate and pre-advanced Japanese learners. We dealt with topics on local culture and industry in class, such as Japanese swords, Japanese fans, the textile industry, farm and marine products. The class consisted of three groups of students; international, Japanese who minor in Japanese language education, and Japanese volunteers. We investigate how interactive activities and the project work influenced the acquisition of content, and also illustrate some problems of the class based on the results of a survey.
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Michie YAMAMORI
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2012 Volume 19 Issue 2 Pages
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This presentation discusses an attempt to maximize the effect of shadowing in the listening class of an intermediate Japanese course. The effect of shadowing was explained adequately at the beginning of the course. Every time students submitted their shadowing, it was evaluated by the teacher using the phrase method with positive comments. Consequently, the result of JLPT and LST conducted at the end of the course showed their improvement in comparison to the beginning of the course. It was revealed that students valued the explanation of the effect of shadowing in advance and positive evaluation.
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-Focusing on networks of related Kanji and vocabulary-
Satoko FUJITA, Yukiko HAYAKAWA, Maki YAGI
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2012 Volume 19 Issue 2 Pages
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Advanced learners are required to systematically summarize Kanji and vocabulary which have already been learned, and to acquire new ones and to use them correctly. But the descriptions in existing dictionaries are unhelpful in many cases for understanding correct meanings and appropriate use. The new Kanji and vocabulary textbook for advanced learners proposes; 1) to organize Kanji and vocabulary by building up networks between related meanings, shapes and sounds, 2) to focus on the collocation with other words in sentences. Some questions are designed to encourage learners to think by themselves and find rules from given collocations.
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-Report with practical examples-
Izumi ASADA
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2012 Volume 19 Issue 2 Pages
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With the rapid development of ICT, many university teachers have employed presentation software (PS) in lectures or classes. At language schools as preparatory institutions, this can be an important topic. This study reports on the result to what extent Japanese language schools in Fukuoka, Japan have encouraged presentation-skills using PS in classes for overseas students. The result shows few language schools have developed such skills. This study also demonstrates practical examples of presentations using PS.
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Tomoko ITSUKI
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2012 Volume 19 Issue 2 Pages
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As part of the inter-university collaboration project of Japan and China for training international personnel, a short-term training program which included internship experience for learning business Japanese and understanding corporate cultures was planned and carried out. This article will examine the effectiveness of the program and consider the future subjects and possibility of further development of the program on the basis of a questionnaire survey of students and an interview with teachers who led this program.
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Ayaka KAWACHI
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2012 Volume 19 Issue 2 Pages
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This paper investigates how appropriate expressions are used for topic development in casual conversations by intermediate Japanese learners, on the basis of a survey of the Japanese instructors. The results show that conversations by intermediate Japanese learners have the following inappropriate expressions: 1) the markers of starting a new topic, 2) those of continuing a topic, and 3) those of closing a topic. The reactions of a listener are contained in these expressions. Intermediate learners, therefore, need to be instructed about which expressions develop the topics and how.
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-An experiment of teaching pronunciation in general classes-
Minaho WATABE, Yukiko KAMIYAMA, Yukinori TAGAWA
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2012 Volume 19 Issue 2 Pages
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The need for foreign students to pronounce naturally is of significant importance. In general classes where students study by listening, speaking, reading, and writing, there is hardly any time to study pronunciation. However, it is not only the time limitation but also the lack of appropriate materials and teaching skills that makes it difficult. In view of these issues, we are developing a teaching material that enables teachers to teach pronunciation in general classes. We have also carried out a questionnaire for teachers and students. This report will present an outline for developing the teaching material and the results of the questionnaire.
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Keiko HORI
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2012 Volume 19 Issue 2 Pages
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This article reports on the class entitled "Japanese Language and Japanese Culture," which was mainly composed of second-year students. The aim of the class was to help students 1) understand Japanese language and culture focusing on Japanese language behavior, 2) understand some methods of investigating language behavior, and 3)develop their writing and presentation skills needed for scholarly situation. The term paper showed that students could understand some aspects of Japanese culture and Japanese language behavior. However some problems in academic communication skills remained.
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-Focusing on the communication in SNS-
Eunhee SAWA, Fumio WATANABE
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2012 Volume 19 Issue 2 Pages
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The purpose of this study is to look at the effectiveness of SNS as a tool in supporting Japanese learners in their language studies and daily life through their current usage and language data analysis. According to the analysis of the SNS data, It has been observed that Japanese learners have been actively participating in comments and group functions with their friends as a strong communication method. In addition, Japanese learners differenciate the usage between the mother tongue and Japanese when gathering information and interacting. We can greatly anticipate SNS in becoming effective communication tools amongst Japanese learners and others alike.
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Mariko MASUDA, Naoko TAKEYAMA
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2012 Volume 19 Issue 2 Pages
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To take messages from one person to another is one important aspect in our daily communication. Furthermore, it has been pointed out that, different from other languages such as English, the Japanese language has a special characteristic which is to express information heard from others by marking it with certain sentence endings, such as "soo da" or "to itteiru" (Kamada 2000, others).In this presentation, we would like to introduce our "hearsay" specialized practice methods. Also, based on the analysis of students' vocalization during these tasks, we will discuss what is difficult about "hearsay" for learners.
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-A case of a course taught at the Japanese Language Department of university in Thailand-
Iyoko NAKAMURA
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2012 Volume 19 Issue 2 Pages
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In Thailand, where tourism industry is thriving, many universities started courses in Japanese language for tourism provided at some departments. However, my university does not place it among courses that are directly related to tourism industry. As the final topic in this course I raise a one-day tour organized for Japanese visitors. The aim of this research is to examine the significance of the course syllabus, and the activities of pre-vocational training and activities in a final year of studies. Also, the aim is to study teaching methods used in this course by teachers who are native Japanese language speakers.
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-An analysis based on the life-story of a Chinese female student-
Haruka MATSUMOTO
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2012 Volume 19 Issue 2 Pages
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Many university/college students experience some turning points, that is they develop their own identities as well as plans for the future. Especially for students who study abroad, unique cultural forces that are different from theirs have significant impact on their lives. In Japan, the Great East Japan Earthquake made international students think and decide whether they should continue their university/college life in Japan. Using a life-story method, this study analyzes how a Chinese female student in Japan rebuilt her identity to be "I who continue studying abroad in Japan," after she had gone through a life-changing experience.
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-Adjective Homographs between Japanese and Chinese-
Miwa HAMADA, Tomomi TAKABATAKE, Feng YANG
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2012 Volume 19 Issue 2 Pages
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The acquisition of the homographs between Japanese and Chinese seems to be difficult for Chinese-speaking learners. Accordingly we have developed kanji materials to study the meaning of adjective homographs whose differences are subtle and hard for learners to notice by themselves. The materials are for intermediate or advanced level learners and provide systematic study of the homographs with other semantically related homographs. We minimized the semantic description of the words and prepared many quizzes to help learners correctly learn the differences between the two languages. Many learners first noticed the true meaning of the Japanese only after using these materials.
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-Project of Japanese pronunciation for everyone-
Yoko ARASHI, Chieko NAKAGAWA, Yukinori TAGAWA
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2012 Volume 19 Issue 2 Pages
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Teaching Japanese pronunciation is troublesome for both teachers and learners. Teachers tend to consider Japanese phonetics as their weak point, and desire a specialized pronunciation class different from the context in which communication takes place. To make Japanese pronunciation teachable in an everyday class without hesitation, an approach that is both teachable and learnable should be provided specifically. This study suggests the teaching approach of Japanese pronunciation and phonetics in Japanese teacher training. In this report, prosody instruction with the use of chunking, posing and 'へ' shaped intonation are discussed with these phonetic explanations.
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-Project work on 'tradition' in a short-term Japanese program-
Chiharu IZUMIMOTO
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2012 Volume 19 Issue 2 Pages
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Most of the students in a one year Japanese program of NUE are motivated by the image of 'tradition' in a traditional town like Nara. This paper aims to report how a collaborative learning in project work on 'tradition' has facilitated the learner's cultural awareness. Some of them approached to 'tradition' from various angles, understood its linking to real modern life or themselves, and consequently deepened their awareness of 'tradition'. Also during that process, the teacher had an important role concerning the time management and helped the learners to clarify their interests and discussions.
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Tomoko KATAYAMA
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2012 Volume 19 Issue 2 Pages
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The aim of this research is to investigate the differences in the attitudes toward reading Japanese among groups of foreign students in a Japanese university. According to the characteristics of their mother languages, three groups of participating students were formed: Chinese, Korean and South / Southeast Asian (about 50 participants each). They all filled in detailed questionnaires. In their answers, each group displayed significantly different approaches. For example, for Koreans, understanding kanji was most important while for South / Southeast Asians the ability to identify the main points of a text was central.
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Ayaka KAWACHI, Naoko TAKEYAMA, Kaoru MAEHARA, Mariko MASUDA
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2012 Volume 19 Issue 2 Pages
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In this presentation, we will be showing how we inquired into the diverse ways learners use the same tools to study vocabulary. In this study, the student's actions and behaviors were recorded when using an iPad-based vocabulary learning application that is currently under development by the presenters. It was observed that though all the students were able to effectively use the tools, each person had their own style of learning and method of progression.
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Hokuto SUNAMI
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2012 Volume 19 Issue 2 Pages
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"Nihongo de Care-Navi (http://nihongodecarenavi.jp)" is a Japanese language-learning tool designed to support those involved in nursing and care-work. The Japan Foundation Japanese-Language Institute, Kansai, opened the original website in 2007, followed by a smartphone version in April 2012. With the rapid spread of smartphone use among Japanese learners in recent years, the context of website-use for learning Japanese has expanded from the limited environment of classrooms etc. to various everyday situations. By taking advantage of these circumstances we can provide more practical learning materials. In this paper I use the example of Nihongo de Care-Navi to propose a method for future development of teaching materials.
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-In Perspective Of "Preference" "Enjoyment" And "Effectiveness"-
Sirada BOONSERM
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2012 Volume 19 Issue 2 Pages
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This paper examines how the learners, who study Japanese as the major in Thailand universities, perceive the classroom activities in speaking. Classroom Activity has an important role in foreign language education, especially abroad. Not only the opportunity to practice, but also because good classroom activities motivate the learners to have a preference to learn more. The result shows: how "preference" correlates with "enjoyment" and "effectiveness", and the cause why learners do not want to participate in each activity.
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Aiko MIYANAGA, Chieri OZAKI, Naoe RYOKAI
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2012 Volume 19 Issue 2 Pages
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This paper reports on practices of discussion activity aiming to develop consensus-building ability on intermediate integrated Japanese class. At the beginning of the semester, we analyzed the group discussion of the students to know about the initial state of their ability. The results revealed that: 1) They could not express their opinions by considering others' opinions, 2) They could not draw a conclusion by bringing together each participant's opinions. So we carried out the discussion activities by devising methods to make them pay attention to the process of drawing a conclusion.
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Michiyo KURIHARA
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2012 Volume 19 Issue 2 Pages
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This study examines the discrimination sensitivity on stimulating tones with slight different length in vowel, in three conditions in which CVCV, CVR and CVN follow after a word-initial vowel. The subjects of discrimination task are Mandarin Chinese speaking Japanese learners, twelve of them are residents of Japan for less than six months, and eight are residents of Japan over three years, and eight Japanese native speakers. The results suggest: 1) learners sometimes show lower sensitivity, 2) there are differences in ranges for distinguishable vowel duration between native speakers and learners, 3) learners who possess comparable Japanese proficiency could show differences in perception, depending on the length of residing in Japan.
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-The First Year of a New Program-
Akane KONO
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2012 Volume 19 Issue 2 Pages
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Tsukuba International School (TIS) offers an international education in English to children from age 3 to 16. It is an International Baccalaureate (IB) World School authorized to offer the Primary Years Program (PYP) and is a candidate school for the Middle Years Program (MYP). As approximately 40% of the students are Japanese, 30% are foreign, and 30% are bicultural Japanese, there is a great variety in the students' Japanese ability, opportunities for use, and need for fluency. The current paper discusses the first year of a new Japanese program at the school and offers points for future consideration.
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-For Improving the Blended Learning Model-
Daishi SHINOZAKI
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2012 Volume 19 Issue 2 Pages
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The aim of this paper is to introduce an advanced e-learning content of Japanese listening which has been developed to cope with the new JLPT Level N1. The content consists of 13 lectures based on Moodle, and includes 713 questions and 26 video explanations. The details of the questions are ; 482 questions on "Dictation" ( "Word-Dictation" and "Sentence-Dictation"), 37 on "Task-based comprehension", 49 on "Comprehension of key points", 37 on "Comprehension of general outline", 73 on "Quick response" and 25 of "Integrated comprehension".
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Chieri OZAKI
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2012 Volume 19 Issue 2 Pages
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This paper reports practices of pronunciation in intermediate Japanese oral class. It would be quite difficult for students to improve their pronunciation by simply increasing the quantity of practice. One of the reasons of the difficulty might be that students can't monitor their own pronunciation by themselves. Therefore I have introduced the knowledge of mora and prosodic level and it leads them to realize points of Japanese pronunciation. I have carried out many methods of pronunciation practice in order to help their practice by themselves outside the class freely.
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Ikuko KIHARA, Miyuki OTA, Akemi TANAHASHI, Chieko NAKAGAWA
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2012 Volume 19 Issue 2 Pages
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The goal of the "research/presentation" class for collage bound JFL learners is to enhance presentation skills because of the needs of such skills in university classes. This lesson plan not only addresses on issues how to teach the content of students' presentation, but their phonological skills. This lesson also examines classroom instructions employed "the prosody method focused on he intonation" (Nakagawa 2001) through phrasing exercises. This study reports the results of lessons focusing on pronunciation, especially sentence intonation, which may improve learners' presentation skills and promotes such pronunciation practices.
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-Evaluating the performance of one's own and others-
Azusa SHIBATA
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2012 Volume 19 Issue 2 Pages
58-59
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In a Japanese language class for international students, I teach a play in the Kobe dialect with the help of Japanese students. To enhance leaning effect and create a play with higher quality, it is essential for all students to actively take part in all the process. In order to sustain the motivation of all the students for the whole semester, I made each student set individual objectives (assessment points) beforehand, assess them with each other among all the students after the performance day, and the average scores were integrated into part of their grades in the 2011 fall semester.
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Shino TAKAHASHI, Yoko ISHIBASHI, Kimiyo TANAKA
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2012 Volume 19 Issue 2 Pages
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At Ehime University we are continuing to use Japanese language volunteers, 'J-Supporter(s)', in all classes focusing on oral skills. Participating international students are very pleased to have these volunteers in class, however, class preparation and in-class facilitation with the resulting mixture of student and community volunteers which changes each class time has been an ongoing trial and error process for the teacher in charge. This paper introduces how these classes have been effectively managed for the past 4 years highlighting similarities with Shinada, et al (2012) in 'shakaigata nihongo kyooiku'
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