Languages and Identities in a Transitional Japan (eBook, PDF)

From Internationalization to Globalization
Redaktion: Nakane, Ikuko; Armour, William S.; Otsuji, Emi

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Produktbeschreibung

This book explores Japan-in-transition from internationalization to globalization from the perspectives of language and identity. The chapters address how national identity has faced the shift from hard to soft power, offer critical analyses of multilingual practices, and investigate what teaching, learning and using Japanese mean in the context of increasing mobility.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis eBooks
• Seitenzahl: 218
• Erscheinungstermin: 20. August 2015
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781317961895
• Artikelnr.: 43673843

Autorenporträt

Ikuko Nakane is a senior lecturer at the Asia Institute, the University of Melbourne. Emi Otsuji is a Senior Lecturer at University of Technology, Sydney. William S. Armour is an Honorary Senior Lecturer in the School of Humanities and Languages, UNSW Australia.

Inhaltsangabe

Foreword Nanette Gottlieb 1. Languages and Identities in a Transitional Japan Ikuko Nakane, Emi Otsuji and William S. Armour Part I: Cultural Transition 2. National Identity and the Transition from Internationalization to Globalization: "Cool Japan" or "Closed Japan"? Chris Burgess 3. The Geo-Politics of Japanese Soft Power and the Japanese Language and Studies Classroom: Soft Power Pedagogy, Globalization and the New Technologies William S. Armour Part II: Ideological Transition 4. Paradoxes of Learning English in Multilingual Japan: Envisioning Education for Border-Crossing Communication Ry
ko Kubota 5. "Internal Internationalization" and Language Ideologies in Japanese Criminal Courts Ikuko Nakane 6. Metrolingual Tokyo: "C'est un Peu Difficile, mais it's very Fan desu yo" Emi Otsuji Part III: Pedagogical Transition 7. "To Know What It's Like to be Japanese": A Case Study of the Experiences of Heritage Learners of Japanese in Australia Robyn Moloney and Susan Oguro 8. Transcending the Role of Japanese Language Education: A Humanistic Approach in Australian Learning Contexts Jun
hashi and Hiroko
hashi 9. Assimilation vs. Multiculturalism: Struggles over the Meaning of "Tabunka Ky
sei" in Education for Language Minority Children in Japan Sumiko Taniguchi and Cheiron McMahill Epilogue 10. Japan-in-Transition: Reflections and Futures Ikuko Nakane, Emi Otsuji and William S. Armour