Papers by Peter Iori Kobayashi
From a Foreign Language to own Language: Resolving Conflicts Over English Education in Japan
Asian Englishes
Philippine Journal of Linguistics, 2008
This study employed written interviews to understand the views of Taiwanese learners on the secon... more This study employed written interviews to understand the views of Taiwanese learners on the second language (L2) varieties of English. The data was collected at a private university language center in the Philippines, where a group of Taiwanese students participated in an English language program. The main findings of the study were the following: (I)ManyparticipantsviewedanativespeakervarietyofEnglish as the sole target model; and (2) They viewed the L2 variety of English they came into contact with in the Philippines as substitute for that target model. The result of the study calls for heightened awareness among Taiwanese learners regarding the widespread use of English as an internationallanguageandincreasedexposuretoL2varietiesofEnglish.
This study attempts to determine the impact of the rise of China and its increased presence in Ca... more This study attempts to determine the impact of the rise of China and its increased presence in Cambodia on the local ethnic Chinese (LEC) community. The author conducted individual interviews with informants including the permanent secretary of a local Chinese association, the manager of a Chinese daily newspaper and the headmaster of a Chinesemedium school to understand their views. The study found that there was little interaction between the LEC and new migrants (NMs) from the People’s Republic of China (PRC), as the LEC association and Chinese school focused mainly on serving the interests of the LEC community while the NM community has grown self-sufficient with their own organizations. It also found that the increased presence of NMs and capital from the PRC in Cambodia did not cause LEC to become more China-oriented. The main recipient of the soft power diplomacy of PRC’s One Belt and One Road initiative were Khmer-speaking populace, regardless of their ethnic origin
Chinese Studies Program Lectures Series, 2020
This study attempts to determine the impact of the rise of China and its increased presence in Ca... more This study attempts to determine the impact of the rise of China and its increased presence in Cambodia on the local ethnic Chinese (LEC) community. The author conducted individual interviews with informants including the permanent secretary of a local Chinese association, the manager of a Chinese daily newspaper and the headmaster of a Chinesemedium school to understand their views. The study found that there was little interaction between the LEC and new migrants (NMs) from the People's Republic of China (PRC), as the LEC association and Chinese school focused mainly on serving the interests of the LEC community while the NM community has grown self-sufficient with their own organizations. It also found that the increased presence of NMs and capital from the PRC in Cambodia did not cause LEC to become more China-oriented. The main recipient of the soft
NUIS Journal of International Studies, 2022
Many studies have investigated the spread of English in the outer-circle countries, as well as En... more Many studies have investigated the spread of English in the outer-circle countries, as well as Englishization of higher education in Asia. This article, instead, focuses on the Englishization of secondary/primary education in expanding-circle Asia, taking Cambodia as a case in point. Cambodia, being
English in Taiwan
The Handbook of Asian Englishes, 2020
NUIS Journal of International Studies, 2020
This study seeks to examine how the Americanization of the phonology of Singapore English (SgE), ... more This study seeks to examine how the Americanization of the phonology of Singapore English (SgE), which has conventionally been described as a non-rhotic variety, is manifested by presenters of talk radio programs in Singapore. An auditory analysis of recordings of radio programs on two stations and their six presenters was conducted. The study found that semirhotic radio presenters used American phonological features, such as rhoticity, in situations that required a high degree of accuracy. This shows that the prestige model of SgE is shifting from the traditional Received Pronunciation (RP) based model toward a more General American (GA) oriented one, and that American-influenced features are no longer considered undesirable or sloppy. The study also found, on the other hand, that radio presenters utilized RP-like non-rhoticity in situations that required a high degree of formality. This shows that non-rhoticity still retains its traditional prestige.
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Papers by Peter Iori Kobayashi