Title

The Significance of Japanized-English Variety in an EFL Learners Written Outputs

Abstract
The EFL speaker from Asian continent uses English as means of communication in their daily basis of communication. From all of these rich cultured Asian countries, there are no doubt consist of many fascinating English varieties, one of the distinctively well-known is the Japanese-English register which can be found only in Japan. This study aims to define a focal issue on whether the Japanized-English variety be acceptably validated within the discourse of English language acquisition. The scope of this study is within the concepts of creative writing learning, constructing process and World Englishes. The respondents are EFL native Japanese speakers with an overall TOEFL iBT scored at least 79 points or IELT scored at least 6.5. The creative writing outputs are analyzed based on the way the given characters and settings being portrayed through each of the respondents writings. By looking at the presupposed Japanized-English terms or wasei-eigo variety from the participants written outputs. From the acquired data resources, it is be concluded that the Asian Englishes of Japanized-English or wasei-eigo should be an accepted variability in L2 learners production, especially in its own natural habitat. In the future, there should be an extensive consideration of English proficiency in the Asian context highlighted by the need for a new, or at least reconfigured, interface between second-language acquisition research and World Englishes.
Keywords
World Englishes, Asian Englishes, wasei-eigo, creative writing, register
Source of Fund
Hibah Terapan Binus
Funding Institution
BINUS
Fund
Rp.10.000.000,00
Contract Number
033/VR.RTT/IV/2019
Author(s)
  • Alex Jhon, S.S.,M.Hum.

    Alex Jhon, S.S.,M.Hum.

  • Abdul Aziz Turhan Kariko, S.S., M.Hum.

    Abdul Aziz Turhan Kariko, S.S., M.Hum.