Glenn Toh

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English as Medium of Instruction in Japanese Higher Education (eBook, PDF)

Presumption, Mirage or Bluff?

Beschreibung

This book sets out to uncover and discuss the curricular, pedagogical as well as cultural-political issues relating to ideological contradictions inherent in the adoption of English as medium of instruction in Japanese education. Situating the Japanese adoption of EMI in contradicting discourses of outward globalization and inward Japaneseness, the book critiques the current trend, in which EMI merely serves as an ornamental and promotional function rather than a robust educational intervention.

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Autor

Glenn Toh is an independent researcher who has, for thirty years, taught English in high schools and tertiary institutions as well as lectured on TESL/TEFL teacher training programmes in Australia, Brunei, Laos, Hong Kong, Singapore, Thailand and Japan. He holds a PhD in Applied Linguistics from the Curtin University of Technology in Perth, Australia, and maintains a keen interest in developments in language, discourse, ideology and power relations.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Springer International Publishing
• Seitenzahl: 213
• Erscheinungstermin: 17. September 2016
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9783319397054
• Artikelnr.: 46925481