Title The role of English teaching in modern Japan : diversity and multiculturalism through English language education in a globalized era / Mieko Yamada

Published Abingdon, Oxon ; New York : Routledge, 2015

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Description 1 online resource Series Routledge research in language education Routledge Research in Language Education. Contents Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of illustrations; Acknowledgements; 1 Introduction: English language education from a multicultural approach; 2 Social, cultural, and political background of Japan's EFL education; 3 Race, ethnicity, and multiculturalism; 4 Representations of diversity in Japanese EFL textbooks; 5 Perceptions of English learning and diversity in Japan; 6 The role of EFL education in multicultural Japan; 7 Conclusion: toward the future role of English teaching; References; Index Summary "The Role of English Teaching in Modern Japan examines the complex nature of Japans 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 affected its English language teaching within the domestic context. The myth of Japans racial and ethnic homogeneity may hinder many Japanese in recognizing realities of its own minority groups such as Ainu, Zainichi Koreans, and Brazilian Japanese, who are in the same EFL classrooms. Acknowledging a variety of English uses and users in Japan, this book emphasizes the influence of Japans recent domestic diversity on its EFL curriculum and urges that such changes should be addressed. It suggests new directions for incorporating multicultural perspectives in order to develop English language education in Japan and other Asian contexts where English is often taught as a foreign language. Chapters include Social, cultural, and political background of Japans EFL education Race, ethnicity, and multiculturalismRepresentations of diversity in Japanese EFL TextbooksPerceptions of English learning and diversity in JapanThe role of EFL education in multicultural Japan"-- Provided by publisher Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Print version record Subject English language -- Study and teaching -- Japanese speakers. English philology -- Study and teaching -- Japan English language -- Japan English language -- Globalization. LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- General. English language English language -- Globalization English language -- Study and teaching -- Japanese speakers English philology -- Study and teaching Japan Form Electronic book ISBN 9781317803973 1317803973 1322154325 9781322154329 9780415841283 0415841283 9781315814261 1315814269

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