List of Figures; Acknowledgements; Preface; Chapter 1 Introduction; Chapter 2 The Concept of English as a Global Language; Chapter 3 Language Ideology and Global English; Chapter 4 English in Japan: The Current Shape of the Debate; Chapter 5 Globalization: 'Enriching Japanese Culture Through Contact with Other Cultures'; Chapter 6 Authenticity: 'More English than England Itself'; Chapter 7 Aspiration: 'Enhancing Lifestyles and Living Out Dreams'; Chapter 8 The Unknown Language; Chapter 9 Rival Ideologies in Applied Linguistics; Notes; References; Index.
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Examines the ways in which English is conceptualised as a global language in Japan. This book considers how the resultant language ideologies - drawn in part from universal discourses; in part from context-specific trends in social history - inform the relationships that people in Japan have towards the language.
MIL
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Idea of English in Japan.
9781847692023
English language-- Globalization.
English language-- Japan.
English language-- Study and teaching-- Japanese speakers.
English philology-- Study and teaching-- Japan.
Second language acquisition.
English language-- Globalization.
English language-- Study and teaching-- Japanese speakers.