The Social Psychology of English as a Global Language Attitudes, Awareness and Identity in the Japanese Context

This ground-breaking work is a detailed account of an innovative and in-depth study of the attitudes of in excess of 500 Japanese learners towards a number of standard and non-standard as well as native and non-native varieties of English speech. The research conducted refines the investigation of l...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: McKenzie, Robert M.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Dordrecht Springer Netherlands 2010, 2010
Edition:1st ed. 2010
Series:Educational Linguistics
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • The Global Spread of English and the Role of English in Japan
  • The Study of Language Attitudes
  • Relevant Language Attitude Research
  • The Research Design of the Study
  • Results and Discussion
  • Wider Implications and Conclusions