Here are some papers that I have written, or am in the process of writing. Please take a look at any that you find interesting. Any questions, comments, or suggestions you might like to make would be greatly appreciated.

Linguistic Imperialism and Gairaigo

Foreign Language Attrition in Japanese College Graduates

The Interaction of Effort and Ability

• Blair, J. (2012). From Fast Food to Baseball: Teaching Useful Grammar and Conversation to Japanese University Students. Foreign Languages & Literature, 36/1, pp. xx-xx.

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• Blair, J. (2011). Evolution in an EFL Classroom. Foreign Languages & Literature, 36/1, pp. xx-xx.

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• Blair, J. (2010). Simple English, Easy Access. Paper presented (in Japanese) to Department of General Studies at Aichi Gakuin University December 3, Nisshin, Japan.

• Blair, J. (2008a). Storing and Accessing Declarative Knowledge. Ergo: In commemoration of the Department of English Communication, pp. 220-225.

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• Blair, J. (2008b). Repression, Protest, and Tragedy: The Rowlatt Agitation of 1919. The Faculty Journal of the Junior College Division of Aichi Gakuin University, 16, pp. 25-40.

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• Blair, J. (2007). Limits on and Consequences of Human Population Growth. The Faculty Journal of the Junior College Division of Aichi Gakuin University, 15, pp. 49-61.

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• Blair, J. (2006a). Using Images Posted on the World Wide Web. Kanka-shu: In commemoration of the 55th year of the Department of Human Culture, pp. 209-221 [364-352].

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• Blair, J. (2005). Spoilers and the Two-Party Myth. The Faculty Journal of the Junior College Division of Aichi Gakuin University, 13, pp. 142-153.

  Blair, J. (2006b). Approval voting: A Simple Solution to the Third Party Spoiler Effect. The Faculty Journal of the Junior College Division of Aichi Gakuin University, 14, pp. 29-40.

• Blair, J. (2004a). Ordering and buying books. In Bamford, J. & Day, R. R. (Eds., 2004). Extensive Reading Activities for Teaching Language , Chap. 2.13. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, pp. 44-46.
  
  
• Blair, J. (2004b). High School Physics Revisited: Weight and Mass from a Linguistic Point of View. The Faculty Journal of the Junior College Division of Aichi Gakuin University, 12, pp. 106-124.

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• Blair, J. (2003a). Research and Process Writing on the Internet. The Faculty Journal of the Junior College Division of Aichi Gakuin University, 11, pp. 94-106.

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  Blair, J. (2003b). Internet Research in the EFL Classroom. Paper presented to Japan Association for Language Teachers (JALT '03) November 23, Shizuoka, Japan.

  Blair, J. (2004c). Internet Research in the EFL Classroom. On JALT 2003, Conference Proceedings, pp. 638-644.

• Blair, J. (1999b). Judicial Language Policy in the United States and Choice of Language: A Review of Federal Case Law. Paper presented at 12th World Congress of Applied Linguistics (AILA '99) August 2, Tokyo, Japan.

  Blair, J. (2001a). Repressive Laws, Language Crimes, and Other Linguistic Misbehavior. The Faculty Journal of the Junior College Division of Aichi Gakuin University, 9, pp. 204-220.

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  Blair, J. (2001b). Language Crimes and Other Linguistic Misbehavior. Guided discussion at 3rd Pan-Asian Conference on English as an Asian Language (JALT, ThaiTESOL, KoreaTESOL, and ETA-ROC with FEELTA, TESOL, and IATEFL) November 23, Kokura, Japan.

  Blair, J. (2002a). Linguistic Crimes: Asian Language in the Docket. On PAC3 at JALT 2001, Conference Proceedings, pp. 571-578.

  Blair, J. (2002b). The Burden of Babel in Government. The Faculty Journal of the Junior College Division of Aichi Gakuin University, 10, pp. 100-117.

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• Blair, J. (1999a). In Opposition to the Japanese Internment: The A.C.L.U. During World War II. The Faculty Journal of Aichi Gakuin Junior College, 7, pp. 182-208.

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  Blair, J. (2000). Fighting the Japanese Internment in Federal Court: The A.C.L.U. During World War II. The Faculty Journal of the Junior College Division of Aichi Gakuin University, 8, pp. 84-105.

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• Blair, J. (1998). Parsing as one component of the L2 English interlanguage system. The Faculty Journal of Aichi Gakuin Junior College, 6, pp. 120-134.

• Blair, J. (1997). The role of English and other foreign languages in Japanese society. The Faculty Journal of Aichi Gakuin Junior College, 5, pp. 74-86.

  Reprinted in The Internet TESL Journal, Vol. III, No. 7, July 1997 at http://www.aitech.ac.jp/~iteslj/Articles/Blair-EngJpn.html.