Authentic Discourse and Model Exemplars in Japanese Language Textbooks: A Case Study of Apologies and Requests

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Authentic Discourse and Model Exemplars in Japanese Language Textbooks: A Case Study of Apologies and Requests

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Victoria University of Wellington

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In recent years, the communicative approach has prevailed in second language teaching, such that model dialogues are presented in textbooks for language learners. However, there has been little research on the extent to which such exemplars reflect authentic discourse in Japanese. This thesis, therefore, explores the speech acts of Japanese language native speakers (NSs), non-native speakers who are learning Japanese (NNSs), and discourse model examples presented in Japanese language textbook...

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Scholarly text / Thesis

Thesis level

Doctoral

Date created

2021

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Kato, Nobuko

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https://figshare.com/articles/thesis/Authentic_Discourse_and_Model_Exemplars_in_Japanese_Language...

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Japanese language / Japanese discourse / Apology / Request / School: School of Languages and Cultures / Japanese Language / Expanding Knowledge in Languages, Communication and Culture / Degree Name: Doctor of Philosophy / Degree Discipline: Japanese / Degree Level: Doctoral

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