TheIdea of English in Japan : : Ideology and the Evolution of a Global Language /

TheIdea of English in Japan : : Ideology and the Evolution of a Global Language / / Philip Seargeant.

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This book examines the ways in which English is conceptualised as a global language in Japan, and 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 tow...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter MultiLingual Matters Backlist eBook-Package 2000-2013
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Seargeant, Philip,
Place / Publishing House:Bristol ;, Blue Ridge Summit : : Multilingual Matters, , [2009]
©2009
Year of Publication:2009
Language:English
Series:Critical Language and Literacy Studies
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Physical Description:1 online resource (192 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • List of Figures
  • Acknowledgements
  • Preface
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. The Concept of English as a Global Language
  • 3. Language Ideology and Global English
  • 4. English in Japan: The Current Shape of the Debate
  • 5. Globalization: ‘Enriching Japanese Culture Through Contact with Other Cultures’
  • 6. Authenticity: ‘More English than England Itself’
  • 7. Aspiration: ‘Enhancing Lifestyles and Living Out Dreams’
  • 8. The Unknown Language
  • 9. Rival Ideologies in Applied Linguistics
  • Notes
  • References
  • Index

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