Message from the Editor
Welcome to the first official issue of 2017. I realize that much of the year
has already passed, but a lot of other duties have gotten in the way of getting
this issue out. That is also reflected in the accepted vs. received dates at the endof each article. I want to apologize to readers and authors for the delay and any
inconvenience it may have caused. This is a fine issue nevertheless!
We start out our feature articles with Howard Brown’s continued research
into English as a medium of instruction (EMI) in Japan. His article “CurrentTrends in English-medium Instruction at Universities in Japan” is loadedwith information. In this day and age of growing interest in using English inuniversities, this article provides excellent reference material. From there, RichardSampson provides good insight into what science and technology companies
need in his article “Expectations and Dreams: Industry and Student Ideas about
Future English Use”. From his large survey, he then applies the data to classroom
pedagogy, which is where all of us really end up putting things to use.
Our Research Digest section contains two articles, each by a Japanese author.
The first, “Imitating to Write: Reflections on Using a Model Summary Reportin a Literature Seminar for JSL Students”, deals with Nobuko Koyama’s uniqueapproach to teaching writing Japanese as a Second Language. By allowing her
students to imitate from model material, she gave them a better perspective on
how to produce summary reports. Sachiko Nakamura brings us back to theEnglish world with her article on “Insights into Test of English for InternationalCommunication”. We all know how much emphasis Japan is placing on TOEIC,
whether for good or bad reasons, but recent changes in the test require Sachiko’sreview of the history coupled to her descriptions of those changes.
We debated whether to position Ryan Smithers’ interview of Judy Noguchi inthe Professional Development section or the Opinion and Perspective section. The
latter is where previous interviews have been placed, but Noguchi’s views on genre
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analysis (especially in ESP) were focused on getting published, so it ended up in thePD section. “How Not to Perish: Using Genre Analysis for Professional Development:
An Interview with Prof. Judy Noguchi” will be a very enlightening read.
Our @CUE technology section has an article by David Campbell on how
to “Speed Up Student Feedback with Text Expansion Applications”. David uses
Moodle quite a bit to provide homework to his students, and his experience withlarge classrooms prompted him to write up this very useful description to lighten
a teacher’s work load when checking their work.
This issue has two book reviews to offer readers. Sam Morris tackles Silencein the Second Language Classroom, by Jim King. Many foreign teachers haveto get used to quiet students in Japan, and King’s book is loaded with valuable
information that makes a seemingly simple concept more understandable in its
complexity. Switching from our usual reviews on reference books, Nevitt Reagan
gives us his perspective on a textbook, Great Writing 2: Great Paragraphs (4thed.), by Keith Folse, April Muchmore-Vokoun, and Elena Vestri Solomon. Keepin mind that reviewers of textbooks must have experience using the book, andNevitt uses his from writing courses to provide not only a solid breakdown of thecontents but on how well it can be used.
Lastly, I want to extend my sincere thanks to Paul Daniels of Kochi Universityof Technology for pitching in to edit our @CUE section this time. His help wasgreatly appreciated during a time when our regular section editor was unavailable.
Ok, on to the reading.

Glen Hill
CUE SIG Publications Chair and OnCUE Journal chief editor2