Languages and Identities in a Transitional Japan: From Internationalization to Globalization

ISBN-13: 9780367598228 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 202 str.

Ikuko Nakane; Emi Otsuji; William S. Armour

Opis

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

Spis treści

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  Ryūko 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 Ōhashi and Hiroko Ōhashi  9. Assimilation vs. Multiculturalism: Struggles over the Meaning of "Tabunka Kyōsei” 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

O autorze

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.