Language and education in Japan : unequal access to bilingualism /

In this first critical ethnography of bilingual education in Japan, Yasuko Kanno examines the relationship between school education and inequality of access to bilingualism. She provides detailed and vivid accounts of the lived experiences of teachers, students and parents at five schools in Japan:...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Kanno, Yasuko, 1965-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Basingstoke [England] ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2008.
Colección:Palgrave studies in minority languages and communities.
Temas:
Language and education > Japan.
Bilingualism > Japan.
English language > Study and teaching > Japanese speakers.
Second language acquisition.
Langue seconde > Acquisition.
EDUCATION > Bilingual Education.
Bilingualism
English language > Study and teaching > Japanese speakers
Language and education
Second language acquisition
Zweisprachigkeit
Schule
Japan
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction
  • Framing the Study
  • Nichiei Immersion School
  • Zhonghua Chinese Ethnic School
  • Hal International School
  • Sugino Elementary School
  • Midori Elementary School
  • Imagined Communities and School Policies and Practices
  • Student Bilingualism and Identities
  • Conclusions: Unequal Access to Bilingualism
  • Bibliography
  • Index.

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