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The Role of English Teaching in Modern Japan Diversity and multiculturalism through English language education in a globalized era
By Mieko Yamada
Copyright 2015
156 Pages
by
Routledge
156 Pages
by
Routledge
156 Pages
by
Routledge
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The Role of English Teaching in Modern Japan examines the complex nature of Japan’s promotion of English as a Foreign Language (EFL). In globalized societies where people with different native languages communicate through English, multicultural and multilinguistic interactions are widely created. This book takes the opportunity to look at Japan and examines how these multiple realities have... Read more
1. Introduction: English from a multicultural approach 2. Social, cultural, and political background of Japan’s EFL education 3. Race, ethnicity, and multiculturalism in the Japanese context 4. Representations of Japan’s diversity in its EFL Textbooks 5. General attitudes toward diversity and multiculturalism 6. Understanding Japan’s internal diversity and multiculturalism 7. Discussion/conclusion: Toward the future role of English teaching in Japan
Biography
Mieko Yamada is an Associate Professor of Sociology at Indiana University-Purdue University, Fort Wayne.
