2020年から開始されたブルー＆グリーンアートプロジェクトBGAPは、地域における環境問題の課題解決について、海と陸を繋げて考える点に特徴がある。ここ数年はシンポジウムと展覧会を実施して、課題解決の議論とともに芸術文化を通じたプレゼンテーションを行う方法をとってきた。今回は着物のアップサイクルをテーマにした展覧会を実施し、併せて環境問題をテーマに創作活動をしている美術家、長坂真護の作品も展示した。作品とシンポジウムにおいて、長坂の環境と文化と経済の循環を目指すサステナブルキャピタリズムという考えに学ぶこともBGAP2024の目的であった。 本論は「服飾デザインを通じた地域創生と国際交流」をテーマとし、主にBGAP2024の活動の中で服飾デザインの領域から考察したものである。Ⅰ章は研究概要、Ⅱ章はBGAPの前身であるアグリアート・フェスティバルから今日までの服飾デザインの活動について、地域創生と国際交流の観点から検証した。長年、山口の地域資源を活用する国際的なワークショップを行ってきたが、今回はハワイ大学マウイカレッジとオンライワークショップを実施して、日本サイドと共に着物のアップサイクルを行った。 Ⅲ章では長坂真護の美術作品を含め、展覧会の服飾作品をコンセプトとともに紹介する。また原田裕作は工場廃棄物を、柏原エリナは海ごみを活用した服飾デザインをしており、それぞれが作品について検証した。今回の展覧会では国際交流として着物のアップサイクルを行った結果、制作するフェーズと展示して鑑賞するフェーズで、双方の考え方が見られ有意義であった。 以上のように地域創生と地域の課題解決に向け芸術文化活動としての服飾デザインの活動をしてきた。今後は小さな活動であるかもしれないが、経済へと少しでも循環させられるような活動をして行くことが目標である。

For EFL learners to develop their interlanguage (IL) system efficiently, input, output, and interaction are indispensable. Advancements in ICT have made it possible to access high-quality input, such as TED and YouTube. Learners can also practice producing output by writing diaries, self-talk, giving a presentation, etc. However, interaction can only be done with an interlocutor. Recent remarkable technological advances have enabled natural interactions between generative AI and EFL learners, allowing learners to practice interactions at their own pace with less anxiety. This study aims to elucidate the effects of interaction opportunities with generative AI on the Willingness to Communicate (WTC), anxiety, and perceived competence of EFL learners. Sixty-six undergraduates were recruited as the participants. They had opportunities to interact with generative AI regularly. A questionnaire consisting of 24 items was employed to evaluate their WTC, anxiety, and perceived competence. The analysis of the collected data suggests that interaction opportunities with generative AI raise WTC and perceived competence and lower anxiety.

In this study, an interview survey was conducted to examine communication between foreign technical intern trainees and Japanese employees in the workplace, focusing on companies in Yamaguchi Prefecture that accept foreign technical intern trainees. The results revealed that the primary factors contributing to communication misunderstandings between foreign technical intern trainees and Japanese employees stemmed from cultural differences between low-context and high-context communication styles, as well as a lack of consideration in the Japanese expressions used by Japanese employees in the workplace. Furthermore, an additional survey of both technical intern trainees and Japanese employees highlighted that the most frequent misunderstandings arose not from complex expressions but from simple phrases like “I understand.” To facilitate smoother workplace communication, foreign technical intern trainees were provided with opportunities to learn the original meaning and proper usage of phrases such as “I understand” and were guided on the importance of asking for clarification when necessary. Additionally, feedback was given to Japanese employees to help them understand the reasons behind the linguistic behaviors of foreign technical intern trainees. These initiatives were found to significantly foster mutual understanding and proved highly effective for both parties.

The aim of this paper is to examine historical materials that show the political and military roles played by Buddhist priests during the civil war at the end of the Edo era, when the Tokugawa shogunate was opposed by various clans. They overthrew the old regime and ushered in the Meiji era, when the emperor reigned. During the Edo era when today’s Yamaguchi Prefecture was known as the Chōshū clan, Shin Buddhism priests belonging to temples in the clan’s territory set up a new school for monks to learn both liberal arts and French style martial arts to prevent Buddhism and temples, which were linked to the Tokugawa shogunate, from being destroyed. This study focuses on one of the priests involved in this movement, Kagawa Hōkō, and aims to clarify the reality of previously undocumented espionage activities using three historical documents. The third document is a transcript of an interview with the mother of a merchant in Osaka who was a supporter of the Chōshū clan’s espionage activities. It provides specific details about how the spies raised the funds they needed, how they communicated their information, and how they evaded the authorities by moving from one hiding place to another. There was also a monk, a spy mate of Hōkō, who abandoned his espionage duties and instead spent the money on sake and geisha. He ended up abducting a geisha and ran away, which led to Hōkō being imprisoned by both the shogunate’s Shinsengumi and the Chōshū clan on two separate occasions. After this, Hōkō and his comrades became responsible priests at the heart of the administration of the Shin Buddhism Hongwanji sect in the Meiji era, and he became the president of a university established by the sect, but in his twenties, he was involved in military activities like this. This is a new and interesting specific case that has previously been undocumented.

基盤教育Ⅳ群の「やまぐち未来デザインプロジェクトⅠ・Ⅱ」は、2023年度から３年間の予定で、一般財団法人三菱みらい育成財団から、カテゴリー４「21世紀型教養教育」として助成を受けている。2024年9月28日、JPタワーホール（東京都千代田区）において、「みらい育成アワード2024～知見、実践、その想いを分かち合う～」が開催され、2023年度に採択された助成先の中から、カテゴリーごとに、優れた活動・成果に賞が贈られた。本稿は、グランプリの受賞スピーチを報告するものである。

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