English in Japan in the era of globalization / edited by Philip Seargeant.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Seargeant, Philip.

James A. Crawford Memorial Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

English language--Study and teaching--Japanese speakers.

English language.

English philology--Study and teaching--Japan.

English philology.

English language--Japan.

English language--Globalization.

English philology--Study and teaching.

Japan.

Physical Description:

x, 208 pages ; 18 cm

Place of Publication:

Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York, NY : Palgrave Macmillan, 2011.

Summary:

In a world in which global communication is becoming ever more important and in which English is increasingly: being positioned as the. pre-eminent international language, japan presents a particularly compelling case for the examination of the realities of English as a global language.As is often noted hy commentators,Japan shows an intense fascination towards English yet, despite the strong visual and conceptual presence the language occupies in society, it has no official status, nor, in relative terms, do the majority of citizens require any great fluency in it for their everyday lives. Yet English in some form or at some symbolic level has become a significant part of everyday life in modern japan. This book, written by leading scholars in the field, explores the role, status and uses of English in japan, and focuses on the ways in which globalization is influencing language practices in the country.

Philip Seargeapt is Lecturer in Applied Linguistics in the Centre for Language and Communication, The Open University, UK. He is author of The Idea of English in Japan: Ideology and the Evolution of a Global Language. He has also published several articles in journals such as Language Policy, Language Communication, Language Sciences, World Englishes, and the International Journal of AppliedLinguistics. Book jacket.

Contents:

Part I English in the Education System

Elite Discourses of Globalization in Japan / M. Yamagami, J. W. Tollefson

'Not Everyone Can Be A Star' / A. Matsuda

Parallel Universes / A. Stewart, M. Miyahara

The Native Speaker English Teacher and the Politics of Globalization in Japan / Y. Breckenridge, E. J. Erling

Immigration, Diversity, and Language Education in Japan / R. Kubota

Part II English in Society and Culture

English as an International Language and 'Japanese English' / Y. Yano

The Position of English for a New Sector of 'Japanese' Youths / L. Kamada

The Ideal Speaker of Japanese English as Portrayed in 'Language Entertainment' Television / A. Moody, Y. Matsumoto

The Symbolic Meaning of Visual English in the Social Landscape of Japan / P. Seargeant.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the James A. Crawford Memorial Fund.

ISBN:

0230237665

9780230237667

OCLC:

702648017

Publisher Number:

99944378968