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The acquisition of Japanese modality during the study abroad (2009)
Book Chapter
Watanabe, S., & Iwasaki, N. (2009). The acquisition of Japanese modality during the study abroad. In B. Pizziconi, & M. Kizu (Eds.), Japanese Modality: Exploring its scope and interpretation (231-258). Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230245754_10

This chapter approaches modality from a developmental perspective in the context of second language acquisition. Specifically, it reports the results of a study that examined the development of modal expressions among five students who studied in Jap... Read More about The acquisition of Japanese modality during the study abroad.

「タマネギ1個とセロリ1本」“One onion and one celery” ? ―食べ物名詞の捉え方の日英比較と英語・日本語教育への示唆― (2009)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Iwasaki, N. 「タマネギ1個とセロリ1本」“One onion and one celery” ? ―食べ物名詞の捉え方の日英比較と英語・日本語教育への示唆―. Presented at Developing International Communication in Japanese Cultural Studies, Ochanomizu University, Ochanomizu University

Stating and Supporting Opinions in an Interview: L1 and L2 Japanese Speakers (2009)
Journal Article
Iwasaki, N. (2009). Stating and Supporting Opinions in an Interview: L1 and L2 Japanese Speakers. Foreign Language Annals, 43(3), 541-556. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1944-9720.2009.01032.x

Stating and supporting opinions are important speech acts for language learners to develop. This article examines how speakers of Japanese as their first language (L1) state and support their opinions. Performances of second language (L2) learners of... Read More about Stating and Supporting Opinions in an Interview: L1 and L2 Japanese Speakers.