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Gairaigo: Japanese EFL Learners’ Hidden Vocabulary

This presentation describes an exploratory study of a brief university EFL course intended to activate learners’ English-Gairaigo (foreign loan word) vocabulary, including lesson contents, pre- and post testing results, and a survey conducted to assess students’ reception of the course. A brief history of Gairaigo, techniques for promoting awareness of it in the classroom, and a discussion of final test results as well as students’ enthusiastic response to the course will also be shared.