Relation between language, culture and science education

Transcripts of lectures delivered in English at mainstream American universities were uploaded to OnCAL (Online Corpus of Academic Lectures), and transcripts of lectures delivered in Japanese at mainstream Japanese universities were uploaded to OnCAL.jp. The analysis of these corpora enable the analysis of how the cultural background is reflected in the way instructors in science and engineering use language in the classroom. The figures below are the interface of OnCAL and OnCAL.jp websites. OnCAL and OnCAL.jp can also be used by learners, researchers, or instructors who want to become more familiar with the language used in lectures delivered in English or in Japanese.

OnCAL (above) and OnCAL.jp (below) websites.

Related reports, papers, presentations:

  • Nílson Kunioshi, Judy Noguchi, and Kazuko Tojo, “Evidence of cultural differences between American and Japanese mainstream science and engineering contexts from analysis of classroom discourse”, European Journal of Engineering Education 44(4), 535–544 (2019).
  • Nílson Kunioshi, Judy Noguchi, Kazuko Tojo, and Hiroko Hayashi, “Supporting English-medium pedagogy through an online corpus of science and engineering lectures”, European Journal of Engineering Education 41 (3), 293–303 (2016).
  • Nílson Kunioshi, Judy Noguchi, Kazuko Tojo, and Hiroko Hayashi, “Analyzing pedagogical link-making devices in science classroom language using an online corpus of science and engineering lectures,” Proceedings of INTED2015, pp. 3065–3071, Madrid, March 4, 2015.
  • Nílson Kunioshi, Judy Noguchi, and Kazuko Tojo, “Explanations of mathematical equations in science and engineering lectures,” Proceedings of the ICERI2015 Conference, pp. 2835–2840, Sevilla, November, 2015.
  • Nílson Kunioshi, Judy Noguchi, Kazuko Tojo, and Hiroko Hayashi, “Fostering content and language integration with an online corpus of science and engineering lectures”. AILA World Congress 2014, Brisbane, Australia, August 14, 2014.
  • Judy Noguchi, Kazuko Tojo, Hiroko Hayashi, and Nílson Kunioshi, “Formality and politeness markers in English and Japanese corpora of scientific lectures and presentations,” AILA World Congress 2014, Brisbane, Australia, August 14, 2014.
  • Nílson Kunioshi, Judy Noguchi, Kazuko Tojo, and Hiroko Hayashi, “Identifying Pedagogical Functions in University Science and Engineering Lectures,” 3rdh International Conference New Perspectives in Science Education, Florence, February 20, 2014.
  • Nílson Kunioshi, Judy Noguchi, Kazuko Tojo, and Hiroko Hayashi, “Language Support for Teachers and Students in Engineering via a Lecture Corpus Interface,” Proceedings of the 19th European Symposium on Languages for Specific Purposes, University of Vienna, pp. 380–385, Vienna, July 9, 2013.
  • Nílson Kunioshi, Judy Noguchi, Kazuko Tojo, and Hiroko Hayashi, “OnCAL, the Online Corpus of Academic Lectures, an English language support system for university science and engineering instructors,” Proceedings of the 60th Annual Conference and Exposition, International Session, The Japanese Society of Engineering Education, pp. 70–75, Tokyo, August 23, 2012.