The study of popular culture is now becoming an emerging research area within education. While many studies have confirmed that students' interest in anime has driven much of enrolment in Japanese language courses, the impact of using anime as a teaching tool has not been studied thoroughly in the teaching Japanese as a Foreign Language (JFL)…

Notes survey findings highlighting the great diversity of Japanese preschools in terms of teachers' norms, expectations for children, and teaching methods. Discusses three distinct patterns of early schooling, particularly preschools that emphasize academic preparation within a large-group context characterized by strict discipline and few…

General semantics and science fiction are disciplines that can be incorporated in lectures for public speaking and other speech communication classes. Alfred Korzybski's theories of general semantics lend themselves to researching, preparing, delivering interpersonal communication messages, and establishing student interest in foreign languages,…