Foreign Language Education in Japan Exploring Qualitative Approaches
In the much-contested field of foreign language teaching in Japan, this book takes the reader directly to the places that really matter. With the help of expert guides in the fields of anthropology, sociology and linguistics, we are invited to join a vital discussion about the potentially revolution...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Rotterdam
SensePublishers
2015, 2015
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 2015 |
| Series: | Critical New Literacies: The Praxis of English Language Teaching and Learning (PELT)
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| Collection: | Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- Foreword
- Preface
- Introduction
- Homeland Education in a New Home: Japanese Government Policy and Its Local Implementation in a Weekend Japanese Language School in the United States
- Identity, Place, and Language: Conflict and Negotiation in the Writing of an English Textbook for Japanese Secondary School Students
- Stuck in between: English Language Environment for International Students and Skilled Foreign Workers in Japan
- Bringing a European Language Policy into a Japanese Educational Institution: The Contested Field of Institutional Foreign-Language Education Reform
- Effecting the “Local” by Invoking the “Global”: State Educational Policy and English Language Immersion Education in Japan
- Cultures of Learning in Japanese EFL Classrooms: Student and Teacher Expectations
- Two Classes, Two Pronunciations: A Postmodern Understanding of Power in EFL Students’ Classroom Performance
- Willingness to Communicate: The Effect of Conference Participation on Students’ L2 Apprehension
- An Internship in Communicative English Teaching
- Afterword
- Appendix: Discussion Questions
- About the Authors
- Index