Rethinking Language and Culture in Japanese Education : : Beyond the Standard / / ed. by Shinji Sato, Neriko Musha Doerr.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Asian Studies Backlist (2000-2014) eBook Package
• MitwirkendeR: Doerr, Neriko Musha,; Kamiyoshi, Uichi,; Kubota, Ryuko,; Kumagai, Yuri,; Okamoto, Shigeko,; Okubo, Yuko,; Sakai, Naoki,; Sato, Shinji,; Segawa, Hazuki,
• HerausgeberIn: Doerr, Neriko Musha,; Sato, Shinji,
• Place / Publishing House: Bristol ;, Blue Ridge Summit : : Multilingual Matters, , [2014]; ©2014
• Year of Publication: 2014
• Language: English
• Series: Multilingual Matters
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (256 p.)

How does language or culture come to be standardized to the degree that it is considered 'homogeneous'? How does teaching language relate to such standardization processes? How can teaching be mindful of the standardization processes that potentially involve power relations? Focusing on the case of Japanese, which is often viewed as homogenous in terms of language and culture, this volume explores these questions in a wide range of contexts: the notions of translation and modernity, the ideologies of the standardization of regional dialects in Japan, current practices in college Japanese-as-a- Foreign-Language classrooms in the United States, discourses in journals of Japanese language education, and classroom practices in nursery and primary schools in Japan. This volume's investigation of standardization processes of Japanese language and culture addresses the intersections of theoretical and practical concerns of researchers and educators that are often overlooked.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Contributors -- Introduction -- Part 1: Theoretical Framework -- 1. Standardization of Language and Culture -- 2. Language as a Countable and the Regime of Translation -- Part 2: Kokugo Education: Japanese Education Designed for 'Native Speakers' -- 3. On the Necessity of 'Being Understood': Rethinking the Ideology of Standardization in Japan -- 4. Rethinking 'Norms' for Japanese Women's Speech -- 5. Constructing and Constructed Japanese: The History of Standard Japanese and Practice at a Japanese Preschool -- 6. How Japanese Education for Young People Has Been Discussed: A Critical Analysis from a Relational Viewpoint -- 7. A Consideration of the Discourse on Mother Tongue Instruction in Japanese Language Education: A Case Study of the Practices of Japanese Language Classes for Chinese Returnees and Vietnamese Residents -- Part 3: Nihongo Education: Japanese Education Designed for 'Non-Native Speakers' -- 8. Teaching Japanese People's Thinking: Discourses on Thought Patterns in Post-war Studies of Japanese Language Education -- 9. On Learning Japanese Language: Critical Reading of Japanese Language Textbook -- 10. Critical Teaching of Japanese Culture -- 11. The Process of Standardization of Language and Culture in a Japanese-as-a-Foreign-Language Classroom: Analysis of Teacher-Students Interactions -- Conclusion and Departure -- Index