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KOBAYASHI KAORU

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  • Kobe College   Faculty of Literature   Graduated

    1984 - 1988

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    Country:Japan

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  • University of Malaya Faculty of Languages and Linguistics   Genre Analysis   Doctor Course   Accomplished credits for doctoral program

    2000.06 - 2003.03

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    Country:Malaysia

  • New York University Graduate School   Graduate School, Division of Language Education   Educational Communications and Technology   Master Course   Completed

    1991.09 - 1992.10

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    Country:United States

  • New York University Graduate School   Graduate School, Division of Language Education   Teaching English to Non-English Speakers/College and Adults   Master Course   Completed

    1990.09 - 1991.10

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    Country:United States

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  • 2000.06 - 2003.03   University of Malaya Faculty of Languages and Linguistics  

  • 1991.09 - 1992.10   New York University Graduate School  

  • 1990.09 - 1991.10   New York University Graduate School  

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  • Doctor of Philosophy (Languages and Linguistics) (University of Malaya PhD 2003 No.0019) ( 2003.08   University of Malaya Faculty of Languages and Linguistics )

  • Master of Arts, Educational Communications and Technology ( 1992.10   New York University Graduate School )

  • Master of Arts, Teaching English to Non-English Speakers/College and Adults ( 1991.10   New York University Graduate School )

  • 文学士 ( 1988.03   神戸女学院大学 )

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  • Tokyo University of Agriculture   Faculty of Applied Bio-Science   Docent

    2003.04

  • Tokyo University of Agriculture   Faculty of Life Sciences   Assistant Professor

    2017.04 - 2018.09

  • Tokyo University of Agriculture   Faculty of Life Sciences   Associate Professor

    2018.10 - 2021.03

  • Tokyo University of Agriculture   Faculty of Life Sciences   Professor

    2021.04

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  • American Association for Applied Linguistics

    2021

  • The Japanese Society for Language Sciences

    2017.05

  • 全国語学教育学会(JALT)

    2005.04

  • 大学英語教育学会(JACET)

    2004.09

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  • Others / Others  / 英語学

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  • Discourse analysis

  • Vocabulary acquisition

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  • 自然科学系の日本人学生を対象としたライティング課題:ムーヴとメタ談話標識の使用を 促す情報 Reviewed

    小林 薫、萩原 明子

    Annual Report of JACET-SIG on ESP   ( 24 )   4 - 17   2023.03

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    Authorship:Lead author   Language:Japanese   Publishing type:Research paper (scientific journal)  

  • A comparative corpus study on the use of personal pronouns in Japanese high school English textbooks

    Akiko Hagiwara, Chika Gonja, Kaoru Kobayashi

    26   17 - 24   2023

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    Authorship:Corresponding author   Language:English   Publishing type:Research paper (bulletin of university, research institution)  

    In this study, on the assumption that the use of pronouns in English textbooks affects learners’ command of pronouns, we investigated the occurrences of pronouns in high school English textbooks used in Japan and compared them with those found in written and spoken English corpora, BNC and COCA using a Chi-squared test. We found that the distribution of personal pronouns can reflect the characteristics of the genre and discourse type and that more personal pronouns may indicate that the corpus is spoken or narrative. We also found that high school English textbooks in Japan can be characterized by the frequent use of personal pronouns, overuse of “they-pronouns, more use of “he-pronouns” than “she-pronouns.” Further studies on the contents of the texts in each textbook are needed to verify the above findings.

  • 科学論文における自己参照マーカー「we」の分析

    萩原 明子, 小林 薫, 内藤 麻緒

    東京薬科大学研究紀要   25   43 - 50   2022

  • The usage of metadiscourse in research abstracts written by Japanese university students: An analysis based on comparison to researchers in English-speaking countries Reviewed

    Mao Naito, Kaoru Kobayashi, Akiko Hagiwara

    Studies in English Linguistics and Literature   31   19 - 45   2021.12

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    Authorship:Lead author   Language:Japanese   Publishing type:Research paper (scientific journal)   Publisher:The Japan Association of English Linguistics and Literature  

  • 論文アブストラクトに於ける日本人学生のメタディスコース使用: 英語圏研究者との比較に基づく考察 Reviewed

    内藤 麻緒, 小林 薫, 萩原 明子

    日本英語英文学   31   19 - 46   2021

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  • ライフサイエンスのための英語

    萩原 明子, 内藤 麻緒, 小林 薫( Role: Joint author)

    東京化学同人  2023  ( ISBN:9784807920402

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    Language:Japanese   Book type:Textbook, survey, introduction

    CiNii Books

  • ライフサイエンスのための英語

    萩原 明子, 小林 薫( Role: Joint author)

    東京化学同人  2021  ( ISBN:9784807909797

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    Language:English   Book type:Textbook, survey, introduction

    CiNii Books

  • English in Southeast Asia: Prospects, Perspectives and Possibilities

    Azirah Hashim, Awang Had Salleh, Andy Kirkpatrick, Joan C. Kosta, Katie Dunworth, Janet Holmes, Kaoru Kobayashi, Sultan Al-Hazmi, David L. Prescott, Cynthia F.K.Lee, Aditi Bhatia, Phillip A. Towndrow, Lee Su Kim, Suraiya M. Ali, Tien, Hing-Yi, Ching-Yi and Liu, Kuan-Lin, Zuraidah Mohd. Don, Andrew Moody, Koh Soo Ling, Wain-Chin Chen, Mahmud Hasan Khan and Muhammed Shahriar Haque. ( Role: Joint author ,  英語実験論文と日本語実験論文のResults and Discussion Sectionの構成を比較。構成素であるmoveの出現パターンを抽出して比較した。出現パターンに類似点は見られたものの、出現構成素に相違点も見られた。英語論文の中には先行研究及び当該研究で不足する事項に言及されているものが多く見られたが、日本語論文ではあまり見られなかった。これらの相違点をもとに教育的示唆を提示した。博士論文データの再分析。)

    University Malaya Press  2006.12 

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    Total pages:306   Responsible for pages:Chapter 7 「Genre Analysis of Results and Discussion Sections in Research Articles: a Contrastive Study between English and Japanese」(実験論文の結果及び考察のジャンル分析:日本語と英語の比較), pp.95~108を単著   Language:English   Book type:Scholarly book

    「東南アジアにおける英語:その将来の展望と可能性」
    東南アジアの新しい現実に即した英語学習をテーマとした論文の論集

    本のサイズ:150mmx225mm 全306頁

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  • Writing Papers in English: A HyperCard Stack for Japanese Students

    小林 薫

    The Proceedings of The National Conference on Computers and Composition 1993   -   1994.04

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    Authorship:Lead author   Language:English   Publishing type:Article, review, commentary, editorial, etc. (international conference proceedings)  

    英語で論文を書く際は、英語の論旨展開の法則に従わなければならないが、英語を母語としない学生の間では、このことが理解されていない場合が多く、結果的に意味の通らない論文を作成することにつながっている。本論では、日本語母語話者の学生に英語の論旨展開の法則を教えることを目的として著者が作成した教育用プログラム(HyperCard Stack)を、その背景にある理論と共に紹介している。

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  • Japanese scientists' acquisition of metadiscourse markers used in scientific research articles

    2020 - 2022

    Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research  Basic Research (C)

    Kobayashi, Kaoru

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  • Teaching Frame Markers for Writing Research Reports International conference

    Kobayashi, Kaoru; Hagiwara, Akiko

    JALT 2022 Conference  2022.11  The Japan Association for Language Teaching

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    Event date: 2022.11

    Language:English   Presentation type:Oral presentation (general)  

    Venue:Fukuoka, Japan   Country:Japan  

    In the presentation, the efficacy of intervention in scientific writing was discussed. Frame markers are used to indicate the sequences or stages of discourse acts and announce their goals. They are useful when writing experimental procedures. Through a corpus-based study, we found undergraduate students inappropriately use frame markers when writing research reports. We surmise that giving specific instructions for using frame markers would help students effectively write the methods section of research reports.

    Other Link: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1oSo8OGg6aL9b4aFmyhJQd_JegwzV9-XK/view

  • The Use of First-Person Pronoun “We” in Science Research Articles International conference

    Kaoru Kobayashi, Akiko Hagiwara, Mao Naito, Kenta Arai

    JALT2021 International Conference  2021.11  The Japan Association for Language Teaching (JALT)

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    Event date: 2021.11

    Language:English   Presentation type:Oral presentation (general)  

    Venue:Online at the Edzil.la JALT2021  

    In this presentation, how and where the first-person pronoun “we” is used in research articles written in English by authors of different linguistic backgrounds will be discussed. A research article corpus was created to analyze the uses of “we” in different sections of research articles. The meta-textual uses of “we” were also examined using the verbs that collocate with “we.” The results show that “we” is widely used throughout science research articles.

  • A Comparison of Metadiscourse Markers in Scientific Research Abstracts: An Interlanguage Study International conference

    Akiko Hagiwara, Kaoru Kobayashi

    AILA 2021  2021.08  International Association of Applied Linguistics

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    Event date: 2021.08

    Language:English   Presentation type:Oral presentation (general)  

    Venue:Virtual, University of Groningen, Netherlands  

    We analyzed the use of metadiscourse markers in research abstracts written by Japanese EFL science majors (EFL corpus: 255 abstracts written by upper-level undergraduate and graduate students in life sciences, 46,717 words) in comparison with two referent corpora: 1,900 abstracts written by Japanese scientists (JS corpus: 353,798 words), and 1,900 abstracts written by scientists in English speaking countries (ES corpus: 340,813). We found learners used metadiscourse markers to describe concrete ideas such as the experiment's purpose and procedure, but their use of metadiscourse markers that connect abstract ideas in the introduction as well as in the conclusion was limited.

  • Does the impact factor influence language use in scientific research abstracts? International conference

    Hagiwara, Akiko; Kobayashi, Kaoru

    The 21st Annual International Conference of the Japanese Society for Language Sciences  2019.07 

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    Event date: 2019.07

    Language:English   Presentation type:Oral presentation (general)  

  • The Use of First Person Pronouns in Bioscience Research Article Abstracts Among NS and NNS Researchers International conference

    Kobayashi, Kaoru Hagiwara, Akiko Fukuike, Mitsuki

    The 57th JACET International Convention (Sendai, 2018)  2018.08 

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    Event date: 2018.08

    Language:English   Presentation type:Oral presentation (general)  

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Committee Memberships 【 display / non-display

  • 大学英語教育学会(JACET)   English for Specific Purposes (ESP)研究会 Annual Report編集委員  

    2006.04 - 2012.03   

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  • 大学英語教育学会(JACET)   English for Specific Purposes (ESP)研究会 Assistant Chair  

    2006.04 - 2007.03   

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  • 大学英語教育学会(JACET)   English for Specific Purposes (ESP)研究会会員  

    2004.09   

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